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William Jennings
William served as the secretary in the United States representatives in Nebraska. He resigned because of WW1. He stood 3 times as the party's candidate for POTUS -
Marcus Garvey
Publisher of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. This was really important for African Americans and resettlement -
Social Darwinism
This is a modern name given to the theories of society that surfaced in the UK, North America, and Western Europe in the late 1800s, which pertain to the concepts of natural selection. -
Langston Hughes
Langston's parents were divorced and his father moved to Mexico. Langston finished high school and attended college in Columbia. He published the book "The Weary Blues", which was a poetry -
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley was the name given to the very popular New York City music publishers and songwriters that ruled the popular music of the U.S. in the late 90s and early 20th century -
Henry Ford
Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and sponsered the development of the assembly lines strategies of mass production. Though Ford did not invent the automobile or assembly line, he was the one who developed and manufactured the first affordable automobile to middle class Americans -
Prohibition
Prohibition had many influences and many effects. But it was in 1917 that the 18th amendment was passed by congress and ratified in 1919, "bootlegging" liquor. Orginated in Jacksonian era. Anti-Saloon League, Women's Christian Temperance Union were also origins. Prohibition influenced WW1. Sadly Prohibition was proved nearly impossible. In 1933 congress passed the 21st amendment, ending prohibition -
1st Red Scare
The First Red Scare was a period during the early 20th century marked by a widespread events such as the Russian Revolution as well as the pulicly stated foal of a worldwide communist revolution -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million blacks out of rural Southern United States to the Northeast, Midwest, and West -
Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
Harding was the 29th POTUS (1921-1923). He was a republican from Ohio who promised return to normality after WW1 made efforts of make no enemies during his time in office. Scandals influenced his presidency, as his "gang" had to do with financial jobs that he presented to his friends. Warren died of an apparent heart attack in 1923. Though, his presidency was overlooked by the criminal activities of some of his cabinet members and other govt. officials -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer, and the leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb for murdering 14-year old Robert Franks. He remains significant for his "cleverness", which striked him as one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Teacher John Scopes on trial for teaching evolution, this raised countrywide debate on whether people believed evolution or creationism -
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh was an American aviator, who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. This gave Lindbergh immediate and international fame. Press named him "lucky Lindy" and "Lone Eagle" -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was immediately caused when the stock market crashed in Oct 1929. It made farm prices drop, massively uneven distribution of money, overextension of credit, and increased inventories of goods.The collapse of market led to bank failures, many depositors panicked, leading to even more failures. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
This was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of US, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. This crash signaled the beginning of the 12-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries and did not end in the US until the arrival of American Mobilization for WW2 at the end of 1941 -
Harlem Renaissance
Name given to a culture, artistic and social explosion that took posistion in Harlem between the end of WW1. Directed towards musicians, artists and photographers. -
Frances Willard
Willard was an educator, reformer and founder of the World Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1883. She was a successful communicator and an expert in pressure politics. She was also the leader of the National Prohibition Party