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Ku Klux Klan
A group of people revived during the 1920s who wanted white supremacy -
Flappers
Women who protested what they were forced to be. -
!*th Amendment
Prohibited alcohol but also caused people to brew their own and bars sold it illegally. ended when the 21st amendment was passed -
The Red Scare
Americans feared communist Russia -
Marcus Garvey
Wanted blacks to separate from America and form their own nation. -
Louis Armstrong
The unofficial ambassador of jazz. Became a legend in jazz music -
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Said that the 1920s were the jazz age but it was African Americans who created jazz. -
Jazz
A musical form based on improvisation. -
Langston Hughes
The greatest African American literary voice during the jazz age. He celebrated black culture. -
The Quota Act
Set the maximum number of immigrants per year -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover Elected for president right at the start of the Great Depression. He was blamed for much of what happened -
Black Tuesday
The fall of the stock market and a huge factor in the beginnings of the great depression. -
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The Dust Bowl
An Area in the great plains affected by severe droughts and wind storms. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Created by Franklin Roosevelt created this to give money to farmers so they would produce fewer crops and help the economy with overproduction -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt was the creator of the first and second new deal and won the election by the largest margin on record -
Tennessee Valley Authority
Created by Franklin Roosevelt to Provide Navigation, Flood Control, and Hydro electric power -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Created by Franklin Roosevelt to give 5000 insurance to build trust in banks and restore the economy -
Securities And Exchange Commision
Created by Franklin Roosevelt to protect investors and maintain a fair and orderly stock market. -
Works Progress Administration
Created by Franklin Roosevelt to give people jobs building roads and bridges. -
Rural Electrification Administration
Created by Franklin Roosevelt to provide electricity to millions of American farmers.
