Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN) On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it In Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.

Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them Believed the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Pure food and drug act Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Red Scare

Philippines Espionage Act of 1917 Increased nativism Square deal

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination