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Clarence Darrow
He was a defense lawyer and he was the defense attorney for the Scopes trial. During the trial he made a fool of william jenning bryan about the bible. -
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Frances Willad
She was a teacher and was a womens suffragist. She influenced the passage of the 18th amendment which was prohibition of alcohol. As well on the 19th amendment of womens suffrage. -
Henry Ford
He was an American Industrialist, he founded Ford Motor company and he developed an assembly line which made mass production of products. He was anti-union and was known for buying thugs to keep his worker in check -
Prohibition
Passed the 18th amendment that said alcohol was banned because it was causing suicied and not enough work being done. They had prohibition enforcement but was nearly impossible to enforce the use of alcohol since they could still get it legaly from doctor or other reasons. -
The "Red Scare"
This begun because of Russia's Bolshevik Revolution. American feared communist revolution in the U.S. this was the first scare. -
The Great Migration
This was a movement of million of blacks to the Northeast, West and Midwest. This migration made a lot of ghettos in new towns because of the high amount of blacks in the community. -
Social Darwinism
This claim was that biology favorted the natural selected and that the fittest would survive and would be perfered. So the rich got richer while the poor didnt get anything -
Jazz Music
This was originated in New Orleans the root of jazz was ragtime and the blues this was considered "American" music this was played in speakeasies and though this music corrupted the youth -
The Teapot Dome Scandal
Oil was being sold illegally to private companies and Fall was found guilty for accepting bribes. Anyone that payed did not get any of their money back. -
Marcus Garvey
He founded the "Universal Negro Improvement Association" believed in black separatism that they should go back to africa on the "Black Star Line" -
Tin Pan Alley
Collected in New York City this was a place for music publishers and songwriters who where the popular music being listened to at the time. -
Warren G. Harding
"Return to normalcy" After The Great War Warren G. Harding told America we want to go back to the mentality of before the war. He was the part of the Teapot Dome. He also died in 1923 -
Warren G. Harding
Warren was president of the United States for 2 yes before he died. He was part of the teapot dome scandal. -
Lagnston Hughes
Lagnston was a poet and wrote about African American lives and was the innovator of jazz he was really involved in Harlem Renaissance. -
Harlem Renaissance
This was the flourishment of African American musical, literary, and artistic talent. This was located in black districts of New York City. Changed many Americans percepetion of blacks. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Trial was known as the state of tennessee v. john thomas scopes this scope was accused of teaching evolution in school which wasn't allowed at the time. He had a lawyer who said teach it that he would be defened in court. He was found guilt and was fined 100 dollars -
Charles A. Linbergh
Charles flew from New York to Paris in 33 1/2 hours because of that he was a internation celebrity. The Plane he flew in was called, "Spirit of St. Louis" -
Stock Market Crash
Known as "Black Tuesday" it was some 16 million share on the New York Stock exchange in a day them losing billion of dollars which lead to the Great Depression. -
Relief,Recovery, Reform
FDR had this Slogan during the great depression which was "Relief, Recovery, Reform" so for relief he would put entraining show. For Recovery FDR made more jobs like building roads, bridges. for Reform he mad the AAA, FDS, etc. and alot more agancies. -
Relief, Recovery, Reform
This was his economic program FDR set in place to get america back in track. -
20th Amendment
the 20th amendment sets a date when a office official's term ends -
The New Deal
The New Deal was to create new agencies to help America. They wanted to "Relief,Recovery,Reform" So FDR in his first 100 days he got policies passed. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR was our 32 president and he was elected during the great depression. He proposed the "New Deal" his 100th day into his term he went and made agencies to make sure he could help the common person. -
The Dust Bowl
Over-cultivation of land in the Great Plains with them having also have a long drought the winds just picted up the loose topsoil. The dust bowl made 500,000 homeless. The dust bowl would go as high to Chicago and New England -
Eleanor Roosevelt
She was the first lady of the united staes, she heald her post from 1933 to 1945. She was married to FDR. She severd as the first chair in the UN Commission on Human Rights. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
This was created to assist Tennessee Valley area. Helped provided flood control and cheap hydroelectric power. Also protected the social and economic welfare of people in the area -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Was created to protect your money while it was in the banks. This was one of FDR Agencies. -
Federal Reserve System
Banking act of 1933: which was the glass-steagall act it was separting the commercial and investment banking. So your money could be used for what you need it used for -
21st Amendment
This amendment was to repeal the 18th amendment which 18th was for prohibition. The state could pick when and how much was okay to drink . -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the longest economic downturn in the history. The reason was because the stock market crash and we lost 1 billion dollars. 10-15 million went unemploye. -
Securities & Exchange Commission
Banks couldn't use your money to put it for the stock market. Since they did that before the stock market crashed. This was to prevent from the bank losing your money. -
Social Security Administration
The Social Security act was so you could get the benefits of taxes and other thing. We use the social security so the goverment could keep track of us. -
Dorothea Lange
Was a american photographer she was known for the the great depression-era. She photographed people and how they where doing with the great depression going on
