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Frances Willard
fought for women's suffrage -
Marcus Garvey
He was the leader of Pan-Africanism -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow defended Eugene V. Debs, arrested on a federal charge arising from the Pullman Strike. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan who was at the democratic convention with his Cross of Gold speech that favored free silver, but was defeated in his bid to become U.S. president by William McKinley. -
Social Darwinism
various ways of thinking and theories that emerged in the 19th century -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American automobile manufacturer who created the Ford Model T car in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line mode of production, which revolutionized the industry. -
Federal Reserve System
created to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. -
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. occurred between 1916 and 1970. -
Jazz Music
Jazz music evolved into part of American popular culture. -
First Red Scare
The first red scare a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism, due to real and imagined events. -
Langston Hughes
He was thinker and writer of the Harlem Renaissance -
Harlem Renaissance
The main idea of the Harlem Renaissance was to renew the African American heritage. -
Prohibition
Prohibition was the ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcohol from 1920 to 1933 -
Warren G Harding "return to normalcy"
A speech given by Warren G Harding for a return to the way of life before World War I -
teapot dome scandal
Albert B. Fall, who served as secretary of the interior in President Warren G. Harding's cabinet, is found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey trial began in Dayton, Tennessee. High school teacher John Thomas Scopes was charged with violating Tennessee's law against teaching evolution instead of the divine creation of man. -
Charles Lindbergh
First man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Charles Lindbergh
First non-stop flight across the atlantic ocean -
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, originating in the United States. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
The stock market crash of 1929 was when panicked sellers traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange which caused the beginning of the Great Depression. -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform"
"Relief, Recovery, Reform" was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to address the problems of mass unemployment and the economic crisis. -
The Dust Bowl
A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created to provide stability to the economy and the failing banking system. -
21st Amendment
Prohibition on alcohol. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian causes throughout her life. -
20th amendment
The 20th amendment is a simple amendment that sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end. And it also defines who succeeds the president if the president dies. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd American president who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II, greatly expanding the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
It was created to solve important problems facing the valley, such as flooding, providing electricity to homes and businesses, and replanting forests. -
Securities & Exchange Commission
Securities & Exchange Commission is a law governing the secondary trading of securities (stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America. -
Social Security Administration
The law included two major programs – a federal system of old-age benefits for retired workers who had worked in industry and commerce, and a federal-state system of unemployment insurance. -
The New Deal
Created to provide relief to millions of Americans that were stuck in a state of poverty as a result of the Great Depression. -
Tin Pan Alley
The building where the songwriters and publishers went to make the most popular music of the 19th centry
