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Clarence Darrow
He was a famed criminal defense lawyer for scopes, who supported evolution. He defended John T. Scopes, Saved Richard Loeb from the death penalty. He is a American lawyer, leading members of the American Civil Liberties Union. -
Marcus Garvey
He is a African American Leader during the 1920's. He also founded the Universal Negro improvement Association. This was the largest group in African-American hosiery. In being in the group he advocated mass migration of African Americans back to Africa. -
The Great Migration
The great Migration was the movement of 6 million African American left out of the rural southern United States to the Urban Northeast, Midwest, and west. Having the African Americans move had a huge impact on the urban life in the United States. -
1st Red Scare
The First Red Scare is when communism would come, making the United States have fear. They had fear of communism taking over the United States. The government went after reds and others with radical views. -
France Willard
France is a american educator, temperance reformer and also supported women's suffrage. she thought it was important for women to have the ability and be allowed to vote, helping fight for other women. She helped instruct the 18th and 19th amendment. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is a Social Theory which states that the level a person rides to in society and wealth is determined by their genetic. Also called "Survival of the fittest". Social Darwinism is a natural selection of those who best suit to existing living conditions. -
Harlem Renaissance
A period in the 20's when African American achievements in art, music, and literature flourished. African Americans started to have pride in becoming who their are. They also started to create lots of interest in their culture. -
Prohibition and 18th Amendment
Prohibition prohibited the manufacturing, sales, and transportations of alcoholic beverages. The 18th amendment made drinking illegal, trying to bring drinking rate down. In doing this it would help the economy. -
Warren G. harding's "Return to Normalcy"
Warren G. harding campaigned on the promise of a "return to normalcy". This meant a return to conservative values and a turning away from President Wilson's internationalism. To return to normalcy meant to build big business. -
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve Banks held substantial gold reserves and discount loans to their member banks. A modest gold outflow and rising inflation prompted the Fed to increase its discount rate sharply in 1920. They created congress to provided the nation with a safer, and more flexible financial system. -
Tin Pan Alley
The Tin Pan Alley was the collection of the New York City's music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States. American's popular songs and its structure of the songs were founded in Tin Pan Alley. This thirty two bar form was one of them founded their. -
Jazz Music
Jazz music was very popular back in the 20's. They would always play jazz in the bars, thats where it started to become popular. In the 1920's jazz music captured the free spirt of the era. -
Langston Hughes
He wrote poems, in doing that he won the first prize in the opportunity magazine literary competition. During the Spanish Civil war, he wrote for several american newspapers. A big poem he wrote was about American Dreams falling short for African americans. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Sandal of the 1920's shocked Americans by revealing an unprecedented level of greed and corruption within the federal government. The government oil reserves were secretly leased to oil companies in exchange for financial compensation. This was a symbol of the government corruption during Hardings presidency. -
William Jennings Bryan
He was a American orator and politician from Nebraska. He gave a speech called "Cross of Gold" favoring free silver, which captured the presidential nomination. He joined the trial of John Scopes, and worked for prohibition and woman suffrage. While on trail he revealed his ignorance of science and archaeology, soon after the trail he died. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial is another name for the trial " The State ofTennessee vs John Thomas Scopes. In the court case Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow debated the issue of teaching evolution in public schools. This case was lost and banned evaluation from being taught in the classroom. -
Henry Ford
He pioneered a mass production by manufacturing automobiles in the United States. Ford produced a standard model, which was the Model T ford. The new Model T ford cost less than $300 in the mid 20's. He was also an outspoken person when it came to political realms. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles fly's at the Nebraska Aircraft, while flying he became one of the nation's top stunt pilots. He also crossed the Atlantic by airplane for the first time. Lindbergh's baby got kidnapped. He helped invent an early artificial heart, developing a pump having the capability of moving air. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was had the worst economic in history. Over the next several years, consumers spending started to drop. This caused declines in industrial output and employment started to drop as businesses would lay off or fire workers. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
The wall street crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. October 24th, 1929 was the worst stock market in the history. This was one of the many causes which lead to the Great depression. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a period of period of severe dust storms that would damage the agriculture of Americans.The Dust Bowl would dry out the land, not being able to farm. It also caused dirt to cover their crops, and other belongings. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was based on the assumption that power of the federal government was needed to get the country out of the depression. Roosevelt brought banking reform laws, emergency relief, and work relief programs. He also brought agricultural programs, this New Deal would make the economy better. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was the 32nd american president who led the United States through the great depression and World War 2. He greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs to reform the New Deal. He was the only president to be re-elected 4 times, then died while in his 4th year -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The FDIC is an independent agency of the federal government. This was created in 1933, because of the banks failing. Thousands of banks failed to give money back to people they had to shut down, this started in the 20's. Since the FDIC started no depositor has lost a single cent of insured funds as a result. -
Relief, Recovery, Referendum
Relief, Recovery, and Referendum is also known as the Three R's. This came to address the problems of the mass unemployment and economic crisis. President Franklin D Roosevelt found a way to provide temporary employment through the three r's. -
20th Amendment
The 20th amendment shortened the period of time of the members in congress could stay in office. Congress should meet one in every year on the January 3. This amendment also had a nickname called 'the lame duck amendment". When the president dies prior to taking the oth, the vice-president becomes president. -
Eleanor roosevelt
Eleanor was one of the most outspoken person in the White House. While her husband was president she wrote newspaper column and even gave some press conferences. She was known as the first lady of the world, this was because she was a leader, leading her own rights. -
Civilian Conservation Crop (CCC)
The CCC was a public relief program. Out of the New Deal this one was the most successful during the great depression. It left strong roads, bridges, buildings throughout the United states. In building this more then 3,000,000 men served in the Civilian Conservation Crop. This was one of the major government's job being offered during this era. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment made drinking alcohol illegal. They had to remove all alcohol and was no longer allowed to sale this. Neither was delivering beer to the United states allowed. -
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
This helped stock markets, and protecting investors. They secure, exchange, and divide stock and bond markets. Meaning SEC has control, having efficient markets. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
This Act provided for unemployment insurance, old-age insurance, and welfare programs. This made sue old people did not have to work full time their whole life, being able to work part time. This help many people during the great depression. -
1936 Summer Olympics
During the Olympics the nazi party started to rise with power. After the game the racist policies led to debates about a boycott of the game. The Olympics were a very tense and had a politically charged feeling in the air.
