Test Two HIST 1051 Charles Aycock governor 1901 Argued that NC should invest heavily in the education system Roughly 700 000 students in the state and about 200 000 attended school This appalled him Children were working and didn t go to school State should double investment in education Schools to stay open a minimum 4 months a year Schools to built within reasonably walking distance NC did double expenditure He earned nickname of Education Governor Progressivism Broad based reform movement 1900 17 that sought governmental help in solving problems in many areas of American life including education public health the economy the environment labor transportation and politics Women s Suffrage Giving women the right to vote It was enormously controversial They believed that men were less emotional business orientated more headed while women were more emotional and nurturing Argued that women need to vote 1920 was when women received the right to vote 19th Amendment was created When NC voted on it 35 voted yes needed 36 Sallie Southhall Cotton said that NC would cast the decided vote It failed in NC TN became the state to give the right for women to vote Cotton hall was named after her Progressive were not successful with this Prohibition Reformers often saw liquor as the cause of poverty and crime In 1919 the 18th amendment was ratified banning the sale of all alcoholic drinks Gradually Americans began to see this experiment as a failure since many people refused to accept the ban on alcohol In addition the great demand for illegal liquor stimulated the growth of organized crime in the 1920 s Prohibition was repealed in 1933 by the 21st amendment Americans learned from this experience that widely unpopular laws are sometime unenforceable TR 1858 1919 As the assistant secretary of the navy he supported expansionism American imperialism and war with Spain He led the First Volunteer Cavalry or Rough Riders in Cuba during the war of 1898 and used the notoriety of this military campaign for political gain As President McKinley s vice president he succeeded McKinley after his assassination His forceful foreign policy became known as big stick diplomacy Domestically his policies on natural resources helped start the conversation movement Unable to win the Republican nomination for president in 1912 he formed his own party of progressive Republicans called the Bull Moose party Born into wealthiest family in the United States Very powerful and influential family Served in navy and governor Loved being outdoors The teddy bear was named after him Also a great writer 1901 becomes president Embarks a series of changes He sought to regulate and control Big businesses He thought it was the proper role of government to act like an official The federal government was taking an active role on what could be sold to people Lintheads a term used to describe a cotton mill worker during the progressive era Treaty of Versailles a US involvement was short Germany sued for peace within one year November 1917 11 11 at 11 00 b Ended the War Boys would be coming home for Christmas but only 4 years later c 10 million people dead twice that injured d US 116 000 deaths e War came to an end signing of agreement at Versailles Major countries there to meet and sign treaty US Woodrow Wilson he wanted to use treated to show his view of how his vision would be His wording was don t punish Germany Everyone has suffered and treat Germany better That view was rejected French and English wanted to punish Germany took land away made them pay 55 million dollars had to disarm their military They wanted to blame Germany for the War i League of nations It never worked f Protestors came to Versailles Ho Chi Ming wanted freedom for his people but he was denied g Adolf Hilter and Nazi Party heard about this and filed revenge against people who made them sign the treaty and punish Germany CPI Consumer Price Index Comparison of the price of basic goods and services during a specific period versus the price of those goods and services during a base period Trench Warfare Each side dug hundreds of miles of trenches mostly in France with neither side able to attack Defining characteristic of WWI Often divided into 3 lines so there wasn t only one trench This is how men moved during war The tried to break through the other sides lines War became much more defense rather than offensive Front line men were filthy The area b w the two lines was considered no mans land Generals would give orders Led to stalemate Considered a total war who has enough men to launch to the other side Russian Revolution Start of War Russians were celebrating Men ran to enlist in the military War broke out Russians united behind them By 1916 the view of war changed The Russian officers were incompetent Russian attempt to fed and give supplies to their men were a disaster Go find dead bodies to get their supplies Russian soldiers were fleeing and returning back to their homeland They were protesting Soviets were leaders Socialists under them Leads to soviet union League of Nations Intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris peace conference that ended the first world war Flappers young single women typically in the city They dressed differently and got different hair cuts They wore makeup This was a huge controversy They went to speakeasy s and smoked This was during prohibitions They talked about sexuality which normally didn t happen Scopes Trial Tennessee passed a law that forbade teaching Darwin s theory of evolution because it contradicted the bible s account of Creation In 1925 John Scopes a biology teacher was tried and convicted for teaching evolution The trial helped to illustrate the clash between new scientific theories and some older religious beliefs Babe Ruth first gigantic sports star in American history He hit home runs like crazy Before Babe Ruth went to the Yankees John Baker was the homerun king The most he ever hit was 20 Ruth s first year with the Yankees was over 50 which is way more than teams could even get combined Henry Ford used assembly lines techniques to mass produce parts to make the car much more affordable to people in 1914 Had a huge impact on society and the economy Giving small families and individuals more personal mobility Allowed for economic linkages Cameron Morrison Governor of NC in 1920s good roads governor NC became known as the good road state Because of him we had really good highway systems Allowed