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Eugene O'Neil
an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature -
Langston Hughes
an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. -
Countee Cullen
American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance. -
Modernism
grew in popularity in the 20th century and be described as a way for Christians to accept Darwin's theory of evolution without abandoning their faith -
Marcus Garvey
developed political ideas of black nationalism -
Jazz Age
A time period that involved a new generation of Americans enjoying jazz music -
18th Amendment
banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States -
Pan Africanism
movement that was devoted to encouraging and strengthening of bonds between all people who share African descent -
Fundamentalism
a Baptist denomination devoted to taking every word in the Bible literally as well as blaming modernists for the decline in morals -
Farm Problems
Majority of farmers were drowning in debt, and gaining more debt due to increase of productivity -
Census of 1920
showed more than half of the American population lived in urban areas -
Quota Act of 1921
limited immigration # to 3% of those living in the U.S as of 1910 -
Corporate Tax Rate Increase
This is when the corporate tax rate increased from 10% to 12.5% -
Harding Administration
Formed to help Harding, their accomplishments were stimulated business growth, tax cuts, and the negotiation of disarmament treaties -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of Interior secretly released naval oil reserves in various private companies -
Creation of Newbery Medal
Chembelain designed medal to award authors that wrote outstanding novels during this period -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
raised tariffs on most imported goods to protect American factories -
National Quota Act of 1924
Set quota at 2% of the immigrants in the U.S in 1890 -
Election of 1924
Calvin Coolbridge wins both the popular vote and electoral vote during the presidential election of 1924 -
Rise of Automobiles
More than 10 million Ford dealerships were functioning in the United States -
The Great Gatsby
a novel by F.Scott Fitzgerald to show the American dream in the roaring 20's and showed how people could pursue anything if they worked for it -
The New Negro
Novel by Alain Locke to show a hopeful look at life of blacks during this time period -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
Culture during this decade because many Americans shifted their attention to "heroic figures" -
Organization of CBS
The Colombia Broadcasting System was part of a rise in the entertainment that allowed people to hear the news from either end of the country through the radio -
Rise of Stock Prices
in 1928, stock rpices rose a great amount -
Election of 1928
Hoover won the presidential election of 1928 due to the incompetence of his rival, Al Smith -
Stock Market Crash
The nation's worst stock market crash -
The Sound and the Fury
A novel by William Faulkner which gave great detail of the moral decay in the Old South -
Business Boom
A 10 year prosperity, economically in the United States. The boom was created by increased productivity, energy technologies, and government policy -
Herbert Hoover's Policies- Hawley-Smoot Tariff
passed by the Republican Congress set tax increases ranging from 31 to 49 percent on foreign imports -
Dust Bowl Farmers
a severe drought in the 1930's ruined crops in the Great Plains -
Debt Moratorium
Hoover proposed a suspension on the payment of international debt -
Brain Trust
A group of advisers for F.Roosevelt during his presidential campaign, which also helped create the New Deal -
The Emergency Banking Relief
authorized the government to examine the finances of banks closed during the bank holiday and reopen those judged to be sound -
The Glass-Steagall Act
increased regulations of the banks and limited how many banks could invest customers' money -
HOLC
provided refinancing of small homes to prevent foreclosures -
The Farm Credit Administration
provided low interest farm loans and mortgages to prevent forclosures -
FERA
offered outright grants of federal money to states and local governments that were operating food kitchens -
PWA
allotted money to state and local governments for building public works -
CCC
employed young men on projects on federal lands and paid their families small monthly sums -
TVA
hired thousands of people in the nation's poorest region, Tennessee Valley, to build dams and other things -
Industrial Recovery Program (NRA)
attempt to guarantee reasonable profits for business and fair wages -
AAA
encouraged farmers to reduce production by offering to pay government subsidies for every acre they plowed under -
CWA
agency hired laborers for temporary construction projects sponsored by the federal government -
WPA& CCC for African Americans
provided low-paying jobs to African Americans -
21st Amendment
repealing the 18th amendment -
SEC
regulate the stock market and place strict limitations on practices that led to the Wall Street Crash of 1929 -
FHA
gave construction industry and homeowners a boost by insuring bank loans for building new houses and repairing old ones -
Soil Conservation Service
to teach subsidize the plains farmers to rotate crops, Terrace fields, and use contour plowing -
Fair Employment Practices Committee
assist minorities in gaining jobs in defense industries
