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social Darwinism
The term showed up in 1880. It is a theory that Specific groups and people were naturally better. -
Tin Pan alley
Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885, when a lot of music artist set up in the same area of Manhattan. -
William Jenning Bryan
William Jenning Bryan was an american orator and politician. was the democratic nominee 3 times. the first time was 1896 -
Clarence darrow
Clarence darrow was an american lawyer. a leading member of the american civil liberties union. he was married in 1904 -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford is the founder of the company Ford. He also came up with the assembly line in 1913. making the production of cars more uniform and faster. faster= Cheaper -
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve System is a central banking system. it was created in 1913 in response to several financial panics. -
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey was a jamaican political leader. He was also a journalist. in 1914 he organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). -
Jazz Music
"Some will say that Jazz was born in 1895, when Buddy Bolden started his first band. Others will say 1917, when Nick LaRocca and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded the first Jazz record, "Livery Stable Blues." " -
Prohibition
Prohibition was the nationwide ban on alcohol. This occurred in 1919. when the 19th amendment was created. -
1st red Scare
after the end of world war 1 the united states became terrified of communism. it became really bad after a few bombings. in1919 -
Warren G. Harding's "return to Normalcy"
Return to Normalcy was a promise by warren G. Hardings made in his campaign in 1920. He promised that he would make the u.s. what it was before WW1 -
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance was a time period that jazz music became popular. it was also called the "New Negro Movement". it was black peoples art forms were becoming popular -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the administration of warren g Harding. This happened in the 1920s -
21st amendment
the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment. this happened in 1921. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes Monkey Trial was a trial between tennessee and a guy named scopes. the trial ended in 1925. It was about the law against teaching evolution. -
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was a poet. He was one of the innovators of jazz poetry. his first book of poetry The Weary Blues (1926) -
charles a lindbergh
charles a lindbergh was an airmail pilot in 1927. was awarded longest solo nonstop flight. which lasted 33 hours -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the Worst economic downturn in united states history. it began in 1929 and ended in 1939. FDR helped us get out of the great depression by creating jobs. -
Black Tuesday
in 1929 stock prices completely collapsed. THis was one of the big causes of The Great Depression. A lot of people had money in the market. When all the Prices went down everyone started to sell all of their shares. -
The Dust bowl
The Dust bowl was huge dust storms in the midwest. it was caused by over farming the land. this happened in the middle of the Great depression. which made it even worse -
20th amendment
The 20th Amendment clarified who became president if the president dies. it was ratified in 1933. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president. he was president for almost 16 years. this was before term limits where a thing. only reason he was not reelected after that is because he died in 1945 -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was a diplomat and american politician. she was also the longest serving first lady. she was first lady from 1933 to 1945. -
The new Deal
The new Deal was FDR's Plan to get the united states out of the Great Depression. The plan was to create a lot of government programs to create a ton of jobs. -
Relief Recovery Reform
Relief Recovery Reform was the 3 steps to FDR's New deal. The New Deal came about in 1933. -
TVA
Tva Created Flood, Generated electricity. they also Provided navigation. it was founded in 1933 -
SEC
the SEC was founded to Enforce the federal securities laws. It was founded in 1934 -
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an american Photographer known for her depression era work. she got married in 1935 -
Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration was Created in 1935. It is a social Insurance agency for Retirement, Disability and Survivor benefits -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created to prevent people from losing there money if the banks failed . It was Founded in 1938 -
the Great migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1910 and 1970. -
Frances willard
Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1879. she stayed the president until she died in 1988