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Langston Hughes
He was one of the pioneers during the time -
World war 1 ended
The war had ended leaving the economy in a slump -
Workers go on strike
Many workers go on strike due to low wage and long hours -
Pride
The African Americans started to gain pride in their culture. -
Art
African American art became popular and relevant -
Black literature
White publishers were now releasing books written by black authors -
Harlem renaissance
African American culture grew during this time -
Prohibition
Christianity played a huge part in the banning of alcohol -
The Red Scare
The American people were extremely afraid of communism seeing what was happening in Russia -
Farm prices fall
Due to the war being over, Europe was able to farm again leaving less of a market for american farmers. -
Automobiles
Due to cheaper cars, the automobile became a common item for families -
Telephones
People could talk to anyone in the country using the installed telephone wires. -
Movies
Movies were becoming a big thing with the rise of hollywood and talkies. -
Jass
Jazz became huge to both blacks and whites. -
Radio
Families gathered in their living rooms to listen to the radio -
End of largest wave of immigration
The 20s were the tail end of the largest wave of immigration ever. -
Farming
Farmers deep plowed the land which ruined the top soil causing it to be dust. -
Main Street
Novel written by Sinclar Lewis -
Evolution
Cristianity was being challenged by the theory of evolution -
Organized crime
Due to alcohol beig illegal, organized crime became aa huge problem in the United States. -
Great time to be middle class
Wages had gone up by 20% at this time meaning that people were making a lot more money. -
Woodrow Wilson term ends
This was Woodrow WIlsons last day in office. He was very important to our history -
Warren G. Harding dies
Warren G. Harding dies of a heart problem. -
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgeralg wrote this novel -
Arrowsmith
This novel was written by Sinclair Lewis -
Mrs. Dolloway
Virginia Woolf wrote this novel -
Elmer Gantry
Sinclair Lewis wrote this novel -
Calvin Coolidge's term ends
Harding's vice president becomes president when he died and gets another term after that. -
Herbert Hoover is elected
Herbert Hoover is elected president -
Herbert Hoover spending
He upped spending 45 percent in his one term. -
Wages
Herbert Hoover tried to raise wages but failed miserably -
Black thursday
The stock market crash began on this day. -
Stock Market crashes
The stock market crashes losing billions -
Black tuesday
The stock market crashed on this day -
Populatiob
The foreign born population was at its highest at 15 percent -
Dust bowl
The dust bowl affected 100,000,000 acres of land -
Roosevelt
Theodoore Roosevelt became president after Hoover and promised to fix the country -
First new deal
He didnt have much of a plan when he was elected but this deal made the fastes gdp growth in history -
Fireside chats
Roosevelt told the people what he was going to do through the radio -
Gold Standard
Due to inflation, the U.S. had to get off the gold standard -
Relief
Help was given to one third the population that needed it. -
Farms
Roosevelt raised the prices that farmers would get for their merchandise -
Emergency banking act
He reopened amany banks under the governments supervision -
Prohibition repealed
Due to the need for money, the government repealed it. -
Sec
The securities and exchane commision was created to secure the stock market -
Public works
The government created many new jobs to cut the unemployment rate. -
Puerto Rico
Plans were created to help farmers inpuerto rico due to their economy hurting as well.
