| Jim Crowe Laws- were laws enacted by states to restrict the rights of blacks. The bus rules and other laws calling for punishment of those who consort with other races were made. John Dewey- Was a thinker and philosopher that shaped modern views. Among the many concerns that attracted Dewey's support were women's suffrage, progressive education, educator's rights, the Humanistic movement, and world peace. Dewey died in New York City on 1 June 1952. Muckrakers- Were journalists that would focus on the negatives of social welfare and political dirt and all the other �muck� that was down there. Booker T. Washington�s �Atlanta compromise- Was a speech in which BTW said that blacks must not fight for social equality, but rather attempt to better themselves through the best education possible. W. E. B. DuBois- Was a black thinker who wrote The Souls of Black Folk. He disagreed with BTW and started the Niagara movement that led to the NAACP. NAACP- Is the National association for the Advancement of Colored People. Started by DuBois, it was the new body that advocated equal rights for Blacks. Roosevelt�s Square Deal- Started after the negotiations ending a strike in 1902. The principles were of his personal approach to current social problems and the individual. It embraced Roosevelt's idealistic view of labor, citizenship, parenthood, and Christian ethics. It would describe harmony between big business and the common man. Federal Reserve Act- In 1913, the congress passed this act in order to pas over all financial responsibility to a private corporation, known as the Federal Reserve. It sets the dollar�s value and Greenspan has to be appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. Danbury Hatters Case- Was formally called Loewe v. Lawlor, and held unions liable under anti-trust laws. Mann Act-Was an indecency law on steroids. It banned the transportation of prostitutes or people for any sexual activity illegal under interstate commerce clause. |
| APUS VOCABULARY CHAPTERS 22 AND 23, SOCIAL ACTIVISM INT HE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, GREAT DEPRESSION, AND WWI. |
| Roosevelt corollary- The theory known as the �big stick� theory in Latin America that the U.S. can intervene at any time. Gentlemen�s agreement- TR agreed w/ Japan to stop segregation in S.F. schools if Japan would stop emigration. Great White Fleet- Roosevelt�s new fleet that would sail around the world once to show the new power of the USA. Poncho Villa- Radical Mexican who won the Mexican revolution and invaded the U.S. afterwards. Lusitania Notes- Wilson wrote these notes to Germany demanding that they stop unrestricted submarine warfare and respect neutral rights. National security league- was a pressure group of bankers and industrialists who wanted to universalize military training. Arabic and Sussex pledge(ships)- After the sinking of the 2 ships, Germany pledged not to sink any ocean liner before warning. Charles Evans Hues- A Supreme Court Judge and NY governor. Who ran twice for pres and lost both. He signed a petition to reject the treaty of Versailles and league of nations. Zimmerman telegram- a telegram from Zimmerman the German ambassador to Mexico saying that if Mexico went to war w/ US it would get south-western states as a reward. Selective Service act of 1917- Required all men ages 21-30 to register for the draft. Liberty Loan-a massive bond drive that got over 33 billion for the war effort. Jeanette Rankin- 1st female senator who was staunch anti-war all the way to Vietnam. Espionage Act of 1917- Banned anyone form saying anything that might give away any movements of troops or any information thereof. Chicago race riots-"In 1919 in Chicago. The influx of southern blacks pushed the already tense racial relations overboard. Started as some whites threw stones at a black kid swimming in Lake Michigan. He drowned. Violence ensues. For 13 days black and white vigilante gangs killed and burned things. Death toll: 15 whites dead, 23 blacks dead, more than 150 injured, and 1000 families (mostly black) homeless 19th and 18th amendments-18th allowed women to vote and 19th banned the production, transportation, distribution, and sale of alcohol. 14 points- Wilson�s demands to the members of the treaty of Versailles to formulate a new Europe: 1-end of secret alliances 2-free international waters 3-beginning free trade 4-Having the smallest army needed for domestic defense 5-Giving colonists self-determination 6-Give Russia her due 7-Give belgium back to itself 8-Give france its land including alcose lorraine. 9-Redraw Italy 10- Allow for the split in Autria-Hungry 11- Set the balkans free 12-Split up the ottomans and give free passage ot the dardenelles. 13-Give poland its due 14-Form the Laegue of Nations Treaty of Versailles- Was supposed to end the war, which it did, however through blaming Germany and massive reparations, and establishing a DMZ in the Rhineland larger than Belgium, it only sewed the seeds of discontent for the future. League of Nations- The precursor to the U.N. It failed in that is did not include Germany, and Japan refused to acknowledge its authority, which in reality, it had none. |