Key Terms #5

  • Frances Willard

    Frances Willard
    She is the most popular leader for women's suffrage in the 20s and she was a lead on getting alcohol abuse outlawed.
  • William Jennings Bryan

    William Jennings Bryan
    Was a huge force in the democratic party. Was a politician from Nebraska.
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford
    Made the Ford vehicle.
  • Clarance Darrow

    Clarance Darrow
    Was an American lawyer, leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform.
  • The great migration

    The great migration
    The movement of 6 million african americans out of the South and into the North.
  • Federal Reserve System

    Federal Reserve System
    The central banking system of the United States.
  • Marcus Garvey

    Marcus Garvey
    Was a leader in the black nationalist movements.
  • 1st Red Scare

    1st Red Scare
    After World war 1, people were scared of communists.
  • Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"

    Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
    Was a presidential candidats slogan for office.
  • Jazz Music

    Jazz Music
    A popular type of music in the 1920's, became big after the Great Depression.
  • Tea Pot Dome Scandal

    Tea Pot Dome Scandal
    A scandal that involved the oil company and them making up lies and taking money.
  • Langston Hughes

    Langston Hughes
    Was a famous poet.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial
    A substitute teacher was sent to court because he was teaching evolution.
  • Charles A. Lindbergh

    Charles A. Lindbergh
    Non stop flight from New York to Paris.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    A time period where majority of people didn't have job and the banks had no money.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash
    The time when all the banks lost money and nobody could make any money.
  • Prohibition

    Prohibition
    Banning through law the sell and use of alcohol.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Was the president of the United Sates.
  • Eleanor Roosevelt

    Eleanor Roosevelt
    The 1st lady of the United States.
  • The New Deal

    The New Deal
    FDR created this deal to try and get America out of the Great Depression.
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation

    Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation
    Responsible for insuring deposits made by people and companies in banks.
  • 21st Amendment

    21st Amendment
    Allowed alcohol back into America.
  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    A time period where there was no rain and huge winds and storms of just dirt.
  • Securities and Exchange Commision

    Securities and Exchange Commision
    This is the primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and offering new security measures.
  • Harlem Renaissance

    Harlem Renaissance
    Name given to the cultural, social, and artistic popularity that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s.
  • Social Security Administration (SSA)

    Social Security Administration (SSA)
    An social insurance system of disabilities and retirment.
  • Dorothea Lange

    Dorothea Lange
    She was a photographer that became famous for her Great Depression photos.
  • "Relief, Recovery, Reform"

    "Relief, Recovery, Reform"
    Was introduced by FDR to address the problems with the lack of money and jobs available.
  • Tin Pan Alley

    Tin Pan Alley
    A name given to popular musicians.
  • Social Darwinism

    Social Darwinism
    Believing that we all need to follow the rules of nature.
  • 20th Amendment

    20th Amendment
    The amendment that give the president the amount of time until there's another election for a new president.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority TVA

    Tennessee Valley Authority TVA
    The agency that helped build dames and rebuild forests.