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Frances Willard
She played a big role in the temperance movement. Her role in the movement was to eliminate alcohol. In 1870 she became the president of the Evanston College for ladies. She later became a dean at Northwestern University. She became the corresponding secretary of the Chicago Woman`s Christian Temperance Union in 1874. -
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley dates back to 1885. It is a series of songs made by several song writers. It continued on to the 20's and 30's. -
Marcus Garvey
Garvey was a leader of a mass movement called Pan-Africanism and he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League in 1914. In 1918 he started a newspaper called Negro World. -
Jazz Music
Jazz Music was created in New Orleans. Jazz was fun during the 20's but it was also made for racial tensions. People say jazz really started to get popular in 1917. -
Langston Hughes
Hughes was a poet, novelist, and playwright and that made him a big deal in the harlem renaissance during the 1920's. -
Social Darwinism
This is known in the 20's because it wasn't allowed to be taught in schools. It was the idea and invention of survival of the fittest. Herbert Spencer is the father of social darwinism. -
Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
He was elected in 1920 for his "Return to Normalcy" speech. He wanted life to back to normal after WW1. He wanted America to be more simple and less chaotic then what it had become after the war. -
The Great Migration
This was the relocation of millions of african americans. They made their own cities and urban areas with african american culture. This led up to the Harlem Renaissance. -
Prohibition and the 18th Amendment
The 18th amendment was created because of the men becoming out of control and the women wanted it to end. There was tons of groups including religious people and women who protested for prohibition. Prohibition is getting rid of alcohol and alcohol consumption. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
This empowered the Senate to conduct rigorous investigations into government corruption. It also marked the first time a U.S. cabinet official served jail time for a felony committed while in office. -
Clarence Darrow
He defended John T. Scopes, who was a high school teacher who taught social darwinism even though it was prohibited. He was an American Lawyer and advocate for for Georgist economic reform. -
William Jennings Bryan
He opposed darwinism in a case where a teacher taught it in school even though it was illegal. He solely believed in the bible and that god made us and didn't want it said any other way. He was in the house of representatives in the US. -
Charles A. Lindberg
Lindberg is known for being the first American aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the atlantic ocean on May 20-21 in 1927. He called his plane the Spirit of St. Louis. -
The Great Depression
This all started when people were to busy partying and spending money and they weren't paying attention to the economy and the stock crash, that when it hit them everything went down hill. It began in 1929 and lasted for about 10 years. The stock market crash wiped out investors and the banks had no money and people wanted their money which was no where to be found. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
The wall street crash which was also known as "Black Tuesday". This started the Great Depression because everyone lost their money and even the banks started losing money. Everyone started freaking out and pulling their money out of banks and that caused the banks to run out of money as well. -
The Dust Bowl
The dust bowl hit due to dry land and poor farming skills. This killed many people and animals as well as destroying crops. The dust bowl started in 1930 and lasted until about 1936. -
Dorothea Lange
She was a photographer who took pictures of farmers during the great depressions. She later influenced documentary over the depression. -
Federal Reserve System
This is the central banking system of the United States. Only 8,000 banks belonged to the system but over 16,000 did not. Lots of banks failed and made people panic. -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform"
This was created by FDR to restore the economy and restore jobs. The laws were made in a series from 1933 to 1938. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR was the 32nd president in the U.S. He was the only president elected for a third term. He created the New Deal to help America get out of the Great Depression. He is the reason we care so much about the first 100 days. He was elected in 1933. -
20th Amendment
This amendment limited the amount of time the president or congress could stay in office. FDR was the only president who ever served 3 four year terms. The amendment was created in -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The TVA provided navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley. This helped with natural disasters and kept people protected. -
21st Amendment
This amendment was created in 1933 and it was FDR's idea. It repealed the 18th amendment which got rid of alcohol. Now the U.S has alcohol again as FDR tries to fix America. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FCIC)
This was created due to the bank failures to help the failures of banks. This corporation insured bank deposits. -
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
They made rules to protect stock markets and they balance the rules. They were made during the new deal. -
The New Deal
This was created by FDR and he created it to change America and help us get out the great depression. Congress didn't approve of this which made FDR mad. The new deal provided new jobs for americans and started the Relief, Recovery and Reform. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
She was a key component in the New Deal and she choose women representatives for the deal. She was a womens right leader and cared for the unemployed and the youth. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
President Roosevelt signed it in on August 14 1935. The act helped give money to retired old people. This gave benefits to certain people.
