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He was one of the pioneers during the time
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The war had ended leaving the economy in a slump
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Many workers go on strike due to low wage and long hours
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The African Americans started to gain pride in their culture.
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African American art became popular and relevant
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White publishers were now releasing books written by black authors
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African American culture grew during this time
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Christianity played a huge part in the banning of alcohol
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The American people were extremely afraid of communism seeing what was happening in Russia
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Due to the war being over, Europe was able to farm again leaving less of a market for american farmers.
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Due to cheaper cars, the automobile became a common item for families
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People could talk to anyone in the country using the installed telephone wires.
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Movies were becoming a big thing with the rise of hollywood and talkies.
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Jazz became huge to both blacks and whites.
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Families gathered in their living rooms to listen to the radio
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The 20s were the tail end of the largest wave of immigration ever.
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Farmers deep plowed the land which ruined the top soil causing it to be dust.
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Novel written by Sinclar Lewis
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Cristianity was being challenged by the theory of evolution
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Due to alcohol beig illegal, organized crime became aa huge problem in the United States.
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Wages had gone up by 20% at this time meaning that people were making a lot more money.
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This was Woodrow WIlsons last day in office. He was very important to our history
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Warren G. Harding dies of a heart problem.
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F. Scott Fitzgeralg wrote this novel
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This novel was written by Sinclair Lewis
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Virginia Woolf wrote this novel
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Sinclair Lewis wrote this novel
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Harding's vice president becomes president when he died and gets another term after that.
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Herbert Hoover is elected president
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He upped spending 45 percent in his one term.
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Herbert Hoover tried to raise wages but failed miserably
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The stock market crash began on this day.
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The stock market crashes losing billions
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The stock market crashed on this day
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The foreign born population was at its highest at 15 percent
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The dust bowl affected 100,000,000 acres of land
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Theodoore Roosevelt became president after Hoover and promised to fix the country
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He didnt have much of a plan when he was elected but this deal made the fastes gdp growth in history
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Roosevelt told the people what he was going to do through the radio
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Due to inflation, the U.S. had to get off the gold standard
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Help was given to one third the population that needed it.
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Roosevelt raised the prices that farmers would get for their merchandise
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He reopened amany banks under the governments supervision
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Due to the need for money, the government repealed it.
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The securities and exchane commision was created to secure the stock market
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The government created many new jobs to cut the unemployment rate.
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Plans were created to help farmers inpuerto rico due to their economy hurting as well.
