The Inter-War Years

  • Social Darwinism

    Social Darwinism

    A theory of evolution applied to society, competition and natural selection, survival of the fittest
  • Tin Pan Alley

    Tin Pan Alley

    The center of commercial songwriting and publishing business in New York, influenced by the European American Stream on West 28th Street
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford

    developing the automobile He also created the first moving assembly line. The moving assembly line was one of the most influential pieces to the American Industrial Revolution for many reasons.in1908 Henry Ford introduced his Model T car, which he publicized. The Model T car was affordable and simple
  • Lost Generation (artists)

    Lost Generation (artists)

    to collective group of American and European artists and writers who settled in Paris thought the 1920s and 1930s.they Expressed sense of emotional confusion and disconnection with the world around them.during world war 1
  • Harlem Renaissance

    Harlem Renaissance

    African American cultural movement or the new negro movement of the 1920's and early 1930's that centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.It marked the first time that mainstream publishers and critics took African American literature seriously.African American literature and arts attracted significant attention from the nation at large
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall accepted large sums of money and valuable gifts from private oil companies. In exchange, Fall allowed the companies to control government oil reserves in Elk Hills, California, and Teapot Dome, Wyoming
  • Immigration Act of 1924

    Immigration Act of 1924

    limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota.The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census
  • American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

    American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

    granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S.,the right to vote.But, it was governed by state law until 1957, some states barred Native Americans from voting
  • Charles A. Lindbergh

    Charles A. Lindbergh

    the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris in his plane " the spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh"
  • deportation and repatriation of people of Mexican heritage

    deportation and repatriation of people of Mexican heritage

    wrongfully remove persons of Mexican ancestry and secure transportation arrangements with railroads, automobiles, ships, and airlines to effectuate the wholesale removal of persons out of the United States to Mexico.during the Great Depression between 1929 and 1939
  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl

    A huge dust storm that caused dry soil to blow, creating a 'black blizzard' that hit Oklahoma but covered 9 mid-western states.it resulted in people losing crops, homes, jobs, farm animals. They were forced to move to a different place.
  • Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

    Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

    is was made to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression by providing national conservation work primarily for young unmarried men.It made valuable contributions to forest management, flood control, conservation projects, and the development of state and national parks, forests, and historic sites
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

    Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

    It was made to oversee the construction of dams to control flooding, improve navigation, and create cheap electric power in the Tennessee Valley basin.it impacted by creating dams and reservoirs for electricity and flood control, controlling soil erosion through forest restoration and better farming techniques, and improving navigation and commerce along the Tennessee River
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FCIC)

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FCIC)

    Insure funds for depositors and remove reason for bank runs, charges premiums to institutions based on total deposits.it was to help boost confidence in consumers about the health and well-being of the nation's financial system.signed by Franklin Rosevelt
  • Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

    Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

    a U.S. government agency that oversees securities transactions, activities of financial professionals and mutual fund trading to prevent fraud and intentional deception. It increases transparency, consistency, and trust in the U.S. stock market.
  • Works Progress Administration (WPA)

    Works Progress Administration (WPA)

    It was made to provide relief for the unemployed by providing jobs and income for millions of Americans.It made significant contributions to the preservation of African American culture and history with the Federal Writers' Project
  • Social Security Administration (SSA)

    Social Security Administration (SSA)

    provided a new federally administered system of social insurance for the aged financed through payroll taxes paid by employees and their employers.it provided income security, specifically the old-age insurance, unemployment insurance, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children ( AFDC ) programs.