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1920's Economy: Federal Personal Income Tax
The beginning to the income tax. -
1920's African American Identity: The Great Migration
Searching for a better way of life, many African Americans began to move to the North. -
1920's African American Identity: Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey believed the only way to better the lives of African Americans was to go live in Africa. -
Immigration: Asiatic Barred Zone Act
This act made it a requirement to take a literary test to come into America and also made lots of restrictions in order to prevent those from Asia and others from entering. -
Prohibition: 18th Amendment
The manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol in the United States is officially prohibited. -
1920's African American Identity: Red Summer
The red summer was a series of riots between blacks and whites which causes hundreds of deaths. -
1920's African American Identity: The Chicago Race Riot
The Chicago race riot was an eight day dispute caused by the drowning of an African American teenager. -
1920's Culture: The New Woman
Women began to gain more freedom and began to start wearing short flapper style dresses. -
1920's African American Indentity: Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, an African American, became a very popular jazz musician. -
1920's Economy: Unemployment
In 1920 the unemployment rate rose rapidly from 5.2 ro 8.7 percent. -
1920's Culture: Roaring 20's
With the increase in stock buying and increase in money, many wealthier upperclass people were living a life of luxury. -
1920's Culture: Harlem Renaissance
An influx of African American culture began to boom with great literacy works and jazz. -
1920's Culture: Rise of Labor Unions
As more workers became unhappy from their working conditions, they began to from unions. -
1920's Politics: The Palmer Raids
Many immigrants were arrested because of they were thought to be communists. -
1920's Politics: Steel Strike Ends
The steel strike ends with the capitulation by the steelworkers. -
1920's Politics: Esch-Cummins Act
The act returned railroads to private operations. -
1920's Economy: Cotton Overproduction
With more farmer planted cotton, the price of cotton began to fall dramatically resulting in a depression for cotton farmers. -
1920's Poltics: 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment granted the right to vote to women. -
1920's Politics: Teapot Dome Scandel
The Teapot Dome Scandel was a bribery with oil reserves. -
1920's Ecomony: Emergency Tariff Act
The Emergency tariff rasied the price of manufactured goods. -
1920's Politics: The Budget and Accounting Act
This act provided the framework for a national, federal budget. -
1920's Literature: The Wasteland
The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot talks about the world's loss of moral and spiritual values. -
1920's Literature: Babbitt
Babbitt by Lewis Sinclair talks about how even with all the money and wealth you can never be fully satisfied. -
Immigration: The Johnson-Reed Act
The Johnson-Reed act prevented immigrants from entering the U.S. by establishing quotas and completely banned immigrants from Asia. -
1920's Literature: The New Negro
The New Negro by Alain Locke showed a hopeful view on the lives of African Americans. -
1920's Culture: The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age, credited to African Americans, was a boom of jazz music and jazz style dance. -
1920's Literature: The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald showed that the "modern person" could pursue the American Dream. -
Religion: Scopes Trial
A high school teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating the Tennessee Butler Act, which was the prohibtion of teaching evolution. -
1920's Literature: The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway conveyed the idea that the lost generation was aimless. -
1920's Economy: 1927 Recession
Henry Ford shuts down of all his factories causing a mild recession. -
Stock Market Crash: Black Thursday
The first day of panic that preceded to Great Depression; many rushed to sell their stocks. -
Stock Market Crash: Black Tuesday
Panicked sellers traded 16 million shares sparking the beginning of the Great Depression. -
Herbert Hoover's Policies: Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Herbert Hoover's tariff, Hawley-Smoot, raised taxes on imports to increase the consumption of American products, however proved to be ineffective. -
Herbert Hoover's Policies: Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation provided financial support to state and local government and to businesses during the Great Depression. -
New Deal Programs: Agricultural Adjustment Act
This act protected farmers from price drops by provided crop subsides and offering education about soil erosion. -
New Deal Programs: Federal Emergency Relief Act
This act distributed money to aid the unemployed. -
New Deal Programs; Tennessee Valley Authority
The government bulit dams to prevent flooding and to sell electricity. -
New Deal Programs: Glass-Steagall Act
This act created bank deposits to prevent bank failures. -
New Deal Programs: National Industrial Recovery Act
This act created NRA to enforce codes of fair competition, minimum wages, and to permit collective bargaining of workers. -
New Deal Program: Public Works Administration
Ths program budgeted millions of dollars to constucting public works. -
New Deal Programs: Civil Works Administration
This act provided new jobs at $15 an hour. -
Prohibition: The 21st Amendment
The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment and allowed the sale of alcohol. -
New Deal Programs: Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission regulated the stock market and prevented marginal buying. -
Dust Bowl: Drought Relief Service
The Drought Relief Service coordinated relief activities such as bringing in cattle to be sold for consumption. -
New Deals Programs: Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration created jobs for artists and and created many other jobs. -
New Deal Programs: Rural Electrification Administration
This program encouraged farmers to have electricity. -
New Deal Programs: National Youth Administration
This act provided employment to teenagers and college students. -
New Deal Programs: Wagner Act
The Wagner Act allowed for unions to be formed snd restricted management from breaking up unions. -
Dust Bowl: Black Sunday
Black Sunday was the worst black blizzard that caused a lot of damage to cities. -
New Deal Programs: Social Security Act
The Social Security Act provided pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to blind, deaf, disabled, and dependent children -
Religion: Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday delivers his last sermon; he was a popular preaher who most likely influenced the passing of the 18th amendment. -
1920's African American Idenity: Their Eyes Were Watching God
This book shows the African American way of life.
