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John J. Pershing
He was known as "Black Jack". He served as a U.S. army general in 1917-1918 in WWI, leading victory against Germany. -
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Marcus Garvey
He was a Jamaican political leader. He was big in civil rights advocating. -
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Alvin York
Alvin York was a sargent in the US army during WWI. He was consitered a hero. He had the reputation as a deadly accurate shot and hell raiser. -
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Dorothea Lange
She was a photographer and photojournalist. Best known for Depression era work for the Farm Security administarion during the great depression. -
Sussex Pledge
A promise from Germany given to the US for the conduct of the first world war. Germany promised to stop unrestricted submarine warefare. -
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Red Scare
Image database after WWI in the USA. Race riots and round ups took place. -
Battle of the Argonne Forest
Fight in World War I along the Western front. The Final Battle -
Glenn Curtiss
Founder of the U.S. Craft Industry. In 1904 he began to craft and bult engines for airships. -
Treaty of Versailles
A peace settlement after the first world war in 1918 between Germany and the allies. -
Warren G. Harding’s “Return to Normalcy”
He is trying to get America back on its feet and back at the normal things. He began success as a news paper writer -
Langston Hughes
American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He created a new thing called "Jazzy poetry". -
Charles Lindbergh
AKA Slim, Lucky Lindy, and Lone Eagle. American autor, inventor advocist, and explorer. He was a dare devil pilot who did crazy stunts at fairs. On May 20th, 1927, he flew more than 3600 miles in 33 hours. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression lasted from 1929-1939. The stock market crashed in October of 1929. 15 million Americans were unemployed and half of the nations banks had failed. Franklin D. Roosevelt helped ease the bad of the Great Depression while former President Hoover got blamed for causing the mess. -
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Harlem Renaissance
Big cultural, social, and atristic explosion in Harlem bringing in thousands of black poets, writers, singers, and photographers. -
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The Dust Bowl
The dust bowl took place in the 30's known as the "dirty thirties". Dust and dirt began to blow around in the southern states due to crop farming. This caused peoples lungs to collaspse and suffocate. Everything was covered in dust. -
The New Deal
The new deal was a series of groups rebuilding employment and the economy. Roosevelt lead this in the great depression. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the United States president during the great depression. He lead the US during the world war as will as the Great Depression. He is the 32nd president. He expanded the power of the government with a program called the "New Deal" with a series of programs to help the United States get back on their feet. -
Jazz music
Jazz is a type of music related to classical blues. During the great depression african americans created jazz songs and it became very popular. -
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The Great Migration
A movement between african americans moving from the south to north. They left to gain prosperity in the north. The demand in the north during the world war was in the factory industry rather than being in the south farming land.
