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Ellis Island
Ellis Island opens for entry of new immigrants -
14th amendment
Supreme Court says that anyone born in the US is granted citizenship. -
The history of standard oil
She wrote about the monopolistic practices of Rockefeller's oil company -
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair's book described the meat packing industry and helped cause a change. -
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
This was a famous book becuase it is the first fantasy written by an American to have immediate success. -
The Souls of Black Folk
Influential book that helped towards change. -
AAA
Provided government subsidies for farmers to decrease crop production -
CCC
Organized to utilize the nation's unemployed youth by building roads, planting trees and improving parks. -
Harlem Renaissance
This literary, artistic, and intellectual movements foster a new African American identity -
Jackie Robinson
Becomes the first African American to play MLB -
Scottsboro Alabama
9 black youths are indicted on the accusation of raping 2 white women. -
NAACP
The NAACP is founded in this time period -
African American Spirit
Organizations are made to promote the spirit of race pride. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations is established and the US decide then not to join. -
Prohibition
Prohibition begins cuasing major revolts. -
Voting
Women are given the right to vote. -
Music
Many families got together to sing or paid someone to sing to them. -
Broadway
Broadway Musicals flourished in this time period -
Dancing
The Waltz was replaced with ballroom dancing during this time period. -
Fashion
Attire consisted of formal clothes and flashy dresses. -
Speeding
Speeding, or driving a motor vehicle fast, was very popular for males in this time period -
Emergency Banking Act
Shut down of the nations banks, which allowed the government to examine all banks and allow those that were financially sound to open back up. Roosevelt wanted this done in order rebuild confidence in the nation's banking system. -
FDIC
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for at least $250,000. Created by the Glass Steagall Banking Reform Act. -
Time Magazine
Time Magazine is founded during this year. -
FERA
An attempt by Franklin Roosevelt under his New Deal to provide recovery and relief from the Depression. This was the first of his major relief operations. It provided state assistance for the unemployed and their families. This program provided work for over 20 million people. FERA's main goal was alleviating household unemployment by creating new unskilled jobs in local and state government. -
NRA
Passed in 1933 to authorize the President to regulate industry in an attempt to raise prices after severe deflation and stimulate economic recovery. It also established a national public works program known as the Public Works Administration (PWA, not to be confused with the WPA of 1935). The National Recovery Administration (NRA) portion was widely hailed in 1933 but by 1934 business' opinion of the act had soured. By March 1934 the "NIRA was engaged chiefly in drawing up these industrial codes -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes, a biology teacher, is arrested for teaching evolution in the classroom and is tried and found guilty. -
The Great Gatsby
Embodied powerful myths about American Dreams -
Scopes trial
The scopes trial takes place. -
Wagner Act
Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses and the U.S. economy. -
Henry Ford
Announces a 40 hour work week. -
SEC
The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. As our nation's securities exchanges mature into global for-profit competitors, there is even greater need for sound market regulation. All investors, whether large institutions or private individuals, should have access to certain basic facts about an investment prior to buying it, and so long as they hold it. -
Movie
The first talking movie is made. -
Violence
Gang violence is rising in nearly every city. -
Valentines Day Massacre
Al Capone had his enemies killed so he would monopolize in speakeasies and bootlegging. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression begins. -
Stock Market
In this year the stock market crashes starting the Great Depression -
Car Radio
In this year the car radio is invented. -
Stock Market Crashes
The stock market crashes when 16 million shares are traded and billions of dollars are lost. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
This was a higher tax on imports to force Americans to buy American products and get the economy rebooted. -
Dust Bowls
The start of severe droughts in the west. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
This allowed grants and loans to state government -
Great Depression
The stocks hit their lowest points and then people were reluctant to spend money because they felt poor. -
Emergency Farm Mortgage Act
This helps farms facing foreclosure. -
Social Security Act
Permanent agency designed to ensure that the older segment of society always would have enough money to survive. Old age benefits. -
TVA
Hired people to build dams to prevent flooding and solid electricity -
WPA
Employed 85 million people in construction and other jobs. Established under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. -
CWA
Employed 4 million people for 15 dollars a week. Construction and repair jobs. Provided temporary employment. -
FSA
Requires corporations to provide all information on stocks. Securities and Exchange. -
Jehovah's Witness
Newton Cantwell is arrested for solitation in a catholic neighborhood but the charges are dropped when they said he was protected by the 1st and 14th amendments
