World War I
Neutrality
This attorney general led mass arrests of suspected radicals in 1919–1920.
Mitchell Palmer
TR demanded all Americans embrace this slogan, rejecting ethnic identities
"America for Americans"
This system of racial segregation enforced by law in the South was a primary push factor.
Jim Crow
This philosopher published 'The New Negro' in 1925, launching the Harlem Renaissance.
Alain Locke
During World War I, Germany used these to block shipping lanes and disrupt civilian sea traffic. A decision that pushed the U.S. closer to war.
Submarines or U-Boats
The fear of communism in America was most directly triggered by this overseas event.
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (1917)
The revived 1920s KKK targeted this broader range of groups beyond Black Americans.
Immigrants, Catholics and Jews
He argued Black Americans should support WWI to earn full citizenship rights.
W.E.B. DuBois
This music form spread Black cultural influence nationally through radio and phonograph.
Jazz
Germany tried to persuade this country to invade the United States, an attempt to preoccupy the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere. Bonus point if you remember the name of the man who sent the "Telegram."
Mexico - Zimmerman
This term describes the fear and hatred of foreigners that fueled the Red Scare.
Xenophobia
This 1917 law criminalized speech critical of the war or military recruitment.
The Espionage Act
This term describes segregation that exists in practice but not by law — as found in the North.
De facto segregation
Marcus Garvey's movement differed from DuBois in this key way.
Garvey advocated Black separatism / Back to Africa vs. DuBois' integration
Woodrow Wilson was a staunch supporter of this treaty, which would create this international organization. Despite his support, the U.S. Senate failed to ratify the treaty and joing.
Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations
Name TWO constitutional rights most threatened by the Palmer Raids.
4th Amendment (unreasonable search/seizure) + 5th Amendment (due process)
This Supreme Court case established the 'clear and present danger' test for limiting speech.
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Name ONE northern city where race riots broke out following the Great Migration.
Chicago OR Tulsa
What central contradiction did the Harlem Renaissance expose about Woodrow Wilson's democracy?
Wilson claimed to make the world safe for democracy while Black Americans were denied rights at home