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Was an American orater and politician from nebraska. He led Democrats into a gold age of electoral dominance. He was a lawyer and a three- time presidental candidate.
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She was the first lady in active participation in American politics. She was the longest serving First lady of the U.S. She was a writer.
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She was a nineteenth century leader. Frances was president of the wome's national council of the united states founded in 1888. Frances was born on September 28,1839.
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She was a documentary photographer who worked for the FSA during the Great Depression. She is known for "Migrant Mother" one series of photographs. Lange studied photography at Colombia University in New York.
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Alley music houses formed the Music Publishers Association of the U.S.. The name referred to a specific place " West 28th street between fifth and sixth avenue in manhattan.Tin pan Alley continued into the 1950s.
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jazz music is attributed to the turn of the 20th century New Orleans.Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential artists in the history of music. Slave trade had already taken on a special significance in black music making in America.
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Founder of Ford motor company. He created the Ford model T in a car in 1908. He sold them cheap so the people from his company would buy them.
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Was the movement of 6 million American American out the rural southern. It made a huge impact on urban life in U.S. Black people population would move north.
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Nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 16, 1919. french quarter bar. Backed up the 18th Amendment.
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Yu the great, the first ruler of Xia dynasty, prohibited alcohol throughout the kingdom. It was legalized again after his death . Prohibition failed in North America.
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Took place in Harlem between the end of World war one and middle 1930s. Harlem was a cultural center. Also known as the " New Negro Movement."
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Refers to the fear of the communism in the USA. Feared recent immigrants and dissidents. feared in potential rise
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The fist ruler of the Xia dynasty , prohibitied alcohol throughout alcohol throughout the kingdom.It was legalized again after his death. Women's suffrage empowered women as part of the political process.
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It was during 1921-1922 during the administration of president Warren G. Harding. Was named for a Wyoming rock formation resembling a teapot. Albert B. Fall served secretary of the interior.
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He was convicted of mail fraud and deported back to Jamaica. He was the last 11th child. On june 1923 he was convicted and sentence for 5 years
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He was elected to the senate. Harry Daugherty began to promote harding for the republican nomination." Less government in business and more business in government."
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Clarence Seward Darrow was a lawyer. He was the leading member of the american civil liberties union. He saved the child-killers nathan and leopold and Richard leob from the death penalty.
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Langston Hughes was an american poet, he was one of the earliest innovators of the jazz poetry. He traveled so that he could escape racism in the U.S.In 1924 he went back to the U.S. to live with his mother in Washington D.C.
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John Scopes was a high school biology teacher changed with illegaly teaching the theory of evolution. He was fined $100. Viiolating Tennessee's butler act.
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In 1925, he graduated from the Army's flight training school, he was the best pilot in his class. In 1927 Lindbergh published a book about transatlantic flight. Lindergh invented the "artificial heart" between 1931 and 1935 he developed it for a french surgeon whose research included keeping things outside the body a live, Alexis Carrel.
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The three R's that were introduced by Franklin D Roosevelt. During the Great Depression because of unemployment and economic problems. Help people.
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Was the deepest and long- lasting economic downturn in history. Sent wallstreet into panic and wiped out millions of investors. It started in 1929 for most countries.
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Also known as Black tuesday. By 1933 nearly half america's banks had failed. 15 million people were unemployed
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The Twentieth Amendment was adopted on January 23, 1933. Congress must meet at least once per year, on the first Monday in December. Abolished "Lame-duck sessions".
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Was an American statesman and political leader. Served as the 32nd president of the Unite States. Faced Great Depression and World War II
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One of the bleakest years of the Great Depression. President Franklin Roosevelt took office in 1933. He acted swiftly to try and stabilize the economy and give people oppertunities to provide jobs.
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New Agency to take care of problems facing the valley , such as flooding. Created by a congressional character. It was to address Valley's most important issues.
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Independent agency of the federal government responsible for insuring deposits. The FDIC was created 1933. Insures deposits up to $250,000.
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It was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Signing of the Social Security Act of 1935. It was addition to several provisions for general welfare.
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Theory that groups are subject to darwin laws of natural selection as plants and animals. It was advocated by Herbert Spencer in late 19th century. He was a british philosopher
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