APUSH Period 7
| Wednesday, 4 May 2022 | |
| 3-minute read | |
| 472 words | |
Imperialism
Reasons for imperialism
- Closing of the frontier
- Economic motives
- Racial theories
Impacts of imperialism
Spanish-American War
Causes
- Yellow journalism (USS Maine)
- Imperialism, motive to protect Cubans and Filipinos
- Business interests with Cuba
US gained Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
- Insurrection in PH
Debates about imperialism
- Similar to interventionists and isolationists
Progressive Era
Progressives tended to be
- Urban
- Middle Class
- Women
Progressives sought to
- Reform society socially and politically
Use the federal government
- Social progress can not occur without action by the government
Regulation
Businesses
- Clayton Anti-trust Act
- Meat industry
Economy
- Federal Reserve
Environment
- Conservationism
Expand Democracy
- Amendment XIX
- Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
- Federal power expanded under Wilson and Roosevelt
Square Deal
- Consumer protections
- Control of corporation
- Conservations
- Amendment XIX
World War I
- US was intiailly neutral, entered to make the world safe for democracy
Domestic life under WWI
Restriction of civil liberties
- Eugene V. Debs
- Increased opportunities for women and African Americans
Great Migration
- Black laborers south to north
- Race riots
Lost Generation
- Disillusioned with the values and ideals of American political democracy
Treaty of Versailles
- Isolationists opposed the Treaty of Versailles
Never ratified by Congress
Article X
- Member-states must go to war on each other's behalf
- US then refused to join the League of Nations
- Terms led to the rise of Nazi Germany
1920s
1st Red Scare 1919-1920
Caused by
- Russian Revolution
- Labor unrest
- Immigrants
Effects
- Suppression of radicals
Immigrant quotas
- Deportation
- Immigration Act of 1924
Impacts of technologies
- Improved standard of living
- Personal mobility
- Communication
Conflicts in the 1920s
Fundamentalist Christianity vs. Scientific modernism
- Scopes Trial
Native-born vs new immigrants
- Immigration Act of 1924 quota
- Race riots (Red Summer of 1919)
- Urban vs. rural
Harlem Renaissance
- Celebration of African American culture
Great Depression
- Election of FDR
- Federal government greater role in regulating economy
- American views changed to call for the fed gov to solve economic problems
New Deal
- Focused on relief, recovery, and refor
- Used early progressive ideas continuity!!!
- Court-packing plan
Impacts
- Legacy of reforms and agencies
Political realignment
- African Americans and unions voting democratic
World War II
- Interventionists and Isolationists
US neutral until Pearl Harbor
- Lend-Lease act sent supplies to the Allies
Mass mobilization of the economy
Ended Great Depression
- Opportunities for women and minorities
- Bracero program
Wartime experiences, restriction of civil liberties
- Korematsu v. United States
Debates over race and segregation
- Double V Campaign
- Zoot Suit Riot
- Japanese internment camps
Post War
Why did the Allies win?
- Commitment to democracy
- Technological advancements
- Industrial production
- US emerged as a major world power
United Nations
- US and Soviet Union global superpowers
- Eventually led to Cold War in subsequent years
- Decolonization
Review Topics
- Reasons for US expansion overseas
- Spanish-American War
- Progressives and their goals
Domestic life during WWI and WWII
- Differences/similarities
- Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations
- First Red Scare
- Harlem Renaissance
- Quota Acts
- Great Depression
- New Deal
- Atomic Bombs
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