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Frances Willard
American educator, woman suffragist, temperance reformer. She was a big influence to the passage of the 18th prohibition law and the 19th women's rights law. She was the president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in 1879. -
Tin Pan Alley
This is the name of a New York city collection of music publishers and songwriters that has dominated music in the united states. The start of Tin Pan Alley was in 1885 when a group of music publishers had set up a shop in the district of Manhattan. It had the genre of american popular music and it got it's name from the street it was located on. -
Henry Ford
Founder of the ford motor company and he created the first automobile that the most of the middle class people could afford. His introduction of the automobile Model T and it revolutionized the american industry and transportation. As the owner of the business in time he became the best known and richest person in the world. When the model T was introduced to the world everyone wanted the car as the demand for the car grew he lowered the price and the sales went up. -
Federal Reserve System
This was created in 1913 with the federal reserve act as an answer to the financial panics. This panic showed there was a need for control if the monetary in order to avoid crisis. From things like the great depression and the great recession it led to an expansion of the responsibilities of the federal reserve system. It's main purpose is to address bank panics and establish a more effective supervision of banks in the U.S. -
jazz music
Jazz is a music genre that originated from african americans in new orleans during the 19th century. During that era jazz music became recognized as a big form of musical expression. Some say jazz started around 1917 Nick LaRocca and his original band recorded their first jazz album . -
Warren G. Harding’s “Return to Normalcy”
He helped return the way of life after the world war 1. Return to Normalcy was Hardings Presidential campaign promise in the election of 1920. Harding had promise to return the united states the the way it was before war( prewar mentality) without the thought of the war haunting the mind of American's -
1st red scare(1920s)
This was a time period were people feared Russians and anarchism from events they've experienced and imagined like the Russian revolution and a worldwide communism revolution. The affects of a spread of communism and anarchism in america had the people filled with paranoia. This scare led to a range of actions that had a an effect on the U.S. society and government. Federal employees were being analyzed to determine if they were loyal to the government. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is a theory that groups, people, and individuals have the same darwinism laws about natural selection as animals and plants. According to his theory if people were weak then their culture would diminished. And those who were strong grew in power and in the influence of cultures over the weak. -
Prohibition
Prohibition was a nationwide ban in the production,transportation, sale,and importation on alcohol. During this time period alcohol was a big issues in the world. People in america were consider to be "drunkards" because of how much they drunk. Drinking alcohol caused people to lose money and not be able to get food for the family, they were always intoxicated and were losing their jobs. -
The Great Migration
This was a movement of 6 million african americans going out if the rural southern united states and moving into the urban northeast, west and midwest 1910 and 1970. By the end of the migration about 53% african americans lived in the southern states, 7% in the west and 40% in the north. The main goal was to get out of the rural areas and move to the cities by 1970 most of the population had lived in urban areas. -
Marcus Garvey
He advocated Pan-Africanism movements and black nationalism. He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association. He was dedicated to promoting resettlements in Africa as well as african americans. After finding the UNIA by 1920 Garvey was able to claim 4 million members and was able to hold their first international convention. -
Langston Hughes
American social activist, poet, novelist, and playwright. He was an early innovator of the new literary art jazz poetry. He is also known as the leader of the harlem renaissance. In 1921 his first poem was published in the crisis official magazine ( National Association for the advancement of colored people. this poem became his signature poem. -
Tea pot dome scandal
This bribery incident was between 1921 to 1922 under administration of president Warren G. Harding. This was named from a oil reserve that was near a rock formation that looked like a tea pot. The U.S. Navy converted from coal to fuel oil. To ensure that the Navy would always have fuel available. In 1921, President Harding issued an order that transferred the control of Teapot Dome Oil Field and other fields. -
Harlem Renaissance
Cultural, artistic, and social explosion that was in Harlem, New York. At that time it was also know as "the new negro movement". It included the new african american's cultural expressions in areas that were affected by the African-American great migration. This renaissance was considered to be the rebirth of african americans arts in the world -
William Jennings Bryan
He opposed Charles darwin theory of evolution. He considered darwinism was a great evil force to the war and promoting hatred and conflict. During the scopes trail jennings was requested to represent the world christian fundamentals association. -
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer and former leading member of the American civil liberties Union as well as and advocate for georgist economic reform. He is best known for his court cases where he defended people like the teenage thrill killers and John T Scope's monkey trial where William Jennings Bryan was opposed. Scope ended up being found guilty and had to pay a fine be later it got reevaluated. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
