-
Period: to
The Great Migration
The movement of more than 6 million African Americans from the South to the North, Midwest, and West over an extended period of time. -
Period: to
1st Red Scare
The Red Scare was the fear of widespread communism, it was caused by the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. It was at its highest point in the last 2 years of this period as paranoia took over nearly the whole nation. -
Warren G. Harding's Return to Normalcy
Warren G. Harding's campaign promise in the 1920 election. A promise to return to the way life was before WWI. -
Period: to
Langston Hughes
An African American Poet and one of the most important members of the Harlem Renaissance of the 20s. Hughes was a creative genius that celebrated black life and culture. He promoted equality, African American culture and spirituality, and condemned racism and injustice all through his writings. -
Period: to
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is the theory that people undergo the same Darwinian Laws of natural selection, or survival of the fittest. This applied to this 1920s because most of the time only the wealthy survived. -
Period: to
Jazz Age
The Jazz Age was during the time period of prohibition. Jazz music influenced nearly all aspects of society during this time period Although this age had it's positives, one of the huge negatives was that it made racial tensions after WWI worse than they already were. -
Period: to
Marcus Garvey
The most popular black nationalist leader of the early 20th century. Garvey founded the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) which was the largest African American organization in history -
Period: to
Tin Pan Alley
The collection of popular New York City songwriters that dominated music during their timespan. The name refers to an actual place which is West 28th street between 5th and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, New York. -
Period: to
Harlem Renaissance
A literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that took place in Harlem and molded a new Black culture. It created a "New Negro" that had pride in its race. The Harlem Renaissance influenced future black writers. Some of the most important people included Langston Hughes, Claude Mckay, and Charles S Johnson -
Period: to
Prohibition
Prohibition in the United States was the nationwide ban of alcohol for 13 years. This banned the production, importation, and sale of all alcoholic beverages -
Period: to
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Scandal surrounding the secret leasing of oil reserves by Albert Bacon Fall. Fall and his family received $200,000 from an unknown source under circumstances indicating that bonds came from a company organized by Sinclair. When this was discovered Fall was convicted of accepting a bribe and he was imprisoned. -
Clarence Darrow
A very popular trial attorney, known for his persuasive speaking, the best of his time. Darrow defended John Scopes in his 1925 Monkey trial. Scopes was being persecuted for teaching Darwin's evolution. -
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan joined the prosecution in the trial of John Scopes, a Tennessee schoolteacher charged with violating state law of teaching Darwin's laws of evolution. He is known in that case for being getting his ignorance of science and archaeology exposed during the case. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes, a Tennessee school teacher was accused of violated the Tennessee law that prohibited the teaching of Darwin's Laws of Evolution. This case was known for all the media attention it got and how Clarence Darrow publicly humiliated William Jennings Bryan. Bryan won the case but in 1927 the ruling was overturned on a technicality. -
Charles A Lindbergh
On May 20th Lindbergh took off in St.Louis from Roosevelt Field and on May 21st he landed in Paris to complete his nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He flew 3,600 miles in 33 1/2 hours during this trip. -
Period: to
The Great Depression
The longest lasting economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. It began after Black Tuesday, the market crash that wiped out millions of investors. Over this time period, consumer spending and investment dropped drastically which led to rising levels of unemployment as companies laid off workers. At its climax, some 15 million americans where unemployed and half of the banks failed. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
The immediate cause of the Great Depression. Banks invested heavily in the market and when the market crashed it led to many bank failures and depositors panicked, which caused more bank failures. -
Period: to
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a great drought in the Great Plains regions in the 1930s. It took place in a 150,000 square mile area, this area included the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma and sections of Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. This time period was defined by little rainfall, light soil, and high winds. The frequent dust storms killed cattle and crops, and forced families to abandon their farms. -
Period: to
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a great drought in the Great Plains regions in the 1930s. It took place in a 150,000 square mile area, this area included the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma and sections of Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. This time period was defined by little rainfall, light soil, and high winds. The frequent dust storms killed cattle and crops, and forced families to abandon their farms. -
Period: to
Federal Reserve System
The central bank of the United States, created by Congress to provide the nation with a safe and stable financial system -
Period: to
Dorothea Lange
Lange was a documentary photographer during the 1930s that was very popular. She took photographs of what was going on around her in her own San Francisco neighborhood like labor strikes and breadlines. She documented the rural hardship going on throughout the Great Depression. -
Period: to
Eleanor Roosevelt
A key figure in social reform movements in the 20th century such as the New Deal,the Women's Movement, and racial justice. Eleanor was a key voice in the White House for appointing women to positions in administration. Her and her husband Theodore played huge parts in reforming the United States during its time of need. -
20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment set dates at which federal government elected offices end -
Period: to
The New Deal
A series of experimental programs attempting to stabilize the economy. These programs included the Social Security that we know today. The New Deal also ended prohibition -
Relief, Recovery, Reform
President Roosevelt's 3 R's plan to help economy. Relief was to take immediate action to halt the economies further deterioration (ex: 4 day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing money.) Recovery was to establish temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand (ex: Tennessee Valley Authority to build dams to provide stable irrigation and cheap hydroelectric power.) and Reform was to establish permanent programs to avoid another depression(ex: Social Security to protect money. -
Period: to
Franklin D Roosevelt
FDR was the 32nd president of the U.S and he gave a reassuring feeling to Americans during a time of despair. Roosevelt's New Deal programs and reforms redefined the role of federal government. He would speak directly to the public in a series of radio broadcast called Fireside Chats. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
formed to bring cheap hydroelectric power, flood control, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, an area greatly affected by the Great Depression. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The FDIC is an independent agency of the federal government that was created in response in bank failures during the Great Depression, it was created to restore trust in the banking system since more than one third of banks failed before the FDIC's creation. This agency was successful because ever since the start of their insurance, no depositor has lost money on insured funds. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment (the prohibition of alcohol) which previously lasted for nearly 15 years. -
Securities and Exchange Commission
The SEC is a federal government commission that was created as a part of FDR's New Deal. It's purpose is to protect investors from dangerous financial practices or frauds. -
Social Security Administration
An independent agency of the U.S government that give Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivor's benefits. -
Henry Ford
In 1920 Henry Ford began mass producing his cars and he produced around 15 million Model Ts and made Ford Motor Company the largest manufacturer in the world. He opened plants and operations all throughout the world during the 1920s
