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Model T
its a car that henry ford made in 1908 -
Prohibition/18th Amendment
the united states stopped the selling making and buying of alcohol -
Warren G Harding Elected
Warren G Harding wanted to be president of the United stated of America -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
two private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding in 1922 and 1923 the leases became the subject of a sensational investigation by Senator Thomas J Walsh fall was later convicted of accepting bribes from the oil companies. -
Calvin coolidge becomes president
calvin coolidge wanted to be president in 1923 -
Dawes Plan
dawes plan was an attempt in 1924 to solve the reparations problem which had bedeviled international politics following world war 1 -
Coolidge speech to American Society of Newspaper Editors
To American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington D.C.
About how wealth is earned by hard work and dedication -
The Great Gatsby
It is about the decrease of the American dream and contrast between social classes -
Herbert Hoover Elected
Herbet hoover wanted to come president in 1928 -
Black Tuesday
Nickname of day stockmarket crashed -
Smoot Hawley Tariff
Resembled the high-water mark of U.S. protectionism
Did not make the Depression any better -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Going to help economic activity by giving money to Depression -
Bonus Army March
Thousands of unemployed World War I veterans marched to the capital city, Washington DC -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Single best consevation program in America and a motivation of beginning of very tenets of modern conservation -
Tennessee Valley Authority
Controls electricity, irrigation and flood control from the dams
Provided cheaper electricity -
National Industrial Recovery Act
Centerpeice of Roosevelt's initial efforts to reverse the economical collapse of the Great Depression -
Public Works Administration
Gave several billion dollars to be spent on the construction of public works -
Security and Exchange Commission
Government work created by Congress to regulate the secrurity market and protect investors -
Works Progress Administration
Make public jobs for the unemployed -
Wagner Act
Workers shall have the right to self-organization and to help labor organizations -
Social Security Act
Created a system of old-age benefits for workers and victims of industrial accidents -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Act in U.S. that was activated as an alternative and replacement for the farm allowance policies -
Fair Labor Standards Act
is where little kids had to work in factorys just to earn money for their family -
The Grapes of Wrath
A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected
Franklin wanted to come president in 1945
