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18 Amendment
This amendment approved the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, including the production and selling. The 18th amendment was supposed to lower crime, but instead increased and created bootleggers and speakeasies. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Italian born anarchists who were convicted of murdering a guard and paymaster during an armed robbery -
19th Amendment
Provided men and women with equal voting rights. -
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The Harlem Renaissance
A period in the African American community where the arts flourished in Harlem, New York. -
Quota System
This was a system originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year -
Harding Presidency
Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, and had many scandals uncovered during his presidency such as the Teapot Dome Scandal. His cabinet consisted of Ohio state politicians regarded as the Ohio Gang. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
urrounded a scandal of setting aside federal oil reserves for the U.S. Navy by the secretary of the interior Albert Bacon Fall -
Route 66 Completed
Also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. -
Hoover Presidency
Herbert Hoover was the 31st President and approved the building of Boulder Dam, providing electricity, and water to Los Angeles and Las Vegas -
Black Tuesday
The crash of the New York Stock Exchange and the beginning of the Great Depression -
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The Great Depression
An economic depression lasting from 1929 to 1940. 11,000 banks failed, 90,000 business went bankrupt, and unemployment rose to 25% -
Dust Bowl
Rural population suffered in what is known as the Dust Bowl. Drought and exhaustion of farm land led to areas in the midwest that were terrorized by the dust storms. -
Bonus Army
10,000- 25,000 strong protest made up of WW1 veterans demanding that the Patman Bill be put into action immediately, paying veterans for their service through life. -
Hitler Takes Power to Germany
After months of negotiations, the president of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, will appoint Hitler chancellor of Germany. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidency
The 32nd president was diagnosed with Polio in 1921, but was the only president to be elected into office for four terms. He was famous for introducing his "Fireside Talks" that were publicly broadcasted on the radio. -
1st Fireside Chat
Fireside chats is the term used to describe a series of 30 evening radio conversations given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol. It was ratified on December 5th, 1933 -
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The New Deal
A collection of programs created as a response to the Great Depression by FDR. The series of programs were supposed to provide relief for the needy, promoted economic recovery. -
Red Scare / Communist Hunt
Communism was a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.The Red Scare was fear of communism in the United States.
