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Frances Willard
She was the founder of the World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. -
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Clarence Darrow
He was an American Lawyer. He is best known for having defended Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14 year old Bobby Franks and for defending John T. Scopes in the "Monkey" Trial which opposed William Jennings Bryan. -
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William Jennings Bryan
He was a Congressman from Nebraska, three-time presidential candidate and later Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson. -
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Henry Ford
He is best known for being the founder of the Ford Motor Company. -
Social Darwinism
Is the name given to the theories that emerged of society in North America, the U.K., and Western Europe in the 1870"s. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a political leader who served as President of the U.S. from 1933 to 1945 -
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Eleanor Roosevelt
She was the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and she was the logest-living first lady. -
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Marcus Garvey
He was a leader in the Blsck Nationalist Movement. He spent 2 years in prison and was later deported to Jamaica. -
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Dorothea Lange
She was a photographer during the Great Depression. She photographed the unemployed men who wandered the streets. -
Tin Pan Alley
It is the nickname given to the street where many New York City music publishers and songwriters worked and who dominated popular music of the U.S. in the late 19th century and early 20th century. -
Jazz music
It is a genre of music that originated from African-American communities in New Orleans in the U.S. -
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Langston Hughes
He was an American poet and novelist. His African-American themes made him an important contributor to the Harlem Renaissence. -
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Charles A. Lindbergh
He was an American Aviator. He made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. People nicknamed him "Lucky Lindy" and "Lone Eagle". -
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The Great Migration
It was the movement of 6 million blacks from the rural Southern U.S. to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West. -
Prohibition
When alcohol was prohibitied to be manufactured, stored in barrels or bottles, transportated, sold, possessed, and consumed. -
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Harlem Renaissance
The cultural, artistic and social explosion that occured in Harlem during the end of WWI and the middle of the 1930's -
1st Red Scare
It was a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism. -
Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
It was a speech given by Warren G. Harding promising to return to the way of life before World War I. -
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
A bribery incident that took place in the United States. -
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Scopes Monkey Trial
The trial began because John Thomas Scopes, a high school science teacher, was accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
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The Great Depression
It was the greates economic downturn in history. It started shortly after the Stock Market Crash. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
It was when stock market prices went really low and people lost all their money. -
The Dust Bowl
A period of severe dust storms due to drought and bad farming practices. -
20th Amendment
This amendment states a beginning and end date for Congress and the President and Vice-president -
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"Relief, Recovery and Reform"
Also known as the "Three R's". It was introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to adress the economic problems during the Great Depression. -
21st Amendment
This amendment ended Prohibition in the United States