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Social Darwinism
Similar to the concept of Evolution, Social Darwinism is the idea of natural selection in Politics, Society, and economics. This was brought up by the sociologist Herbert Spencer -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American Industrialist. He founded Ford Motor Company. He built a gasoline powered engine. HIs company was established in October of 1908. -
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve system is an organization created by President Woodrow Wilson. Their main purpose is to regulate the money in banks. The "Feds" were created to stabilize the financial system to contain any risks that would result in Financial crisis. -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the south cites to the north cities. Many blacks moved to get away from segregation laws. Cities like Chicago or New York saw in increase in the black population. -
Jazz Music
Jazz Music is a style of music originated from New Orleans. It started out as Western African Folk. The rhythm and flow of the music started new craze of dancing which at the time was considered bad. The new style spread quickly and was often blamed for the rebellion of the young generation of the time. -
Prohibition
The Ratification of the 18th amendment. Prohibition was the outlaw of Alcohol. No Alcohol company could brew, package, or sell any alcoholic beverages. The prohibition era created a new political issue of Wet vs Dry. Wet being for alcohol, Dry being against alcohol. -
The 1st Red Scare
The Promotion of fear of Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists. The .U.S government promoted mass hysteria through propaganda posters and ads. This was after world war 1 while there were still high tensions between countries. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a name given to a social and artistic movement which started the debut of African American artists. Harlem was a city that was majority black populated. The Harlem Renaissance brought the opportunity for blacks to start dream careers such as writers, poets, scholars, musicians, etc. -
Frances Willard
Willard was an social reformer and suffragist. She worked to get the 18th and 19th amendments passed. She was one of the leaders in Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). -
Return to Normalcy
"Return to Normalcy" was a speech given by then presidential candidate Warren G Harding. It was a promise of a return to the way of life before the first World War. He went on to be elected the 29th president of the U.S. -
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey was a political and civil activist leader. He was a public speaker for Black Nationalism and Pan Africanism movements. He also sounded the United Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A). -
Langston Hughes
Landon Hughes was an African American Poet. He was one of the first artists to debut during the Harlem renaissance period. He wrote many poems such as "The Weary Blues", "Montage of a Dream Deferred", and "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". -
Clarence Darrow
Darrow was an American lawyer. He served in the famous Scopes trial. Scopes trial was the case of a biology teacher first teaching the theory of evolution. -
Scopes Monkey Trail
The Scopes trial was a court case in which a High School Biology teacher first taught the theory of evolution. At the time, the theory of evolution goes against everything society knew. Mr John Scopes was sued with Clarence Darrow being his lawyer. William Jennings Bryan pled against Scopes. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was a politician. His political party was Democrat. He also was a lawyer. He served in the Scopes trial case against Clarence Darrow. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was a pilot. He flew a monoplane on the first non stop flight from New York to Paris. In the air force, he flew 50 different combat missions. In 1954, he was chosen by President Eisenhower to assist in selecting overseas air bases. -
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley is a music publishing center for songwriters who dominated popular music in the late 19th and 20th century. It was located in Manhattan, New York. Many great singing legends created songs there. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the lowest and longest economic down turn in history. The Depression had many causes, but one of the best known causes is the Stock Market crash. 25% of U.S citizens became unemployed and homeless. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
The stock market crashed due to low wages, low crop prices, and large bank debts that were not paid. Over 15 million people lost their jobs. 30% of the workforce is unemployed. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot scandal was the bribery of oil companies. The U.S government was selling oil drilling leases for $400,000 cash just because Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall was friends with the oilman. It was the biggest political scandal of the time. -
The New Deal
The establishment of new programs to help the economy during the Great Depression. Franklin D Roosevelt came into office during the great depression. Even though the act helped the U.S, people who protested FDR tried to create new plans to replace the New Deal act. -
The Dust Bowl
A time period of a drought and dryness in which severe led to dust storms. Wind erosion brought large winds of dust which flooded fields and plains.This made it hard to plant any new farm crops.On top of that, America was going through great depression. -
20th Amendment
After two terms in office, the President and Vice President will step down from their positions and a new President and VP will take their place. The ceremony would take place on the 20th of January. The same goes for senators and Representatives, only their inauguration day is January 3rd. -
Franklin D Roosevelt
The 32nd president of the United States. Roosevelt published the New Deal act, which greatly helped the economy during the great depression. He also was the only president to serve four terms. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor was the wife of President Franklin Roosevelt. As first lady she was really active in the political field. She gave press conferenced and fought for basic human rights. She changed the role of the first lady of the U.S -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform"
The three R's of the New Deal. Franklin Roosevelt launched multiple programs to save the economy.
Relief was to reduce the lower class suffering from poverty
Recovery was to create jobs to grow business and restarted the flow of demand
Reform was to introduce permanent solutions to avoid another depression. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned organization to mandate electricity power, contain floods,and provide navigation. This was another program launched by the new deal.Franklin Roosevelt launched this the first 100 days as president. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The FDIC is an independent agency that insures deposits made by individuals and companies in banks. They are responsible to make sure that banks do not fail. The FDIC was created by the Banking act of 1933. -
21st Amendment
The repeal of the 18th amendment. Prohibition did not reach the effects that were desired. In fact people still continued to drink even though it was illegal. So the congress decided to end prohibition with the limit of the drinking age of 21. -
Securities & Exchange Commision
The U.S Securities and exchange commission (SEC) was created to protect investigators from illegal financial fraud. They secure funds and stock bonds. They also offer stocks, bonds, and other funds. -
Social Security Administration
The SSA was one of the programs launched by the New Deal. The SSA was founded to be a social insurance program for retirement, disability, or veterans. This program was founded by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt. -
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea was a documentary photographer. She is known for her photos during the Depression era. She took pictures of common citizens during the depression, she believed "I do not believe the president knows whats happening to us here."
