Progressives and Empires: 1890-1920
Upton Sinclair exposed meatpacking, Jacob Riis exposed tenement poverty, Jane Addams built settlement houses, and Lincoln Steffens attacked city corruption. Which two federal consumer protection laws followed Sinclair’s work?
What are the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act?
The U.S. began WWI with neutrality, but the Lusitania and Zimmermann Note helped pull it in.
Then, some idiot in Russia introduced socialism as a governmental concept, and now everyone's paranoid! What's that? Someone's spreading anarchist, anti-war propaganda? SHUT IT DOWN!
Like, what do you think you're doing?! Do you shout fire in a crowded movie theatre?!
What is Schenck v. United States?
Mr. Khrushchev, it appears that the missiles in Turkiye, Italy, Pakistan, and just about the entire US arsenal are pointed at Moscow. Maybe the guy in America's backyard isn't worth it?
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
These policies finally made all people in the USA equal (sorta)!
What are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
It appears one of the Presidents has been illegally listening in on conversations and trying to get an edge in the elections! How scandalous! Good thing this guy literally recorded EVERYTHING he ever did, leading to his resignation.
What was the Watergate Scandal?
Is that WOMAN wearing a SLEEVELESS dress?! Quickly, Johnny, we must go commit HEINOUS police brutality for this!
Who were Flappers?
The 1910s through the 1930s saw this new fire way of paying, it's like you get the thing, but then don't have to do anything until later!
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!
What is buying on/through/using credit?
Japan was really doing well in China until SOMEONE cut off their resource supply. The issue was that all real resource industries were controlled by the USA and UK in East Asia, so the Japanese high command came up with an ingenious strategy!
Let's destroy their (aka USA's) navy BEFORE it's operational! Full proof!
What was Pearl Harbor?
This 14th Amendment principle says states must treat people equally under the law. Civil rights lawyers used it to attack segregation.
What is equal protection of the law?
Richard Nixon pursued détente, visited China, and signed this arms limitation agreement with the USSR.
What is SALT I & SALT II?
This absolute BADASS president busted some trusts, gave us Yellowstone, let children be children, and made sweeping reforms to all industries in the USA. It was all in his deals...
Who was Teddy Roosevelt and the Square Deal?
The Jazz Age gave America flappers and a new culture, while the Scopes Monkey Trial showed conflict between science and religion. Prohibition tried to ban alcohol through one amendment, then ended with another.
What were the 18th and 21st Amendments?
On the WWII home front, Americans rationed goods, planted Victory gardens, bought war bonds, and celebrated Rosie the Riveter. At the same time, the most definitely not racist FDR sent certain people to concen- I mean, "standard" labour camps so they don't destroy the USA from the inside.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
One leader argued African Americans should demand full political and social equality immediately; another believed economic progress and vocational training should come first. Who are they?
Who are W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington?
The poor guy had no break. Stagflation, OPEC, Christian domination, business emphasis, and him just being a big softy. However, he was able to do the near impossible, getting Israel to not try to kill its neighbors every 0.1 seconds. Specifically with Egypt at this.
What is the Camp David Accords?
The Progressives pushed for new factors to make elections fairer: referendum, recall, secret ballot, and direct election of senators. Meanwhile, reformers connected suffrage with leaders like Susan B. Anthony and temperance with the anti-alcohol movement.
What was the 17th Amendment?
"One in four people can't feed themselves? Well, one in four people are lazy bums!"
"I KNOW THERE'S A DEPRESSION, CURTIS, BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"
"If you're hungry, then just GET A JOB!"
"If a man has not made a million dollars by the time he is 40, he is not worth much." (REAL QUOTE!)
Who was Herbert Hoover?
After the terrible war, the veterans had to get their fair treatment for service, which was ensured by the creation of this bill, thanks to Truman.
What was the GI Bill?
This 1963 event brought hundreds of thousands of people to Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
What was the March on Washington?
Ronald Reagan promoted supply-side economics, expanded military spending through the Star Wars program, and faced scandal over secret arms sales and aid to anti-communist rebels.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
The Great Depression grew from overproduction, speculation, credit, and the stock market crash. People faced Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, bread lines, soup kitchens, hobos, the Dust Bowl, and the Bonus March. FDR responded with relief programs and bank reform, including this insurance agency and this retirement program.
What are the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security?
The Cold War abroad was largely based on containment, to ensure that this idea would never be fulfilled.
What is the domino theory?
In this 1961 protest, interracial groups rode buses through the South to challenge segregation in interstate travel. The riders were not on a sightseeing tour, unless the sight was “America violating its own Constitution.”
What were the freedom rides?
This is possibly one of the most debated and controversial economic topics to date. It's still ongoing, has support for both sides, and whether you love it or hate it, it has brought all of us just a little closer together.
What is globalization?