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prominent Congregationalist clergyman, updated idea of manifest destiny, said Anglo-Saxons should spread their institutions and values to inferior races throughout the world

Filipino leader who established a provisional government w/ a constitution modeled on that of the United States

director of the Committee on Public Information (CPI)

launched the Universal Negro Improvement Association; deported for mail fraud

attorney general raided the offices of radical and labor organizations through the country

stated the US had no intention of annexing or dominating Cuba

led the communist revolution that overthrew the Russian government

ran for presidency in 1896, 1900, and 1908; anti-imperialist appointed secretary of state by Wilson; an "expert witness" on the bible for the Scopes trial

the raids by A. Mitchell Palmer searching the offices of radical and labor organizations

overturned the 1907 law requiring American women who married foreigners to assume the citizenship of the husband except for those who married Asians who still forfeited their nationality

Harding administration scandal in which Secretary of the Interior, Albert B. Fall profited from secret leasing to private oil companies of government oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, and Elk Hills, California

established the League of Nations, the principle of self-determination to eastern Europe, and redrew the map of that region

anarchists accused of a robbery that resulted in the death of a security guard, although there was no clear evidence, they were found guilty and sentenced to death

young, sexually liberated women

provided federal assistance to programs for infant and child health

one of the most influential social commentators; thought only educated professionals should be able to directly particpate in government and wrote several books on the issue; rallied to Wilson's support of the war

a sporadically enforced set of guidelines that prohibited movies from depicting nudity, long kisses, and adultery, an dbarred scripts that portrayed clergymen in a negative light or criminals sympathetically

helped the Justice Department identify radicals and critics of the war by spying on their neighbors and carrying out "slacker raids" in which men were stopped on the streets and required to produce draft registration cards

trial of John Scopes, Tennessee teacher accused of violating state law prohibitiing teaching of the theory of evolution; it became a nationally celebrated confrontation between religious fundamentalism and civil liberties

explained to Americans and the world, the cause that compelled America to take arms in defense of its liberties and free institutions; spread prowar propaganda

women are given right to vote

one yr after ratification, alcohol is prohibited in US

Congress can collect taxes on incomes

thousands of men were stopped on the streets of major cities and required to produce draft registration cards

first woman to head a federal agency (the Children's Bureau, established to investigate the conditions of mothers and children and advocate their interests)

toured the US lecturing on subjects from anarchism to more enlightened attitudes toward homosexuality, and the right to birth control; was arrested 40 times and finally deported

an active ally of the labor movement; appointed to supreme court by Wilson; believed unions embodied the right of people to govern themselves; filed a brief citing women had less strength and endurance than men so should have maximum working hrs; fought for free speech including criticizing war; thought big corporations contributed to Depression

outlawed child labor in the manufacture of goods sold in interstate commerce

Supreme Court decision upholding the wartime Espionage Act and Sedition Acts

black poet

prohibited not only spying and interfering with the draft but also "false statements" that might impede military success;

included representatives of government, industry, and the American Federation of Labor, pressed for the establishment of a minimum wage, an eight-hour day, and the right to form unions

Wall Street financer who led the War Industries Board, which presided over all elements of war production

published by Henry Luce to mobilize the American people for both war and an era of post-war world leadership; embrace role as “dominant power in the world”

secretary of agriculture during 1930’s, vice president of Theodore Roosevelt but was replaced by Harry S. Truman. Spoke about freedom and believed that America should serve as a model for all other nations. Nominated for President by the Progressive Party. Advocated an expansion of social welfare programs at home and denounced racial segregation even more vigorously than Truman

noted scholar, editor, and African American activist. A founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP -- the largest and oldest civil rights organization in America). Throughout his life Du Bois fought discrimination and racism. He made significant contributions to debates about race, politics, and history in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, primarily through his writing and impassioned speaking on race relations. Du Bois also served as editor of The Crisis magazine and published several scholarly works on race and African American history.

Leader of the National Women’s Party in which pressed fo the right to vote. She studied in England during the British suffrage movement. Strike against Wilson by chaining herself to the Whitehouse fence. Her efforts helped give women the right to vote.

The United States would not exclude Japanese immigrants if Japan would voluntarily limit the number of immigrants coming to the United States.

Organization of nations to mediate disputes and avoid war established after World War I as part of the Treaty of Versailles; President Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” speech to Congress in 1918 proposed the formation of the league, which the United States never joined.

