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Glenn Curtiss
He became the "fastest man in the world" when he rode his V-8 powered motorcycle at a speed of 136.4 mph to establish a land speed record that stood until 1911 for cars and 1930 for motorcycles. He was considered "The Father of Naval Aviation" and "Founder of the American Aircraft Industry" because of his motorcycle manufacturing. -
Marcus Garvey
He became a leader in the black nationalist movement by applying the economic ideas of Pan-Africanists. After arriving in New York in 1916, he founded the Negro World newspaper, an international shipping company called Black Star Line and the Negro Factories Corporation. -
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The Great Migration
Over 6 million African Americans moved from the rural South to the cities in the North. They left their homes in the south due to economic opportunities and harsh laws and went north and got instustrial jobs.They had to deal with poor working conditions and they had to compete with living space. During this, African Americans began to build a new place for themselves, actively confronting economic, political and social challenges and creating a new black urban culture. -
Sussex Pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a promise given by the German Government to the United States in response to US demands relating to the conduct of World War I. The promise that Germany made was to alter their naval and submarine policy of unrestricted submarine warfare and stop the indiscriminate sinking of non-military ships. -
John J. Pershing
He commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWI. The president and first captain of the West Point class of 1886, he served in the SPanish and Philippine American Wars and was tasked to lead a punitive raid against the Mexican evolutionary Pancho VIlla. In 1917, President Woodrow WIlson selected Pershing to command the American troops being sent Europe. -
Battle of the Argonne Forest
This battle was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. This battle was also known as The Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Marshal Ferdinand Fochordered massive attacks against the Germans all along the western front. The Americans launched the most massive attack in American history when they started their offensive in the region between the Meuse River and the Argonne Forest. -
Alvin York
United States Corporal Alvin C. York reportedly kills over 20 German soldiers and captures an additional 132 at the head of a small detachment in the Argonne Forest near the Meuse River in France. The exploits later earned York the Congressional Medal of Honor. -
Treaty of Versailles
World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles which was a peace settlement. This treaty was signed between Germany and the Allies. Hundreds of people were involved in the process and the final signing ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors. The treaty was signed in the vast Versailles Palace near Paris. That is partially how the treaty got its name. -
Red Scare
This was the rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government. This “scare” was caused by the fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution. -
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Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic intellectual movement. The African American culture was all over during this time period. Jazz music became very popular during this time. This movement influenced many generations of black writers for the future. Many people knew this time period as the "New Negro Movement." -
Warren G. Harding
He was the 29th President of the US and is seen as one of the worst presidents. This is due to the number of scandals that his appointees were involved in.He was important for keeping America out of the League of Nations while meeting with key nations to attempt to limit arms. He created the Bureau of the Budget as the first formal budgetary body. -
Langston Hughes
He was one of the most prolific black writers of the twentieth century. He was regarded as “The Bard of Harlem” for vividly capturing the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance. His first published poem was called "The Weary Blues" and his first book was called "Not Without Laughter." -
Charles Lindbergh
He completed his first nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane named the Spirit of Louis. It was a 33 hour flight from New York to Paris. Hailed as a hero, the shy young pilot from Minnesota was unwillingly thrust into the public eye. Lindbergh's unwelcome fame would later haunt him when his infant son was kidnapped for ransom and killed in 1932. -
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The Great Depression
The crash of the stockmarket was the spark of the Great Depression. Many people became unemployed and had little money to live off of. Almost 15 million Americans were unemployed by the end of the Great Depression and almost half of the countries banks had failed. The New Deal programs and reforms helped get some people back on their feet but it took a long time for the country to fully recover. -
Dorothea Lange
She was a photograoher and her greatest achievements lie in the photographs she took during the Depression. She had a major contribution to art during this time and manyc people could tell that a picture was taken by her just by looking at it. She is part of the reason why many people did not starve during the Great Depression because the pictures she took prompted the government to send food. -
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Jazz Music
This was the start of the swing era. Benny Goodman, who had established a stellar reputation with studio and radio work, assembled a band of top musicians with the intent of concentrating on jazz arrangements rather than pop tunes. Following Goodman’s success, other bandleaders began featuring more jazz arrangements and jazz solos. Soon the country was swing crazy. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was the 32nd president of the US. The country was in the depths of the Great Depression and Roosevelt immediately acted to restore public confidence by proclaiming a bank holiday and speaking directly to the public in radio broadcasts. He created many New Deal programs and reforms. -
The New Deal
President Roosevelt acted swiftly to try and stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering. Over the next eight years, the government instituted a series of experimental projects and programs, known collectively as the New Deal, that aimed to restore some measure of dignity and prosperity to many Americans. There were many different programs/reforms that were a part of the new deal. -
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The Dust Bowl
150,000 square miles of land had been over used due to farming and was in a major drought. The ground dried up and that is was caused the dust bowl. This drove almost 60% of the US population to the west. The dust bowl was a major cloud of dirt and dust flying through the air that you could hardly see through and they could usually last up tp a few days.
