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Marcus Garvey
- Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association. -Believed in black separatism.1914. -Created the "back to Africa" movement, believed that black people should go back to Africa.
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Frances Willard
Fought for Woman's Movement.
She was a lead influencer of why the temperance movement progressed and the passing of the 18th century. -
Tin Pan Alley
Name give to the New York City music publishers and songwriters.
Dominated late 19th and early 20th century. -
Jazz Music
Became popular in the 1920s.
Came mostly from Louisiana but became popular in New York after the great migration.
Part of the Harlem Renaissance explosion. -
Harlem Renaissance
After the Great Migration, African Americans began to look for more creative jobs such as musicians, poets, artists, etc.
Harlem, New York.
Explosion of culture. -
1st Red Scare
After WW1 many people were afraid that Russia would bomb the US.
Many bombing drills took place.
People were afraid of communism. -
Prohibition & 18th Amendment
Prohibition was a movement in the 1920s that wanted to stop the sell and consumption of alcohol in the US.
January, 1920. The 18th amendment was passed which allowed for the whole country to stop the production, sell and consumption of alcohol. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Albert B. Fall was found guilty of taking a bribe while he was in office.
US Navy oil reserved was give to a private company. -
Social Darwinism
Social order is accounted as natural selection.
Survival of the fittest. -
"Return to Normalcy"
A return to life before World War I.
Warren G. Harding slogan for the 1925 campaign. -
Clarence Darrow
Defended John T Scopes during the Scopes Trials.
John Scopes teached Social Darwinism in his class which was against the Tennesses Butler's Act. -
William Jennings Bryan
Former Secretary of State and three timed presidential candidate.
"Expert" on the Bible.
Prosecutor for the Scopes Trials. -
Langston Hughes
-Key figures of Harlem Renaissance.
- Wrote some famous poems such as "The Weary Blues".
-One of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Biology teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching social darwinism in class.
The case was extensively covered by radio and newspapers.
Scopes was found guilty and had to pay a fee of $100. -
Henry Ford
Founder of the Ford Motor Company.
New mass production methods.
Manufactured his high demand cars in a faster and cheaper way.
Large production plants. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
- Flew the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris in 33 hrs. -International Celebrity -Flew the Spirit os St. Louis
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Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
Stock market lost all money in investments.
People tried to get their money but most of them didn't.
Suicide was high the day people lost their money.
Banks crashed. -
The Great Depression
Crash of the stock market.
Many people lost their saved money and banks began to crash.
Many people were left unemployed and businesses began to collapse. -
The Great Migration
African Americans began to move up north to find jobs.
Many African americans started to find more creative jobs such as musicians. Looking for a better opportunity at life.
One of the main causes of the Harlem Renaissance. -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform."
FDR created many agencies to help the country during the Great Depression.
These programs would help created jobs and help those who were desperately in need. -
Federal Reserve System
Regulates monetary and financial system.
Not enough money was printed in the 1920s which was a factor that caused the Great Depression in the 1930s. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dusts bowls began to occur in southern states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansa, etc.
The agricultural areas became very dry and dusty, it was impossible to grow goods.
Many Okies moved to California for farming jobs.
Dust bowls also increased economy during the Great Depression. -
20th Amendment
Amendment stating that a president can only be in office for a certain amount of time. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR's wife.
One of the most outspoken first ladies in the white house.
Involved in many humanitarian causes. -
Civilian Conservation Corp. CCC
Hired young men around the age of 18-25 to build streets, railroads, bridges, etc.
One of the agencies created by the " New Deal" during FDR's presidency. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
One of the agencies created during the New Deal.
The banks couldn't just take money from the people who saved their money.
Assured people that they would get their money back in case if the bank crashed. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Became the president during the Great Depression.
Began the "New Deal."
One of the most popular presidents among the public. -
The New Deal
Created by FDR.
created many agencies for people across the US to obtain jobs in different ways.
Helped recover the economy after the stock market crashed. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment banished the 18th amendment which had prohibited the sell and consumption of alcohol in the US. -
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC can see what bonds, deposits, investments, the bank has in order for the money to be dafe and for the bank to not become bankrupt. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Signed by FDR in 1935.
Social program designed to pay retired workers who were older than 65 -
1936 Summer Olympics
There was many political tension due to Hitler rising to power in 1933.
There was debates about boycotts that happened during the olympics.
