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Frances Willard
-She was a temperance reformer and a woman's suffragist.
-She was the influence of why the temperance movement kept progressing.
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Social Darwinism
-The term first emerged itself in 1880
-It is the evolutionary concept of natural selection in human society.
-People would believe that you can only live the type of life you were born into. -
Henry Ford
-He changed the manufacturing industry with the invention of the assembly line.
-He founded the Ford Motor Company.
-He introduced a reduced workweek of five 8 hour days. -
Marcus Garvey
He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association when he returned to Jamaica. Then he went to Harlem and started a UNIA chapter. Garvey also started publishing a newspaper called Negro World. -
William Jennings Bryan
-He was the United States Secretary serving under President Woodrow Wilson.
- He stood three times as the Democratic's nominee for President of the United States.
-He was asked on his views on the bible by Clarence Darrow. -
Federal Reserve System
-It is the central bank of the US.
-Helps the stability of the financial system.
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The Great Migration
-6 million southern African Americans moving up North.
-Before 1920 90% of the African American population lived in the south. After the migration about 40% of African Americans lived in the North and 7% in the West.
-The Great Migration happened because of people in search of better economic and social opportunities. -
1st Red Scare
-Last between 1917 and 1921.
-It was the fear of Bolshevism and anarchism, because of the Russian Revolution and anarchism bombings.
-The alleged spread of communism and anarchism created a sense of paranoia in the US. -
Harlem Renaissance
-African American cultural explosion in North and Midwest US.
-It was considered the re-birth of African American art.
-In Harlem, NY was were it was saw the most. -
Tin Pan Alley
This is the name given to a group of NYC music publishers and song writers.
They were the ones who dominated popular music in the US.
Tin Pan Alley all started when a group of publishers decided to set up shop in the same area. -
Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
-Campaign slogan of Harding was to return to the way of life before WWI
-Was a presidential candidate in the election of 1920.
-He won 60% of popular vote against Woodrow Wilson -
Jazz Music
The 1920's were known as the Age of Jazz. During prohibition jazz music was born. Jazz music was mostly played in speakeasies since older generations thought that jazz was immoral. -
Prohibition and the 18th Amendment
-Prohibition was the ban of selling and making alcohol.
-The 18th Amendment is what made prohibition take effect around the country.
-Many people rebelled against this law because they thought their freedom was being limited. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
-This was a bribery incident that took place between 1921 and 1922 in the US.
- Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and at two other locations in California, to private oil companies without competitive bidding at very low cost.
-Albert Fall was the first Cabinet member to go to prison -
Clarence Darrow
-Darrow was an American lawyer and a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
-He defended many high class clients during the 1920's
-One of his famous trials was the Scopes Monkey Trial. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
-Tennessee high school substitute accused of violating Tennessee Butler Act.
-The substitute talked about human evolution but it was against the law to do that because it didn't follow the views of humans in the bible.
-Scopes was found guilty and fined $100 -
Langston Hughes
Wrote his fist poetry book in 1926 called "The Weary Blues."
His works were influential during the Harlem Renaissance.
His work showed the working African American class. -
Charles A. Lindberg
-An American Aviator that was nicknamed Lucky Lindy, The Lone Eagle and Slim.
-He got instant world fame in 1927 by winning the Orteig Prize.
-He made the first solo transatlantic, nonstop flight between North America and Europe. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
-This was the worst stock market crash in the history of the US.
-During the 1920's people just kept spending and spending without looking at their bank accounts.
-The stock market crash is what leads into the Great Depression -
The Great Depression
-It was the cause of the Stock Market Crash.
-During this time unemployment rose to 25% in the US.
-Now banks are not allowed to invest in stocks using the peoples money without their permission. -
The Dust Bowl
Farmers deep plowed virgin soil, destroying the native grasses that helped the soil stay in place. Due to a malpractice of farming during the roaring 20's soil began to be lifted up easily with the wind. These dust storms drastically affected the agricultural of the American prairies. -
20th Amendment
-This sets a beginning and end date for congress.
-Also has rules if a President were do die while still in office.
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Franklin D Roosevelt
-FDR has been our only president in a wheelchair.
-He was in office for a total of 11.5 years, died while in office.
-He created many programs so people could get jobs. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
She was married to FDR and was a first lady of the US. FDR was also her 5th cousin, they were both related to Teddy Roosevelt. She held a chair in the PCSW. -
The New Deal
FDR wanted to fix the economy during the Great Depression. The New Deal was to make new programs to help people get a job. Many programs help people get an education and still work and hey would get a commission for them and their families. -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform"
The three R's was created by FDR to help the problems of mass unemployment. This program required immediate, temporary or permanent actions. The three R's were part of FDR's New Deal. -
Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC)
-A public relief program.
-It was for unemployed, unmarried men between the ages of 17-28.
-Jobs were manual labor based on the conservation of natural resources. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
During the Great Depression the FDIC was created by the 1933 Banking Act. It was to restore trust in the American Banking System. -
21st Amendment
The first amendment to repeal another. This amendment repealed the 18th amendment which was to ban alcohol. Since organized crime began to rise due to prohibition and prohibition became unpopular the 21st amendment was created. -
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
It is an independent agency of the US federal government. This enforces laws on regulating the securities industry. They require annual reports on public companies. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
It is a social insurance program that includes retirement, disabilities and survivors' benefits. The way they get this money is from what workers pay taxes on what they have earned. It was part of FDR's New Deal. -
1936 Summer Olympics
-Held in Berlin, Germany.
-First games to be televised.
-Adolf Hitler wanted to outdo the previous games and built a new 100,000 seat stadium and other arenas.
