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Was an American educator
Founder of the Women's Christian Temperance Union -
Was for the defense in the Scopes Trial.
Questioned William Bryan as "expert witness" on the Bible -
Was for the prosecution in the Scopes Trial
"Expert witness" on the Bible
Three-time presidential candidate -
Explains evolution
'Survival of the fittest' -
Collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters
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Founded UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association)
Encouraged 'Black Separatism'
Black Star Line -
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Wanted to win Orteig Prize for first nonstop transatlantic flight.
Flew solo from New York to Paris in 33 1/2 hours.
Flew in the Spirit of St. Louis -
Many blacks moved to Northern cities for better opportunities.
The tended to live in ghetto's.
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It is the central banking system of the United States
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Congress passed the 18th Amendment that banned alcohol.
Created "Speakeasies" and people started "bootlegging" liquor
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Flourishing of African American musical, literary, and artistic talent.
Centered in New York City
Changed many Americans' perception of blacks
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Began by Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.
Fear of Communist Revolution in the US -
Originated in New Orleans.
Considered the only "true" American music.
Many saw it as corrupting the youth.
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Interior Secretary Fall illegally sold reserves to private companies.
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Biology teacher, John Scopes, went against the law and taught about evolution.
This got him arrested.
Very popular. It got a lot of coverage.
Trial lasted 8 days.
Supreme Court ruled laws agaianst teaching evolution were unconstitutional. -
Introduced the Assembly Line
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-Drop in farm prices
-Uneven distribution of income
- Immediate cause: Stock Marcket Crash in 1929 -
The three separate aspect of the New Deal
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Biggest decline was on Oct. 29.
$14 billion were lost that day
$30 billion was lost that week
Many banks failed
Businesses started laying people off -
High winds were blowing away loose topsoil
Due to over-cultivation of land in The Great Plains
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Distant relative of Theodore Roosevelt
Paralyzed in 1920 due to polio
Atempted to restore confidence in the American people
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" -
This Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment that banned alcohol.
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Sets when a new election is in order.
Also says who succeeds the President if he dies. -
This was the nickname for FDR's economic program
Consisted of
-relief
-recovery
-reform
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Was created because of the Glass-Steagall Act
10,000 banks closed
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Created to assist people in the Tennessee Valley
Provided flood control and cheap hydroelectric power
Protected social and economic welfare
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Laws require truth in sales of securities and fair treatment of investors
The purposeos to provide market stability and protect investors -
Provided for
-old age pensions
- unemployment insurance
-Aid to dependents
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