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Jazz Music
Jazz is a genre of music that originated in African-American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. -
Glenn Curtiss
Glenn Curtiss manufactured engines for airships. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Rossevelt was nominated as a candidate for the U.S senate. -
Sussex Pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a promise during World War 1. -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West. -
Red Scare
Hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. -
Battle of the Argonne Forest
The Batlle of the Argonne Forest was the largest offensive fight by the AEF. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that kindled a new black cultural identity. -
Warren G. Harding's " Return to Normalcy"
Warren G. Harding won the press election. -
John J. Pershing
John J. Pershing served as army cheif of staff after the war. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh completed the first non-stop trans-atlantic flight. -
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was an important writer of the Harlem Renaissance. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States. -
The Dust Bowl
More and more dust storms had been blowing up in the years leading up to that day. -
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange photographed the Great Deppresion. -
Alvin York
Alvin York was the greatest American hero of WW1. -
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey was the largest mass movement leader.