7.15: Comparison Flashcards
1
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GROWTH AND REFORM
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- Public began demanding more from gov in form of reforms
2
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URBANIZATION
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- Crowded conditions and immigration
- Education expansion
- Oversupply of crops and falling demand = debt in rural areas
- Dust Bowl
3
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PROGRESSIVE ERA
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- US identity aligned more w/ worker now [Clayton Antitrust Act and gov regulation of labor]
4
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL
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- GD shaped US more than any other economic event [Panic of 1893 = almost equivalent]
- Shaped view of gov’s role in crisis and gov’s general responsibilities
- Criticized idea of self-reliance
5
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MIGRATION
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- 2 Great Migrations
6
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POP CULTURE
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- Modernism = art, fashion, literature and new tech
- Modernist downfall in reliance on Darwinism and use of atomic bomb
- Conservatism = Laissez-Faire economics and seen in growth of Fundamentalist Christianity and Scopes Monkey Trial
7
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AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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- For: US was responsible for civilizing the lesser and raw materials and new markets needed
- Against: foreigners were uncivilized and no need for senseless wars
8
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WWI AND ISOLATIONISM
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- Postwar belief that US shouldn’t tie itself to European allies
9
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WWII AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
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- Preparedness Movement allowed for quick entry
- Island Hopping, D-Day and Manhattan Project = fruitful because of US leadership
- Commitment to global cooperation
