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Frances Willard
She was an educator, temperance reformer, and was involved in women's suffrage making her very involved in reform such as a progressive believing change was needed. She became national president of the Women's Christian temperance Union in 1879 and held the title till her death in 1898 -
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan alley was the name given to the song writers and music publishers that controlled the late 19th century and early 20th century. Tin pan alley was located in New York City in the Flower district of Manhattan until about 1930 but was commemorated by a plaque. -
William Jennings Bryan
He was a dominant member of democratic party and served under President Woodrow Willson in the U.S House of Representatives and as U.S secretary of state, He was often called the great commoner because of his faith and wisdom. -
Federal reserve system
This was the central banking system of the united states and was created in 1913 along with the federal reserve act that was put into place. After the series of financial panics they had finally decided to create a centralized system of monetary value to create a sense of relief in the financial crisis. -
The great migration
The great migration was the migration of african americans moving up north from down in the rural parts of the south to look for new opportunity and they were no longer forced to stay there. -
1st Red Scare
As World War 1 came to an end a fear driven anti communist movement was spread throughout the United States. The events such as the Russian revolution spread a fear through the U.S that the agitation of the U.S government could lead to communism. -
Prohibition & the 18th amendment
The 18th amendment finally brought about prohibition when it was ratified to make the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol illegal. This caused a lot it to be sold in underground speakeasies where many corrupt cops were paid to keep it quiet. Although it was ratified in 1919 it did not go into place until the following January in 1920. -
Warren G. Harding's " Return to Normalcy"
This was Warren G. Harding's slogan for his presidential campaign supporting the return to the way life was before World War 1. He did end up winning the election and becoming the 29th president of the United States but his promise was a hard one to keep due to the mentality of soldiers and the people being tainted. -
Jazz
Jazz started to become very popular in the 20s and was played by mostly african americans in speakeasies. This brought a lot of attention to the entertainment industry and created a boom. -
Harlem Renaissance
This was the rise of the entertainment industry and was sparked by african americans creation of jazz. This occurred after the Great Migration when many moved up north for more opportunity. -
Tea pot dome scandal
It was a bribery situation that occurred during Hardings term as presidency when Albert Bacon Fall had leased out Navy petroleum reserves at the tea pot dome in Wyoming to private oil companies with out competitive bidding. -
Clarence Darrow
He was the leader of the american civil liberties union and was and advocate for reform. He was a very famous lawyer and defends many prominent people in high profile cases like thrill killers leopold and loeb. -
Langston Hughes
He was one of the first ones to write poetry in the jazz form and also wrote about the time period in "that negoro was in vogue". He was well known as a leader for the Harlem renaissance in New York City. -
Scopes monkey trial
This was a trial that determined whether or not John Thomas Scopes had violated the law by teaching evolution to students. The outcome of the trial was in the favor of Tennessee because the trial was based on whether the law was violated not whether or not the reason was just or unjust. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
He made a straight 33 hour trip from Roosevelt, Long Island, New York to paris in a single engine plane all by himself and was brought to instant fame by winning an orteig prize also earned the highest military decoration a Medal of Honor for completing the trip. He made the first transatlantic flight without a stop from North America to Mainland Europe. He was also a military officer, author, inventor, explorer and environmental activist. -
Henry Ford
He created the Ford model T which was the first affordable car during that time period. He also created the assembly line which led to a major break through in urban growth. -
Marcus Garvey
He was for segregation because he knew that their color wouldn't ever receive the same rights as the white population which led to the foundation of the Black Star Line. He wanted take his people back to Africa because he believed thats where they belonged and where they needed to be to equate the respect they deserve. -
Stock market crash
The sudden decline of prices in stock and panic that caused throughout wall street led to a crash that turned us to the depression state in the early 30s. During the crash a lot of people including our economy suffered because of the crash a created a sense of meaninglessness and led to some suicides. -
The dust bowl
This happened because of poor farming techniques and occurred during a drought that caused a lot of damage to the people in that area. It also left a lot of people dead because the dust storms got so bad that some were not even found during the storms and passed away. -
The Great Depression
This was caused by all of the partying and money wasting that took place during the 20's and caused an economic and social collapse. Many people and families were forced to live in Hoovervilles or become homeless because they were unable to attain any money to pay for really anything. We were later brought out of the depression by FDR and lead us to a semi stable society but we did not fully recover. -
The New Deal
This was created when FDR came to presidency and created a solution to bring America from the trenches of the Great Depression in which he created many new agencies to help keep banks open and create a stable economy. Most of his programs were able to help out the cause and bring them out of the depression but was never able to fully end the depression as most of the programs were still progressing and brought about about a semi stable economic situation. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor was a diplomat and an activist who also became the longest serving first lady to President Franklin D Roosevelt during his four terms as president. She also served as a delegate of the U.S to the United Nations General Assembly and was referred to as the "First Lady of the World" by president Harry Truman in tribute to her human rights achievements. -
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Relief: The programs he immediately implemented help halt the downward tilt of the economic situation.
Recovery: The temporary programs he put in place to help stimulate the flow of consumer demand
Reform: This were the everlasting effects being the permanent programs that created to prevent any type of new depression that may arise. -
Civilian Conservation cooperation
This was a public work relief program that created manual labor jobs for men who were young and not yet married to help create a source of jobs for them. It was kind of like a camp that you signed up for and you made a certain amount and a portion of it was sent back to your family so they would not struggle. -
FDIC
This insured any deposit that the people put into their bank accounts just incase the banks were to close again people were able to have access to that money instead of being lost like the previous system. It basically created a system where the banks behaviors were put in check to help stabilize the banking industry and ensure there would be no future closings due to loss of money. -
SEC
They hold primary responsibility in enforcing federal security laws, proposing security rules, and regulations related to the securities industry. This made it to where your stock brokers could not sell fake stock or trick people into thinking they would become rich off of stock that did not actually exist. -
21st amendment
This repealed the 18th amendment and made it to where alcohol was not illegal but created an age limit and had more laws surrounding the use of alcohol to prevent what had occurred the first time when alcohol had no restrictions -
20th amendment
This amendment set terms for the presidents and vice presidents terms to end so that an election can be held to either re-elect or elect a new president. It also states the congress will meet at least once a year at noon on the 3rd day of January. -
Franklin D. Rosevelt
He was our only president to be re-elected more than two times and serve a little over a decade in office. He was elected and brought in to help bring us out of the depression and economic crisis that was in the midst of almost destroying America but he created the New Deal and many programs to help us get out of it some of which are still in effect today. -
Social security administration
This is government agency that administers all social security and social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivor benefits. This is why we are deducted social security when we are payed it helps make us eligible for the benefits they offer. -
1936 Summer Olympics
It marked the second and final time the international olympic committee gathered to vote in the city that was bidding to host the games which was the town of Berlin where Hitler had built a new track and field stadium. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism refers to different theories and ways of thinking that emerged during the second half of the 19th century and applied evolutionary concept to Natural Selection. The term originated in 1880's but didn't become widely known until about 1944 and some were against the idea and eventually made the topic illegal to teach.
