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the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better -
new york city centered muic publishers and song writers who dominated the popular music of the us -
american automobile manufacturer who created the model t in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line mode of production, which revolutionized the automotive industry -
a golden age for african american artists,writers,and musicians -
group of american writers who came of age during ww1 and established their literary reputations in the 20s -
Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming, as well as two locations in California, to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding. The leases were the subject of a seminal investigation by Senator Thomas J. Walsh. -
limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US through a national origins quota -
granted citizenship to all native americans born in the US
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famous pilot that was the first to fly a plane across the atlantic ocean -
deportation of mexicans and mexican americans to mexico from the us during the great depression
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a big drought struck the southern plains region of the us killing lots of people,crops,and livestock -
a work relief program that gave millions of young men employment on environmental projects during the Great Depression -
to control floods, improve navigation, improve the living standards of farmers, and produce electrical power along the Tennessee River and its tributaries. -
an independent federal agency insuring deposits in US banks and thrifts in the event of bank failures
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an independent federal regulatory agency tasked with protecting investors and capital, overseeing the stock market and proposing and enforcing federal securities laws
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an ambitious employment and infrastructure program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, during the bleakest years of the Great Depression. -
committed to helping maintain the basic well-being and protection of the people we serve