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Harlem Rennaissance
An African American movement spanning from 1918 to mid 1930s starting in Harlem New York with a movement in jazz and art styles. -
Prohibition
Ratification date of prohibition and the start of illegal alcohol coming to kick off the roaring twenties in less than a year. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was the start of the roaring twenties in his last two years of presidency -
Warren G. Harding
The president after Woodrow Wilson that dies suddenly on August 2, 1923 -
Quota System
A system limiting the amount of immigration that is allowed into the country. -
Calvin Coolidge
30th president, born in California, that took the place of Harding after he died suddenly. -
Scopes Trial
Case that was artificially set up to draw attention to Dayton, Tennessee when a teacher made himself a defendent against the case that he taught human evolution against the Butler Act of Tennessee. -
Herbert Hoover
31st president, and president after Calvin Coolidge. -
Black Tuesday
Also known as the great stock market crash, started the great depression. -
Dust Bowl
Lasting throughout the thirties, the South Central part of the U.S. became very dry and infertile after being over farmed. Dust storms raged across the land, and very little rain would come by. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Raised teriffs to the highest in 100 years and raised tariffs on some products to the highest ever. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Provided financial support to state and local governments, and gave loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other buisnesses. -
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
create home loan banks and allowed a board to supervise federal savings and loan institutions. Helped with the loan and installment plans. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president, and preisdent after Hoover, elected for three terms instead of just two.
