Ch 20- Progressivism
Why did President Roosevelt become president?
McKinley's VP and replacing him after he was assassinated.
The US joined the war after they intercepted the Zimmerman Telegram- what is that?
A message from Germany to Mexico trying to get them to join in the war and fight the US in exchange for their territories back
the 18th Amendment did what?
Prohibited the sale, consumption, and manufacturing of alcohol
Who fought in the Central Powers in WW1?
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary
What did the 16th Amendment do?
Gave Congress the right to collect income tax
Name the 4 Amendments for the final
16th- collect income tax
17th- directly elect senators
18th- prohibition
19th- women got the right to vote
What did the Treaty of Versailles do?
Ended the war formally
blamed Germany for starting the war and made them pay reparations and demilitarize
What was one of the reasons for the Temperance Movement? (Prohibition)
Women believed alcohol led to domestic violence
People thought alcohol led to corruption and gambling
Who were the Allied Powers in WW1?
Great Britain, France, Russia**
United States (Associated Power)
What did the 17th Amendment do?
Senators could be elected by a direct vote from the people
Why did the US want Alaska and Hawaii?
Alaska- 7.2 Billion natural resources "Seward's Folly"
Hawaii- McKinley was President; businesses wanted the profits from the sugar plantations and the expansion of naval bases in between the United States and the Philippines
What was significant about the US on the Lusitania ship?
It was a British Passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat and killed 129 Americans
What were some aspects of the Roaring 20's?
The Jazz Age
Literature
Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
Consumer Economy
The League of Nations was founded following WW1- what was the goal?
Worldwide peacekeeping organization to prevent war between countries
the US never joined
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote following their impact in WW1
Who were muckrakers & what was yellow journalism?
Muckrakers- Journalists who exposed corrupt businesses, workers conditions, and corrupt politicians.
Yellow Journalism-Purposely exaggerating and dramatizing events to sell published materials
What was important about the Sedition Acts of 1918 and the Espionage Act of 1917?
They both censored American's involvement in the war
Sedition Acts- Americans couldn't say or publish anything against the President, the government, or the war
Espionage Acts- banned sabotage and spying in the US
What were some results of prohibition? Why was it hard to enforce?
Speakeasies
Bootlegging
Organized Crime
Black Market
What were causes of WW1?
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany's plan to take France and march to Russia
What was significant about the Spanish-American War?
-war between Spain and the US between 1899-1902
-Writers like William Hearst exaggerated it in the media
-Started following the sinking of the USS Maine mysteriously in the Havana Harbor
-The US got Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam
Platt Amendment with Cuba
Lusitania
Germany sinking 3 ships
Zimmerman Telegram
What was the Red Scare?
Hysteria against the spread of communism, anarchism, and foreigners in the US
Palmer Raids targeted these people; there was an increase in unlawful arrests and deportations (anyone who was perceived as a radical)
What was the United States plan before entering into WW1?
Remain neutral and stay out of it
How do the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance connect?
The movement of African Americans to big cities led to the growth of culture and arts in cities