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Frances Willard
A suffragist and American educator that lead views that influenced the 18th and 19th amendment. 1839-1898 -
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Clarence Darrow
A lawyer and leading member of American Civil Liberties Union. April 18, 1857 through March 13, 1938. -
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William Jennings Bryan
Former United States Secretary of State. In 1896, he was in the Democratic convention. March 19, 1860 through July 26, 1925. -
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Henry Ford
An industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company. Ford model T car was created on 1908. Born on July 30, 1863 and died on April 7, 1947. -
Social Darwinism
Various theories of society over natural selection and survival to sociology and politics in UK, North America, and Western Europe in the 1870s. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
The 32nd U.S. President known for the New Deal and for running for 4 terms. He was president during WWII. Born on January 30, 1882 and died on April 12, 1945. -
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Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR’s wife and also a New Deal Supporter. A civil rights activist that was against the Jim Crow laws. Born on October 11, 1884 and died on November 7, 1962. -
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Marcus Garvey
A Jamaican Political leader and a staunch proponent of Black Nationalism. 1887-1940 -
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Dorothea Lange
A photographer best known for her Great Depression work for the Farm Security Administration. Born on May 26, 1895 and died on October 11, 1965. -
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Langston Hughes
A poet, social activist, and one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art called jazz poetry. Born 1902-1967 -
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The Great Migration
A movement of 6 million blacks from the South to Northeast, Midwest, and, West. -
Federal Reserve System
The central bank of the U.S. created by Congress for more security, stability, and flexibility. Founded on December 23, 1913. -
Jazz Music
In 1917, Nick LaRocca and his band recorded the first Jazz record, “Livery Stable Blues.” Jazz music started when the Harlem Renaissance started. -
1st Red Scare(1920s)
A promotion of fear from the rise of communism. The first Red Scare began with a socialist revolution and political radicalism. -
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Prohibition
From 1920 to 1933 when an act of prohibiting the manufacturing, transporting, and selling of alcoholic beverages. -
Warren G. Harding’s “Return to Normalcy”
29th president that wanted to remove progressive ideals. 1921-1923. -
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
From 1921 to 1922. A bribery that took place in the U.S. during the administration of Warren G. Harding. -
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Harlem Renaissance
A period of culture when social and artistic explosion occurred between the late 1920s and early 1930s. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Legal case over The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes over evolution teaching. Ended on July 21, 1925. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
An aviator nicknamed Slim and The Lone Eagle that made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21 1927 -
Stock Market Crash “Black Tuesday”
Occurred on October 29, 1929. The great amounts of traded shares in a single day were too much and billions of dollars were lost. -
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The Great Depression
An event that lasted from 1929 through 1939 where the economy was in its worst in the history on the Western industrialized world. It resulted from the stock market crash of 1929. -
The Dust Bowl
A catastrophic natural disaster in the Great Plains that was caused by many great droughts and bad farming practices. Occurred in the early 1930s. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Built a hydroelectric network that supplies inexpensive power and develops a flood system. 1933 -
21st Amendment
Was ratified in 1933 and its’ purpose is to repeal the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. -
20th Amendment
The amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933 and its’ purpose is when a president dies the vice president will take his place. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FCIC)
Business that provided insurance for banking accounts up to $5,000. June 16, 1933 -
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Congressional commission that began in 1934 to manage the Securities Act. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
A created pension and insurance for the old, disabled, and blind. 1935 -
“Relief, Recovery, Reform”
Components of the New Deal to restore the economy by 1937 -
Tin Pan Alley
The collection of New York music publishers and songwriters in late 19th century and early 20th century.
