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Frances Willard
She was an educator, temperance reformer, and a woman's suffrage leader. She became the national president of the Woman's Temperance Christian Union. She was president of the union until she died. She set an example for future feminists. -
Clarence Darrow
He was a lawyer, and a leader in the American Civil Liberties Union. Clarence Darrow was known to defend famous or high profile cases, that normally make news. He is famous for the Eugene V. Debs case in 1894. -
William Jennings Bryan
He was an American politician from Nebraska who was on the Democratic Party. He was nominated for president many times, but never was elected. He's famous for his speech criticizing the gold standard. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was a very successful business man, who helped sponsor the assembly line and mass production. He created the first gas powered carriage. Then 5 years later he was able to make an inexpensive automobile and grow his company. -
The Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System was created by Congress. The nation need a safer and more stable financial system. Basically The Federal Reserve System acts like the countries central bank. -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the migration of around 6 million African Americas. They moved away from the south, and towards the North and West. Before 1910 over 90 percent of African Americans lived in the South. -
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey created the "Back to Africa" Movement. He also founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association. He believed in blacks and whites being separate, and got the Black Star Line ship where African Americans went back to Africa. -
Prohibition & the 18th Amendment
Prohibition was happening right before the 1920's and its goal was to outlaw alcohol. Drinking was getting out of hand, so people started to campaign for prohibition. In 1919 the 18th Amendment was passed to completely get rid of any selling, making, or purchasing alcohol. -
1st Red Scare (1920's)
Across the world Russia had a revolution in 1917. This scared Americans, because they thought communist were going to ruin their American lives. After the War people were prejudice against foreign people, and thought they would mess up America. American's then made communism and anarchism illegal, arresting people who spoke about it, and being extremely racist against races that could somehow be associated with communism or anarchism -
Tin Pan Alley
Originally the name "Tin Pan Alley" was referencing a place in New York City. However, it became a popular genre of music, the phrase "tin pan" was referring to people playing the piano loudly. The Tin Pan Alley became popular, because people wanted to purchase sheet music for personal use. -
Jazz Music
Jazz music wasn't only music it influences culture such as fashion, dancing, and society. Jazz music was created by African Americans, but listened to by all races. It originated in New Orleans and was often played in speakeasies. -
Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
Warren G. Harding was running for president in the 1920's where his campaign was to make America the way it was before WW1. He did become the 29th President. He ignored a lot of America's economic problems. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism was based off of Darwin's beliefs of "survival of the fittest." People in the 1920's believed "bad" qualities were genetic. This meant people didn't believe people with low IQ's or in poverty shouldn't be able to reproduce. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The TeaPot Dome Scandal was the secret leasing of federal oil reserves by the Secretary of the interior. Secretly rights were granted relating to oil to the wrong people. This was the biggest scandal in the country at the time. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
An extremely famous trial, that the public paid attention to. The trial was short and Scopes was fined for the law of teaching Darwinian evolution. William Jennings Bryan was for the prosecution while Clarence Darrow was for the defense. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was the growth of African-American music, literal, and art. It started in Harlem, New York, and spread. Originally called the "New Negro Movement," and it changed Americans perspectives on African-Americans. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
He was a 1920's celebrity who wanted to win a prize for first nonstop transatlantic flight. He flew from New York to Paris in 33 1/2 hours. He became a celebrity and developed stalkers. -
Langston Hughes
He was a poet, activist, and novelist. He was known as a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote a style called jazz poetry. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
One week in October 30 Billion dollars was lost, and it put America in havoc. Americans killed themselves, because they were so distressed about their money. This kicked off the Great Depression. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was American economic downfall. It all began when the stock market crashed and millions of America's lost all of their money. This led to an extreme amount of unemployment and poverty. -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform"
These were FDR's goals when he was elected president. He thought giving Americans relief, and restoring their confidence would put Americans back on their feet. The thought them recovering from the economy, and having stability was important. He also installed a lot of reforms to help benefit the American people. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was during the Great Depression when the land in the Great Plains was extremely dry. They land was over used to the point where it couldn't retain moisture. This made farmers unable to farm which only worsened the economy. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was the 32nd president of the Unites States, he was in office from 1933 to 1945. He installed a lot of new policies, with the ideal of fixing the economy after the depression. He had a goal to restore public confidence, he did this by talking to America over the radio in a calm laid back manner. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady to the 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was known to be an outspoken first lady, where she would give press conferences and wrote in a news paper. She stayed in politics even after her husband died, she was in the United Nations. -
20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment is also known as the "Lame-Duck Amendment." This amendment was ratified in 1933. The 20the Amendment changed how long Congress can stay in office after election. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (CCC)
This was a program created in FDR's New Deal. This corporation was created to help prevent bank failure. Their goal was to restore confidence and stability in banks in America. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment (Prohibition). This was the first amendment to ever be repealed. However, prohibition laws still exist to this day. -
Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC)
The Civilian Conservation Corp. was created to put Americans to work during the Depression. This created work projects that helped the environment. This was part of the New Deal plan. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security was created in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Social Security had a goal to help provide for retired workers, 65 and older, so they still had a source of income. This started to tax people, so in the future they could have a steady monthly income. -
The New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt started the New Deal which was U.S government programs, that were supposed to help the economy. He had a goal to get Americans out of poverty, and back working. This deal included banking reforms, relief programs, work reforms, and agricultural programs. -
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
In FDR's New Deal he created the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). This program was made so a government agency can overlook security transactions. They help protect investors, and maintain fair markets. -
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. At this time Hitler had gained power, and Germany used the olympics for Propaganda. The Germans had an "Aryan only" policy, for everything meaning Jews and Gypsies couldn't compete.
