Exam Flashcards
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What happened in 1906 during ‘the progressive era?”
3 black men were falsely accused of rape and burned alive, near a replica of the Statue of Liberty.
Who was excluded from progressive ideas of freedom?
African Americans due to disenfranchisement
What did WW1 do to American foreign policy?
Made it less isolationist
What were percentage of New Orleans were African Americans at the time of hurricane Katrina?
67%
What percentage of black and white people believed Femas delayed response was due to prejudice at the time of hurricane Katrina?
60% black
12% white
What did Bush describe 9/11 as?
“A change in attitude”
What did the 19th amendment passed in 1920 do?
Prohibited States from disqualifying women to vote on the grounds of gender.
In what ways was Wilson racist?
- southerner
- endorsed “birth of a Nation”, a racist film the NAACP were campaigning against
Describe the scholarly debate on why America entered WW1
Othodox - submarine warfare, like Arthur Link.
Revisionist - never really neutral
Post-revisionist - to protect the balance of power in wurop
What did Margaret Sanger argue?
Women have the right to decide when they want to be mothers, and that she used to be quite the feminist.
When was the progressive era?
1900-1917
How did 9/11 change foreign policy?
- became more aggressive
- targeted Iraq and Afghanistan
- in 2001 congress passed the USA patriot act which extended US powers to intercept and obstruct terrorism, meaning they could wage a preemptive war against any ‘threatening’ Nation.
Who was Alice Paul and what did she say about WW1?
“How can America fight for democracy abroad and not have it at home?”
What did DuBois say to African American about WW1?
That they should close ranks with white Americans?
Who won the 1912 election and entered WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the emergency immigration act? And when was it passed?
1921
Called a halt to immigration
Did WW1 help African Americans?
Nope.
Brown ruling was not passed until 1954 and the post war society say the rise of nativism and anti immigration sentiments, and the second key klux klan re emerged.
What was progressivism?
- middle class movement to talk social and political ills.
- prohibition, regulation and social justice.
- wanted Party Primary, efficiency in business and regulation of big business.
Who did white leaders of the suffrage campaign exclude?
Black people, wanted votes for “free born white women”
Why was King less effective in the North?
Racism more overt and less pervasive
What happened to NAACP membership after WW11?
Increased ten fold.
How many Japenese were removed from their homes and businesses on the west coast?
100000, transported to war relocation camps.
What did some citizens do in California after WW11?
Launched a campaign to stop Japenese resettling.
Who talks about racial violence during WW11?
Harvard Sitkoff
