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Red Scare
The red scare is a widespread of the fear of communism. -
Red Summer
Red Summer is the period from late winter through early autumn of 1919 during which white supremacist terrorism and racial riots took place in more than three dozen cities across the United States -
The Chicago race riot
The Chicago race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict started by white Americans against black Americans that began on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, on July 27 and ended on August 3, 1919. -
Flapper
Flappers were young western woman in the 1920s -
Harlem Renaissance
A African culture movement in the 1920s -
Period: to
1920s to 1930s
The Industrial Revolution -
Prohibition
Prohibition in the us was a nationwide constitutional ban on the alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933 -
Scopes Trial
Scopes trial was a case about teaching human evolution in school. -
Great Migration
The great migration was about 6 million
African Americans coming to america -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday and Wall Street Crash is when the new york stock market crashed. -
Great Depression
A long and severe recession in an economy or market. -
Dust Bowl
An area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially as a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice. -
Hoovervilles
A shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff act
The Tariff Act of 1930, commonly known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff or Hawley–Smoot Tariff, was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States. -
New Deal
The legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s -
AAA
Provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands. -
CCC
Paid farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land and to kill off excess livestock in order to raise the value of crops. -
Bank Holiday
A day on which banks are officially closed, observed as a public holiday. -
HOLC
Used bonds to issue new mortgages to families currently in default and to prevent foreclosure. -
FDIC
Provided deposit insurance to depositors in US banks in order to restore trust in the American banking system. -
TVA
Provided flood control, electricity generation, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley. -
WPA
Gave jobs to millions of unemployed people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. -
Social Security
Any government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate or no income.