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John J. Pershing
Pershing was a general in the United states army. In world war I he led a victory in germany of the American Expeditionary Forces. -
Glenn Curtiss
Glenn was the founder of the U.S. Aircraft industry. Curtiss made the first long distance flight in the United States and won a race at the first international air meet in France. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States. Franklin Roosevelt is also known as FDR. He was a big help during the great depression. He is the one who helped get the US out of it. -
Marcus Garvey
Garvey was a political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements -
Alvin York
York was a sergeant in World War I. He lead an attack on a German machine gun nest. his troops took 32 machine guns, killed 28 German soldiers, and captured 132 others. He also recieveed the medal of honor for the attack. -
Dorothea Lange
Lange was a influential American documantary photographer. Her most popular work is During the Depression. -
Langston Hughes
One of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry. He was an American poet, columnist, novelist, playwright, and social activist. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.As a 25-year-old U.S. Air Mail pilot, Lindbergh emerged suddenly from virtual obscurity to instantaneous world fame as the result of his Orteig Prize-winning solo nonstop flight on May 20–21, 1927 -
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The Great Migration
The great migration was th erelocation of mor than 6 million African Americans from the rural south to the citties of the north. It had a huge impact on urban lif ein the United states -
Sussex Pledge
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Battle of the Argonne Forest
This battle was fought for 47 days. The battle was the largest in the United states history. the battle involved 1.2 million American soldiers. -
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Harlem Renaissance
Harlem was a place where african american writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars traveled. The renaissance incorperated jazz and blues attracting whites to Harlem. There interacial couples danced. It gave a certain relaxation of racial attitudes among whites. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allies at the Versailles Palace near Paris. It was signed after World War 1 in 1918. -
Warren G. Harding’s “Return to Normalcy”
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The Great Depression
In just a few short years the nation crashed from the roaring twenties to a desperate hardship. It was the worst economic crisis in the country's history. Millions of people were subjected to being jobless, homeless, and starving for almost a decade. -
The New Deal
When the worst of the depression hit FDR worked to stabilize the economy and provide relief to the citizens. The governement worked on ne programs and projects for the next 8 years. The new deal permanently change the governments relationship to the US populace. -
Jazz music
During The Depression jazz had came to symbolize American freedom. It helped raise the morale of the country during hard times. -
The Dust Bowl
during the Great depression Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma grew with Golden plains of wheat. This attracted many farmers from allo over with that promise. over time the rain stopped coming. Soon horrible dust storms started. sometimes the dust was so thick you couldnt even see your hand in front of your face. many people would put rags and wet sheets to cover their houses. many people died form a thing they called dust pneumonia. Many people ended up leaving and going to California. -
Red Scare
"Red" comes from the color of the soviet union flag. "Scare" was because the US was afraid communism would come to the country. There was the spread of commmunism in China and Eastern Europe.The soviet union had become powerful, they had nuclear bombs. people were scared that someone would side the them and share secret information about the United States
