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Social Darwinism
The name given to the scientific theory of society. The idea of natural selection and survival of the fittest in society and politics. -
Tin Pan Alley
The name of the group of New York music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music industry from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. -
Frances Willard
Was an American educator and woman suffragist. Her work was important in the passing of the 18th and 19th amendment. -
The Great Migration
The period of when millions of African Americans moved out of rural southern states and into the Northeast, Midwest and West. -
Fedral Reserve System
The central banking system of the United States. -
Warren G. Harding "Return To Normalcy"
Warren Hardings campaign slogan and promise in the election of 1920. The idea that the United States could return to normal after World War 1 -
Jazz Music
The combinition of both African and European music. Originally mostly known and played by African Americans but later became known by all cultures -
1st Red Scare (1920's)
The 1st time the idea that communistic idea and people were making their way into America. Many immagrants were deported due to this fear. The idea of the Red Scare however quickly dissapeared -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
An bribery insident. Oil in Federal reserves were being illegally sold to private oil industries and low prices with no bidding for sells. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
The dai the stock market began to crash, investors exchanged an estimated 12 million dollars in one. Billion of dollars where lost. -
Harlem Renaissance
The cultural, social and artistic explosion in Harlem, New York during the 1930's -
The Dust Bowl
A period of time when the soil of the midwest was so greatly loosend and destroyed that it turned to sand and dust. Ruining the midwest agriculturally. -
20th Amendment
The amendment which states the date in which federal elected offices end. Also defines who becomes president if the original president dies. -
Prohibition
The movement to remove/outlaw the selling, making, consuming and purchasing of alcohol. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
A federal owned corporation, created by a "congressional Charter". Provided navigation, food control, nd etc. -
Federal Deposit insurance Corporation
An independent agency that preserves the deposited money of the American citizens. -
21st Amendment
The amendment which prohibited the use of alcohol. -
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Responsible for enforcing federal security laws, and proposing security laws. -
Social Security Administration
An independent agency of the United States federal government that deals with social insurance. Such as retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits. -
The New Deal
The program that FDR created to get America out of the great depression. The new deal program started in 1933 and ended in 1938 -
Clarence Darrow
An American lawyer and leader of the "Civil Liberties Union" -
"Relief, Recover, Reform"
The motto and slogan of FDR's New Deal program. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A fromer Preisdent and formed the New Deal program to help get America out of the depression. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Was an american politician and first lad of FDR. -
Dorothea Lange
An American documentary photographer and photojournalist, who is best known for her ability to capture the sadness of the depression-era. -
Langston Hughes
Was an American poet, social activist, playwright, and one of the earliest innovaters of Jazz literature. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
Was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist. Also known for his non-stop flight across the Pacific, which lasted 33 1/2 hours. -
Marcus Garvey
A Jamaican political leader and journalist who strongly opssed the acts of the "Black Naionalism" and "Pan-Africanism" movements.
