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Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an engineer and an early automobile manufacturer that introduced the Model T in 1905, the first car that many middle-class men could afford. He later introduced the assembly line in 1914, increasing production. -
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Great Migration
About two million African Americans out of the South to the Northeast and Midwest. -
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey was Jamaican born. He was a highly controversial political activist who emphasized racial pride and formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association during 1914 in London -
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association in London. -
Red Scare
At the end of World War I many Americans feared communists, anarchists, and immigrants. -
Frances Willard
One of the most outspoken voices of the temperance movement and became president of the National Women's Temperance Movement Union and with her and other reformers' work had persuaded enough states to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment, which was the banning of the selling of alcoholic beverages. -
Eighteenth Amendment Passed
The 18th Amendment prohibited the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol. -
Prohibition
Protestant reformers often viewed liquor as the cause of poverty and crime. It was eventually banned for these reasons. -
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge had come to national attention as Governor of Massachusetts during the Boston police strike of 1919. He wrote in a telegram to Samuel Gompers "There is no right to strike against the public safety of anyone, any where, anytime" -
Tin Pan Alley
Was an area in New York City where song writing and musical ideas mixed together to form American popular music. -
Harlem Renaissance
The 1920's is often referred to as the Jazz Age, reflecting the great importance of this new form of African-American music. This awakening of African-American culture in this years, has become known as the Harlem Renaissance. -
Langston Hughes
Poet and writer expressed his pride in his heritage while attacking racism.They felt like their accomplishments in literature and art demonstrated their values as humans. -
Flappers
Wore short dresses that revealed their body shape as well as their legs and arms. Their hair was short and choppy, and they also wore a lot of make up. -
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Return To Normalcy
This was proposed by Warren Harding to less ambitious foreign policy and a grater emphasis on peacetime production and prosperity at home. -
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Immigration Acts
The Immigration Acts were established basically to keep out immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. These laws established quotas for each separate nationality, based on America's existing ethnic composition. -
Warren Harding
Warren Harding became President in March, 1921. He captured the national spirit when he called for a "return to normalcy" as his campaign slogan which meant less ambitious foreign policy and a greater emphasis on prosperity at home. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal involved bribery in the United States and was uncovered after Warren Harden's death. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a famed attorney who defended Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925. He was considered to be one of the best orators of his day. -
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Scopes "Monkey Trial"
The Scopes "Monkey Trial" was a trial that drew national attention for pitting older religious beliefs against new scientific theories. -
Eugenics
Was a scientific belief that the human race could be improved by breeding -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean on March 21, 1927. -
Rugged Indivivudualism
Spurred progress and was the foundation of America's "unparalled greatness. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was a skilled engineer and a self made millionaire who provided food and supplies to the citizens of Belgium during World War I. As President he predicted to end poverty. -
Twenty-First Amendment Passed
The Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment
