US History 1900-1920
Theodore Roosevelt
-elected in 1904 -republican
Woodrow Wilson
-elected in 1912 -democrat
Progressive Era
An era in the US (roughly between 1900-1917) in which important movements challenged traditional relationships and attitudes
Central Powers
Germany and its WWI allies in Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria
Sussex Pledge
Germany's pledge during WWI not to sink merchant ships without warning, on the condition that Britain also observe recognized rules in international laws
Monroe Doctrine
In December 1823, Monroe declared to Congress that the Americas "are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by European power"
Food Administration Board
Increased agricultural production, supervised food distribution and farm labor
Muckraking
Journalism exposing economic, social, and political evils, so named by Theodore Roosevelt for its "raking the muck" of American society
Plessy vs Ferguson
Supreme court decision holding that Louisiana's railroad segregation law did not violate the Constitution as long as the railroads or the state provided equal accommodations
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty ending WWI and creating the League of Nations
Allied Powers
in WWI, these were Britain, France, Russia, and other belligerent nations (but not the US, which insisted upon being merely an associated nation.) fighting against Central Powers
League of Nations
international organization created by the Versailles Treaty after WWI to ensure world stability
Zimmermann Note
produced a wave of hostility toward Germany and increased support for intervention in the war, especially in the Southwest, which ad opposed involvement