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African American Identity
A Great Migration occurs causing thousands of African Americans to relocate to large cities -
African American Identity
Harlem Renaissance occurs resulting in a cultural uprising where AA's worked to bring about their place in society. -
Prohibition
Wartime concerns to conserve grain and maintain a sober workforce moved Congress to pass the 18th Amendment which strictly prohibited and manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, including liquors, wines, and beers. -
Prohibition
The adoption of the prohibition amendment and a federal law enforcing it, brought about the culmination of many decades of crusading by temperance forces -
Religion
Protestant preachers in rural areas condemned modernists and taught that every word in the Bible must be accepted as literally true. -
Economy
The upper and middle class' income increased substantially during the 1920’s. -
Literature
Post World War I the literature changed, strongly influenced by Victorian poetry; movement occurred to enhance poetry and to make people feel emotions by the images they see when they read (imagery). -
Religion
Modernism, which was a range of influences including the changing role of women, the social gospel movement, and scientific knowledge caused large numbers of Protestants to define their faith in new ways -
Politics
The 19th Amendment was established giving women the right to vote -
Politics
The 18th Amendment was established prohibiting the consumption, distribution, and manufacture of alcohol -
Economy
indoor plumbing and central heating in houses became common during this era -
Economy
Around 40% of families in rural and urban areas had incomes reaching into the poverty range and struggled to live on less than $1,500 a year. -
Culture
The Harlem Renaissance occurred which was an African American Art and Intellect Movement -
Culture
Entertainment revolved around movies and other activities which became a large part of American life. -
Culture
The prohibition brings about Speakeasies, which illegally sold alcohol though run by bootleggers, hacklers, and mobs. -
Literature
American Renaissance occurs which is the second Literary Renaissance in history being that impressionism, Dadaism, expressionism, symbolism, and surrealism emerge, as well as modernism and “The Lost Generation” young writers emerge. -
Literature
Americans, known as expatriates, traveled overseas and lived through semi-poverty in Paris as a colony, then returning to America with a sense of awareness of their changing world. -
Literature
Through the Harlem Renaissance, black poets, playwrights, and novelists emerged giving a meaning to black literature. -
Literature
Books started to reflect time periods by showing elaborate parties and moral corruption (The Great Gatsby 1925). -
African American Identity
Jazz Age occurs where music and dancing flourishes leaving a lasting impression on American society. -
Economy
With the adoption of the assembly line in factories, mass manufacturing became more efficient. -
Culture
A cultural civil war occurred dividing city people, small town residents, protestants, Catholics, blacks, and whites culturally -
Immigration
Quota Laws were made limiting the amount of immigration based on nationality, but it majorly targeted southern and eastern Europeans as well as Japanese immigrants from immigrating. -
Immigration
Post World War I, over a million foreigners immigrated to America sparking fear of competition, isolationists wanting minimal interaction with Europeans, and concerns over revolutions. -
Politics
Teapot Dome Scandal- President Harding and Albert Bacon Fall leased Navy gasoline reserves to private companies for low prices without competition, found guilty of taking bribes becoming the 1st member of cabinet to go to prison. -
African American Idenity
Cotton Club is established, a white club where black musicians would perform . -
Politics
Election of Republican candidate Coolidge occurred where Coolidge was elected with a popular vote over La Follette and Davis. -
Culture
National Origins Act was passed restricting immigration law however it excluded Eastern Europeans and Asians. -
African American Idenity
Alain Locke's, "The New Negro” is established becoming the first literature to really define the cultural revolution and purpose for African American cultural revival. -
Politics
Herbert Hoover won election due to support of prohibition and countries’ prosperity as well as the favor of people of faith. -
Herbert Hoover's Policies
The president believed that the nation could get through the difficult times if the people took his advice about exercising voluntary action and restraint. -
Herbert Hoover's Policies
Hoover urged businesses not to cut wages, unions to strike, and private charities to increase their effort for the needy and jobless -
Stock Market Crash
After an economic boom throughout the 1920’s, the stock market crashed causing the longest economic depression in the country by business failures and unemployment that affected people of all classes -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market led to uneven distribution of income, stock market speculation, excessive use of credit, overproduction of consumer goods, weak farm economy, government policies, and global economic problems which all contributed to the Great Depression. -
Economy
An increase in electricity helped improve the way of life. (Two-thirds of houses had electricity) -
Dust Bowl
A severe drought ruined crops in the Great Plains due to farmers overusing the land -
Dust Bowl
When the farms turned to dust, people from Oklahoma and surrounding states migrated westward to California in search of farms or factory work. -
New Deal Programs
The new deal was to serve under the three R's: relief for people out of work, recovery for business and economy as a whole, and reform of American economic institutions -
New Deal Programs
Administrative positions (FDR's administrative cabinet) became the most diverse in history due to the involvement of African Americans, women, Catholics, and Jews in his cabinet. -
New Deal Programs
A Brain Trust, which meant that FDR turned to a group of university professors for help with economic troubles -
New Deal Programs (Unconsitutional)
Farm Production Control Program was established (The Agricultural Adjustment Administration) which suggested that farmers should produce less and charge more, as well as pay government subsidies for every acre. -
New Deal Programs
The Federal Housing Administration was established, causing a boost in construction and jobs as well as homeowners through building new houses and repairing old ones. -
New Deal Programs
Civil Works Administration was established, which hired laborers temporarily for construction jobs sponsored by the government. -
New Deal Programs
Financial Recovery Programs were established including The Emergency Banking Relief Act, The Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation, The Home Owners Loan Corporation, and The Farm Credit Administration to help in the financial aspect. -
New Deal Programs
Fireside Chats were established which were a series of “fireside chats” on the radio to the American people, which reassured the American people and explained the closing of the banks on the bank holiday. -
New Deal Programs
Repeal of Prohibition, the 21st Amendment, FDR worked to repeal Prohibition, however he also brought in much needed tax money from the sale of alcohol. -
New Deal Programs
A hundred day long session in Congress was established by FDR (The First Hundred Days), passing into law his every request as well as placing agencies or laws such as the NRA, WPA, CCC, and AAA. -
New Deal Programs (Unconstitutional)
Industrial Recovery Programs (NRA) was created to try to help solve both immediate relief and long-term problems, thus taking over for the suspended antitrust laws; it did however help with codes for wages, work hours, production levels, and pricing. -
New Deal Programs
Programs for Relief of the Unemployed were established including The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, The Public Works Administration, The Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Tennessee Valley Authority were all related to unemployment and public works. -
New Deal Programs
A bank holiday was established to provide the government time to reorganize the banks that had not failed during the depression, a bank holiday meant banks would be closed temporarily.