From the German foreign secretary to the German minister in Mexico, February 1917, instructing him to offer to recover Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona for Mexico if it would fight the United States to divert attention from Germany in the event that the United States joined the war.

Large-scale migration of southern blacks during and after World War I to the North, where jobs had become available during the labor shortage of the war years.

limited criticism of government leaders and policies by imposing fines and prison terms on those who opposed American participation in WWI

charged with violating Tennessee’s Butler act which prohibited the teaching of “evolution” in Tennessee schools. He was tried in a case known as Scopes Monkey Trial. Scopes involvement in the Monkey Trial came about after the American Civil Liberties Union announced that it would finance a test case challenging the constitutionality of the Butler Act if they could find a Tennessee teacher willing to testify. Scopes was used to testify and the case resulted in him being fined 100$ and the butler act was to be held constitutional.

a military conference called by the administration of President Warren G Harding and held in Washington DC. Conducted outside the league of nations it resulted in three major treaties which preserved peace during the 1920s. Primary objective of the conference was to restrain Japanese naval expansion in the pacific. Their secondary objectives were to limit Japanese expansion as well as alleviate concerns over possible antagonism with the British.

In 1924 Congress passed a discriminatory immigration law that restricted the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans and practically excluded Asians and other nonwhites from entry into the United States. This act instituted admission quotas by using the 1890 census to determine the population of a particular nationality group; the government then only allowed 2 percent of that population into the nation. In addition, the act completely barred immigration for all those whom the Supreme Court prohibited from obtaining U.S. citizenship, specifically Asians. The National Origins Act drastically lowered the annual quota of immigration, from 358,000 to 164,000.

President during the great depression director of food Administration and shipped food to the allies.

President Theodore Roosevelt announced in what was essentially a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine that the United States could intervene militarily to prevent interference from European powers in the Western Hemisphere.

a period during the mid 1930’s when the Communist Party sought to ally itself with socialists and New Dealers in movements of social change, urging reform of the capitalist system rather than revolution

President Woodrow Wilson’s 1918 plan for peace after World War I; at the Versailles peace conference, however, he failed to incorporate all of the points into the treaty.

was the first woman to be elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first female member of the Congress sometimes referred to as the Lady of the House. A lifelong pacifist, she voted against the entry of the United States into both World War I and World War II, the only member of Congress to vote against the latter.

In 1938 Russia, Germany, Britain, France, and Italy met in Munich to decide what action, if any, to take concerning Germany’s aggression in Czechoslovakia. They would allow Germany to erase the boundaries of the Versailles Treaty without taking military action. However, it was also agreed that the sovereignty of Poland would be protected, and thus a line was drawn that Germany would not be allowed to cross without risking full scale war.

was an American journalist and one of the most famous practitioners of the journalistic style called muckraking. His work showed how party bosses and business leaders profited from political corruption

was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and non fiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her writing reinforced the claim that the road to women’s freedom lay through the workplace

Author of the Jungle (1906) which described slaughterhouses and the sale of rotten meat. This caused public outrage and led to the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act.

was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement (Hull House), and one of the first American women to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of U.S. wilderness. His books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range of California. His direct activism helped to save wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States

was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service and the Governor of Pennsylvania. He is known for reforming the management and development of forests in the United States and for advocating the conservation of the nation's reserves by planned use and renewal. He called it "the art of producing from the forest whatever it can yield for the service of man." Pinchot coined the term conservation ethic as applied to natural resources

a Danish-American muckraker journalist, photographer, and social reformer. Author of How the Other Half Lives (1890) He is known for his dedication to using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the less fortunate in New York City, which was the subject of most of his prolific writings and photographic essays.As one of the first photographers to use flash, he is considered a pioneer in photography

was a social and political reformer from Philadelphia. Leader of the National Consumers league and mobilized women’s power as consumers as a force for social change. Advocated laws for womens working conditions

was a landmark decision in United States Supreme Court history, as it relates to both sex discrimination and usage and labor laws. Case where women were scientifically proven to have less strength and endurance than men and the Supreme Court set maximum working hours for women.

first law to regulate manufacturing of food and medicine; prohibited dangerous additives and inaccurate labeling.

was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I. Several ships were named USS Mahan, including the lead vessel of a class of destroyers. His research into naval history led to his most important work, The Influence of Seapower Upon History, 1660-1783, published in 1890.