This case was over a high school substitute teacher was accused if breaking Tennessee's butler act that said it was unlawful for anyone to teach human evolution in a state-funded school. He was represented by Clarence Darrow and he said he wasn't even sure if he was teaching evolution. Scope's was found guilty and had to give a fine of $100 but later the verdict was over turned from a technicality. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
He was an aviator who made the first non stop flight across the Atlantic ocean alone in 1927. Because of this flight he gained international fame europeans and americans idolized him. This flight was from a place near New York City to somewhere Near Paris. When he landed thousands of people were there to meet him he flew a total of 3,600 miles in 33 and a half hours. -
The Great Depression
The great depression started soon after the stock market crash that sent wall street into a panic and took out many investors. Within the next several years investors dropped and spending money decreased. This caused an increase in unemployment and steep declines in industrial output. By 1933 between 13 an 15 million people were laid off and about half the countries banks had failed. The full turn around of the great depression didn't happen until 1939 when world war 2 came into play. -
Stock Market Crash “Black Tuesday”
This was the worst and most devastating stock market crash of all times in american history. On the 29th of October in 1929 black Tuesday came to wall street when many investors traded about $16 million dollars on new York in one day. Millions of dollars were lost and it wiped out many investors. Because of this market crash the world went downward into a great depression. -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform"
These were known has the three R's and were introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the great depression to help solve the mass unemployment and the economic crisis. These programs were initiated from series of laws that were passed between 1933 and 1938. The recovery and reform programs that focused on regulating banks, emergency relief programs, regulate the stock market, providing debt relief, and much more. -
20th Amendment
The 20th amendment states that the president and vice president may no longer extend more than 2 terms. Their term would in at noon on the 20th day of January. Congress has to have an assembly on the 3 day of January at noon at least once every year. And if the elect president had died then the vice president will become the president. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was the 32nd president of the united states and served the longest term from any other president. He served 3 terms in office form 1933 to 1945. He was the president that led the united states during the worldwide economic depression. He created a program called the new deal to help create recovery, relief, and reform in the US. This deal had many programs and organizations to help the US get pass the great depression. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor was an american activist, politician, and diplomat. She was married to Franklin D. Roosevelt and was the longest first-lady to serve in office. She was also U.S. delegate for the United Nations General Assembly. -
The New Deal
This is a series of programs that were enacted in the United States. This program was created by Franklin D roosevelt in response to the Great Depression and it focused on relief, reform , and recovery for the world. Relief for people who were poor and unemployed, reform for the finical system to prevent depression happening again, and recovery of the economy to return to normal levels. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
This is a federal corporation of the united states that was created to provide electricity generation, flood control, navigation, economic development, and fertilizer manufacturing to the Tennessee Valley . This is a region that was affected by the great depression. This corporation was envisioned as a regional economic agency that uses federal expert and electricity to quickly modernize the society and economy. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
This is a united states government corporation that deposits insurance to US bank depositors. This corporation was created by the 1933 banking act after the great depression to help improve people's trust in banks. Over the years the amount that the FDIC has slowly increased where today the total amount is $250,000. -
21st amendment
The 21st amendment was basically states that the 18th amendment is repealed. It was saying to forget the 18th amedment which had put a ban to alchol, so now it was again allowed. But It is prohibited for alcohol to transport or be imported into the united states -
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
This is an agency of the government that has responsibility of enforcing federal security laws, regulating the securities industry, proposing securities rules, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other organizations or activities including electronic securities markets. -
The Dust Bowl
The dust bowl was a time period where severe dust storms would happen and destroy the agricultural and ecology of the united states. This severe drought which made it hard for people to grow and sell crops to make money and provide for the family. On April 14, 1935 is the day of black Sunday. Black Sunday is when 20 of the worst black blizzards came across the great plains. The storms cause extensive damage to the point were the day looked like the night. -
Dorothea Lange
Lange was an american documentary photojournalist and photographer. She is best known for her work during the depression era for the farm security administration. Her pictures of people in unemployment and homeless her research had caught the attention of other local photographers which led to the employment the FSA. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
This is an independent agency if the U.S. federal government and it administrates social security. This is a social insurance for retirement, survivor's benefits and disabilities. To be able to apply for this many people pay a social security taxes from what they earn from their paychecks. There are also Supplemental security income that are for those in need
