-
founder of the women's christian temperance movement. frances was also an educator for many years. known for her participation as a leader of the national prohibition party.
-
"the theory that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection." followed darwins theory of natural selection. It was illegal to teach darwinism at schools.
-
lawyer who worked with many highly known cases. leading member of the american civil liberties union. represented leopold and loeb, john t. scopes and more. 1894 represented eugene v. debs.
-
known for his role in the democrat party. delivered the cross of gold speech, and became a journalist. also ran for president 3 times.
-
founder of Ford car models. Invented the assembly line to further production. Henry is considering one of America's leading businessmen.
-
began in 1910 through mid 1930's. rises in literature, music, stage performances, and art. based on the harlem neighborhood in new york city.
-
helped provide a more stable, confident financial system.president woodrow wilson signed the act into law. there are 12 federal reserve districts: boston, new york, philadelphia, cleveland, richmond, atlanta, chicago, st.louis, minneapolis, kansas city, dallas, and san francisco
-
movement where 6 million africans moved out of the south to the more urban locations. Blacks wanted to leave behind segregation, slavery, jim crow laws. They wanted to start new after everything they had gone through.
-
stress over the threats posed by communist. known as "McCarthyism" after senator joseph mccarthy. time period where many lived in fear.
-
leader of the movement Pan-Africanism, which aimed to unite all africans. founded the universal negro improvement association and african communities league. marcus also formed a shipping company to provide transportations and trade with other black business.
-
29th U.S president. warren promised "return to normalcy" when campaigning for presidency. he wanted things to go back to the way they were before WW1.
-
the 18th amendment prevented the selling of alcohol, by considering it illegal. prohibition was also for the banning of production, importation, transportation and sale of alcohol. although illegal the consumption of alcohol did increase.
-
american poet, novelist. contributed to the harlem renaissance of the 1920's. wrote the poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers, which was published in The Crisis in 1921.
-
revealed greed and corruption within presidential administration. Dealt with the first time a U.S cabinet officially served jail time for something committed while in position. dealt with oil fields in Wyoming.
-
the trial began in 1925 in Tennessee. A high school biology teacher was being convicted for teaching evolution. It was the first trial to be broadcasted on live radio.
-
first person to make a nonstop flight across the atlantic ocean alone. charles helped develop the world of aviations. aviation is an important/key mode of transportation.
-
most impacting stock market crash ever. black tuesday is considered the beginning of the great depression. when sellers traded 16 million share on the new york stock exchange
-
began after the worst stock market crash in october. caused a rapid decline in employment, and pay. lead to having a majority of the banks crashing.
-
dust clouds that drove out families. impacted fertile great plains and made people move to other locations because of the lack of land for farming. caused by the improper use of land
-
Former governor of new york. 32nd president. only president who served four terms and helped the country recover from the great depression.
-
helped to keep people calm and confidence in the financial system of the country. insured people safety and protection to the bank system. and guaranteed checking and savings deposits for the members
-
The house of representatives chooses the winner of the election if it is not definite. The vice president is assigned to become president if the current president were to die. The terms of presidents and vice presidents end on 1/20.
-
wife of FDR, and cousin. focused on human rights and gender equality. she was active in public services during world war I working with the american red cross.
-
one of the mot promising and successful new deals proposed by FDR. only existed for 10 years. helped build roads, bridges, and buildings in the country.
-
ended national prohibition. refuted what was originally stated in the 18th amendment. after everything negative that came with prohibition they had second thoughts and therefore "removed" it.
-
the three r's
introduced my FDR during the great depression.
helped with issues dealing with the economy and rapid unemployment -
responsible to provide protection and help keep everything fair when dealing with stock markets, investors and etc. helped keep confidence with the people about investing/ putting their money back into the economy. oversees transactions for professional reasons.
-
controls retirement, survivors, and disability programs. helps provide income for those who are of older age, blind, or with other disabilities. it was founded in 1935.
-
roosevelt launched federal programs to help recover the country from the great depression. helped mainly with the economic problems of the country. most of these were developed during the first 100 days of FDRs presidency.
-
olympics centered and stressed on politics. many boycotted the games due to the racist policies that were developed. boycotted by the U.S, great britain, france, sweden, czechoslovakia, netherlands.
-
a genre of popular music beginning in new york city. tin pan refers to the sound of the pianos that make up the music. tin pan alley died because of the development of film. audio, radio, television. (streets between 5th avenue and broadway)
-
began in new orleans. more commonly heard in speakeasies. many were against jazz music because they believed it corrupted people.
