Progressive Era 2

The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr.

Jan 1, 1905

Brings the religiously offensive symbol to Ku Klux Klan

Ford Motor Company produces first Ford Model T

Oct 1, 1908

Sparked in the interest in automobiles with cheaper prices and fast production

Birth of a Nation by D.W Griffith

Mar 4, 1915

Film that brings national attention to the Ku Klux Klan encouraging religious violence

Ratification of the 18th Amendment

Jan 16, 1919

This prohibited the sale, production, and consumption of alcohol

Hoover founded American Relief Administration

Jul 12, 1919

Feeds 17 million people in 21 countries

Gross National Product Grows

Jan 1, 1920

It grew from 78 billion to 103 billion due to increased consumer demand

Great Steel Strike Ends

Jan 8, 1920

Workers fail to receive better pay

The Great Migration

Mar 4, 1920

The movement of African Americans from the South to the North in search of better jobs and lives

Cotton prices drop

Apr 4, 1920

Overproduction caused a collapse in prices

19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

This gave women the right to vote and start acts at improving life for women

First Commercial Radio on air

Nov 2, 1920

KDKA broadcasted about the Harding-Cox election

Teapot Dome Scandal

Jan 1, 1921

Under Warren, the government took bribery from a former United States Navy Oil Reserve.

Warren G Harding becomes President

Mar 4, 1921

He was the 29th president, who served from 1921 to 1923

Emergency Quota Act

May 19, 1921

First limit on immigration into the United States

First World Series

Oct 4, 1921

A growth in entertainment with the New York Giant's win

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Jan 1, 1922

A satirical look at small town life

The Waste Land by T.S Elliot

Jan 1, 1922

The ultimate indictment of the modern world's loss of personal, moral, and spiritual values.

Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Sep 21, 1922

Sharply raising tariff duties, boosting the domestic economy

Cane by Jean Toomer

Jan 1, 1923

A series of vignettes revolving around African American experiences and origins

Treaty of Versaille in effect

Mar 4, 1923

Germany required to pay reparations for World War 1, causing the U.S dollar to be worth 7,000 German Marls

Calvin Coolidge becomes president

Aug 2, 1923

Serving from 1924 to 1929, he won by a landslide

Warren G Harding dies

Aug 2, 1923

He has a heart attack in San Francisco, becoming the 6th president to die in office

Immigration Act of 1924

May 26, 1924

Limited immigration to 2% of a countries population

The New Negro by Alain Locke

Jan 1, 1925

Hopeful look at African Americanas

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Apr 10, 1925

The American dream that anyone can achieve anything

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Oct 1, 1926

About the lost generation of expatriates

The Jazz Singer

Oct 6, 1927

Puts an end to slient movies, first "talking" movie

Herbert Hoover becomes president

Mar 4, 1928

He won by a landside with pledges to continue Coolidge economic boom

The Sound of Fire and the Fury by Wallace Faukner

Jan 1, 1929

Details the moral decay of the South

The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life

Jan 1, 1929

Exposes discrimintation within African Americans

Agricultural Marketing Act

Jun 15, 1929

Herbert Hoover established the Federal Farm Board from the Federal Farm Loan Board

Black Thursday

Oct 24, 1929

Stocks lost dropped 11%, causing investors to quicklky sell stock, luckily some money was invested by bankers

Black Tuesday

Oct 29, 1929

Stocks kept dropping, People rushed to sell in panic again, this time leading to the stock market crash and the great depression

Droughts leading to Dust Bowl

Jan 1, 1931

Severe drought caused the crops to die out and start "black blizzards"

Civilian Conservation Corps

Mar 4, 1933

Part of Franklin's New Deal to combat unemployement

Civil Works Administration

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal that creates job

Farm Credit Administration

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal to help farmers from defaulting on their loans

Commodity Credit Corps

Mar 4, 1933

Stabilizied and aided the agricultural industry

Public Works Administration

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the NIRA, this creates jobs for public projects all over the country

National Labor Board

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal, supposed to handke labor disputes

Federal Emergency Relief Agency

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal provides direct relief and work relief to unemployed

Social Security Administration

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal to provide assistance for retirees and the unemployed

Home Owners Loan Corp

Mar 4, 1933

Part of New Deal, this purchased and insured 20% of urban homes

Maritime Labor Board

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal, mediated labor disputes and conducted research on labor in the maritime study

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Mar 4, 1933

Provides insurance to depositer in commercial bank

National Youth Administration

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal, devoted to educating young people and finding them employment

Reconstruction Finance Corp

Mar 4, 1933

Part of the New Deal, this kept banks and agricultural lending institutions alive with loans and other funding

Ratification of the 21st Amendment

Dec 5, 1933

Repealed the 18 Amendment, getting rid of prohibition

Black Sunday

Apr 14, 1935

The worst "black blizzard" of the Dust Bowl

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Sep 18, 1937

Told a story of the Black community