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Frances willard
Frances willard was a teacher who left education to reform. She fought for labor, woman, and other reforms. She founded the World Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1883 -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan became a Nebraska congressman in 1890. He starred at the 1896 Democratic convention with his Cross of Gold speech that favored free silver in July 9, 1896. He failed become U.S. president and lost to William McKinley. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford created the Ford Model T car in 1908. he went on to create the assembly line, which revolutionized the industry. He sold millions of cars and his company became a world famous. -
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the great migration
the great migration was where 6 million african americans moved from the south to the north. they moved to get away from the racism and unfair treatment. They also moved because they wanted jobs that the south didnt offer to them. -
marcus garvey
Marcus Garvey was a Social activist born in Jamaica. He taught himself and moved to america. He formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914, but was later deported back to Jamaica. -
Prohibition
in 1919 the 18th amendment was applied and turned out as a huge failure. it was created to try to end alcoholism but only created disorder and even more illegal activities. it was repealed in 1933 with the 21 amendment. -
1st Red Scare
the red scare started after ww1 and the russian revolution. The US feared communists, socialists, anarchists, and other dissidents suddenly grabbed Americans in 1919 after a series of anarchist bombings. Many americans were scared that if russia could do it that the us could to. -
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Jazz music
Jazz music was the type of music for the 1920s. Jazz music defined that time period as it was the most popular form of music in america at the time. It was created by african americans, yet it appealed to everyone in america at the time. the jazz age lasted from 1920 to 1929. -
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harlem renaissance
harlem renaissance was an era in which the harlem in nyc was flourishing with culture. plenty of art, music, and social unification was happening in the harlem era at the time. This period lasted from the end of ww1 to the mid 30s -
warren g harding
warren g harding was the 29th president of the united states. His campaign was backed on the promise of the idea of return to normalcy. This idea was what got him to become president in 1921 -
Tea pot Dome Scandal
the Tea pot Dome Scandal was a scandal the occurred during the administration of president harding. The scandal involved the the transfer of the tea pot dome oil reserve to the department of the navy and the department of interior in 1921. It would be forever linked to government corruption and would show the power of american polices and the influence of oil. -
clarence darrow
clarence darrow was an american lawyer and a leading member of the american civil liberties union. He a advocate for georgist economic reform. In 1924 he defeneded the teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert Franks -
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social darwinism
social darwinism is the idea that people and social groups are also subject to selective evolution. It was a way to justify the change within ideas of certain groups. It was a popular idea in the late 19th century and early 20th century -
scopes monkey trial
The scopes monkey trial was known as the. State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes. The case was about teaching evolution, which scopes was fighting for. scopes lost the case but it was overturned and evolution was allowed to be taught. -
Langston Hughes
Langston was a black poet in the time of the Harlem renaissance. He was one of the first to write and innovate on the new kind of poetry called jazz poetry. one of his most famous pieces was called he "negro was in vogue". His first book was published in 1926 called The weary blues -
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh was a american pilot that flew for US air mail. He ended going from no one to becoming world famous by crossing the Atlantic in one flight in 1927. He went from new york to paris on one engine for the first time in about 33 and half hours. -
stock market crash black tuesday
the stock market crash, black Tuesday, was the worst stock market crash in the history of the us. It happened on October 24 1929 after the London stock exchange crash in September. the crash would start the beginning of the great depression. -
tin pan alley
tin pan alley was a name given to those who wrote and published popular music in the late early 20th century and late 19th. At this time tons of music was being written and spread around america like wildfire. America during this time was going through a large cultural cange. -
the Dust Bowl
the dust bowl was a drought that happend in mid south of the united states. due to bad farming practices, a massive drought happened leaving the entire area unusable for farmers. This led to massive amounts of people leaving to the west. -
20th Amendment
the 20th amendment set dates when government officials were elected at a federal level. It also dicided what would happen if the president died while in office. it was written in1932 and was ratified in January 23rd 1933. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR was a political leader that served as the 32nd president of the united states. He was elected in 1933 and he retired from presidency in 1945. When he was elected the us was in ruin from the great depression and he established new policies and agencies the combat the depression. -
Relief, recovery, and Reform
Relief, recovery, and reform were the ideas that FDR thought of when he was president. during his time in office he had a plan called the new deal, which followed these 3 r's. He wanted to relieve those effected by the great depression, he wanted to recover the economy, and he wanted to reform the system to not allow that again.
