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The Great Migration
thousands of African Americans migrated to larger cities. -
Speakeasies
Due to the prohibition, alcohol was sold illegally through speakeasies run by bootleggers and the mob -
American Renaissance
this literary renaissance brought about dadaism, expressionism, impressionism, and surrealism -
Expatriates
People who moved to Europe, usually Paris, and lived in poverty then eventually moved back to America with a new perspective. Famous Expatriates were Hemingway, Emerson, and Fitzgerald -
Harlem Renaissance in Literature
Black artists, playwrights, and authors become more popular and prevalent. -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote -
18th amendment
Prohibited alcohol -
Average income
the average income of the upper middle class increased -
Industrial Production
The assembly line added to the increasing productivity of factories making them extremely efficient. -
Living Conditions
The living conditions especially in the slums of big cities became extremely crude and unsanitary. -
Rural Income
By this time, a large amount of people living in rural areas were only making income that classified as poverty. -
Imagism
Post World War II literature influenced by Victorian poetry which expressed emotions through the imagery -
Novels
Many famous novels emerge in this time period which reflect the way of life of the time period. -
Jazz age
Jazz emerged along with dance that went with it bringing happiness and expressionism through music. -
Modernism
Believed that Darwinism could still fit with their faith -
Fundamentalism
Protestants bashed on Modernists and blamed them for the decline in morals -
Rebelling in the Prohibition
Due to the Prohibition, people began to illegally produce and distribute alcohol and it became popular to break the law and carried into greater increase in mobs and criminal activity. -
Harlem Renaissance
Major movement in African American art and music -
Cultural Civil War
Society in America divided itself in a cultural civil war between Blacks, Whites, Catholics, Protestants, Big city people, and Small towns people. -
Entertainment
The appeal of entertainment grew and became very important to American culture -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Albert Bacon Hall and President Harding found guilty for bribes and getting around competition. -
Immagration
Due to the end of the war, millions of foreigners migrated to the US and made the US citizens fear job competition and revolution. -
Quota Laws
It limited the amount of immigrants that could enter America based on nationality. -
Cotton Club
A club for only whites but where black performers would perform/ -
Coolidge Elected President
He was elected to be president over Davis and La Fallette -
National Origins Act
An extreme immigration law which excluded Eastern Europeans and Asians -
Alain Locke
Known for writing the famous book, "The New Negro" which helped to define and shape African American culture and identity. -
Herbert Hoover Elected President
Herbert Hoover was elected President because he supported the prohibition and christianity -
Stock Market Crash
After there was a boom in the roaring twenties, a great economic depression hit. -
Electric Homes
By the late 1920's most homes had been wired with electricity -
What caused the depression
It was not just the stock market crash that made the depression so devastating. There were global economic issues, people relied heavily on credit, and there was a great excess of production. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Increased taxes on foreign goods in an attempt to make consumers support more American business to get out of the depression, But then foreign countries increased the taxes on the US's goods, causing us to sink further into the depression. -
Dust Bowl
A severe drought in the 1930's which put thousands of farmers out of work. -
"Okies"
Many farmers from Oklahoma moved to California in search for work on the few farms and factories. -
Debt Moratorium
The president suggested the suspension of collecting international debts. all but France agreed and so there was a scramble for a compromise. -
The Three R's
FDR's new deal which proposed, Relief from unemployment, Recovery for business and the economy, and Reform in America economic institutions -
Brain Trust
FDR turned to university professors for help with economic issues -
Administrative positions
FDR had the most diverse in the history of the US. He had African Americans, women, Catholics, and Jews -
21st Amendment
It repealed the 18th amendment which now allowed the production and distribution of alcohol. -
FDR first 100 days
Within his first hundred days, he passed every law he tried to implement. putting into place agencies like the NRA, CCC, AAA, and WPA -
FDR and Prohibition
FDR worked to help end the prohibition to help get the tax money from the sales of alcohol which was desperately needed -
Bank Holiday
To provide the government time to reorganize the banks that had not failed during the depression, FDR put in place Bank Holiday in which banks would temporarily be closed. -
Fireside Chats
FDR held a series of "Fireside" chats on the radio to the American People to help reassure them -
Industrial Recovery
The NRA was created to try to help solve both immediate releif and long-term problems. -
Civil Works Administration
a program which hired laborers temporarily for construction jobs sponsored by the government. -
The Federal Housing Administration
They built new homes and repaired the old ones which helped created jobs and allowed for more homeowners. -
Financial Recovery
The Emergency Bank Administration, The Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Tennessee Valley Authority were all programs related to unemployment and public works, giving many sources of much needed jobs. -
Farm Production Control Program
Similarly to the NRA concept, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), suggest that farmers should produce less and charge more, but just like the NRA, it was determined to be unconstitutional.
