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The Niagara Movement
This was one of many reform movements prior to the 1920's that allowed for the Harlem Renaissance to take place. -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration allowed for the Harlem Renaissance to take place. -
The Lost Generation
The Lost Generation is the generation of artists that came of age during WWI and the 1920's. These artists often were very cynical about democracy and life itself, having witnessed firsthand the horrors of the early 20th century. -
18th Amendment
Although this amendment was passed earlier, the 1920's was characterized by large-scale bootlegging in blatant disobedience of the law. -
Palmer Raids
These were a series of raids conducted by the US Department of Justice that attempted to arrest communists and radical leftists following the Red Scare. -
Economic Recession
This was a recession following the effects of WWI. -
Volstead Act
This was an act to support the enforcement of the 18th amendment. This was economic in nature, because it reduced the potential profit of certain industries. -
Harlem Renaissance
This was a movement centered in Harlem, New York. It focused on African-American advancement. -
Growing Popularity of Jazz
Jazz was a musical genre that gained popularity during the Harlem Renaissance. Many African-American artists contributed to its popularization. -
Speakeasies
Following the 18th amendment, prohibition was protested by many people. Illegal bars called speakeasies distributed illegal alcohol. -
Widespread Use of the Automobile
The roaring 20's would not have been possible without the use of automobiles such as the Model-T. -
Georgia O'keeffe Flower Paintings
Georgia O'keeffe was an artist that became popular during the 1920's. There were various new movements in art forms at the time, and her work tended to be more conventional. -
Election of 1920
This election was focused almost entirely on the aftermath of WWI. Harding became president. -
Start of the Bull Market
Following the recession of 1920, the national economy surged into a bull market that would continue into the late 1920's. -
Emergency Immigration Act of 1921
This was the first law to place a numerical limit on the immigration rates from European countries. -
Railway Shopmen's Strike
This was a nationwide strike for railway workers that lasted for months before eventually collapsing. -
Immigration Act of 1924
This limited the number of immigrants that could come from each country based on a percentage of the 1890 census. -
Election of 1924
Calvin Coolidge won this election by a landslide following the death of President Harding. -
The New Negro Published
This was a book about the changing identities that African-Americans were able to take on during the 1920's. -
The State of Tennessee vs. John Scopes
This was a trial regarding the teaching of evolution in schools. Religious organizations believed that it should be prohibited. -
The Butler Act
The Butler Act was a law in Tennessee that prohibited teachers from teaching evolution in public schools. -
The Great Gatsby Published
This was a book that highlighted the meaninglessness of the modern way of American life in the 1920's. -
The Sun Also Rises Published
This was a book by Ernest Hemingway, an author who was part of the Lost Generation. -
Federal Radio Commission
This allowed the government to regulate the radio industry, making it less monopolized and more structured. -
Dream Variations
Dream Variations was a poem written by Langston Hughes. It highlights the African-American's desire for freedom and acceptance. -
Election of 1928
Herbert Hoover won this election. -
A Farewell To Arms Published
This was a book by Ernest Hemingway. He fought in WWI, and depicted its horrors in his work. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression began following the Stock Market crash of 1929. -
Increased Federal Spending
One of Herbert Hoover's policies in response to the Great Depression was to increase federal spending. -
Black and Blue
Black and Blue was a jazz song that was made popular by Louis Armstrong. -
Stock Market Crash
This event marked the beginning of the Great Depression. -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl accented the already terrible effects of the Great Depression for the Midwest. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
This was one of the policies that Herbert Hoover used to combat the Great Depression. This particular development would later be used more extensively in the New Deal. -
National Industrial Recovery Act
This was a law that allowed the President to regulate wages and prices of industries in order to monitor the economy's recovery, following the stock market crash of 1929. -
Emergency Banking Relief Act
This act attempted to stabilize the public banking system. -
Glass-Steagall Act
This act specifies certain roles that both commercial and investment banking would assume. -
Securities Act
This act required that investors receive financial information regarding investments for sale. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This corporation was created in order to restore trust in the public banking system. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
This create protocol for the government to pay farmers subsidies for burning their crops and to not plant. -
21st Amendment
This amendment ended prohibition. -
Income and Wealth Taxes
This increased taxes on the wealthy in order to help out the poor. -
Indian Reorganization Act
This act focused on helping poor Indians during the Great Depression. -
Virgin Islands Company
This company was started in an effort to re-boost the Virgin Islands' sugar and rum industry. -
Securities Exchange Act
This act allowed the government to monitor the transactions of investments. -
Gold Reserve Act
This required that any gold in possession of the Federal Reserve be given to the US Treasury Department. -
Black Sunday
This was the worst dust storm of the dust bowl. -
Banking Act of 1935
This changed the structure of the Federal Reserve. -
US Travel Bureau
The purpose of this Bureau was to market the existing National Parks in order to gain revenue.
