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Henry Ford
an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. -
Social Darwinism
various theories and societal practices that purported to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics and politics. -
Charles Lindbergh
an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist -
Lost Generation
the social generational cohort that was in early adulthood during World War I. -
Tin Pan Alley
a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City which dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries -
Harlem Renaissance
an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. -
American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. -
Immigration Act of 1924
a United States federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from the Eastern Hemisphere. -
deportation and repatriation of people of Mexican heritage
deportation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans to Mexico from the United States during the Great Depression -
Dust Bowl
a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s -
Civilian Conservation Corp
a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 -
Tennessee Valley Authority
a federally-owned electric utility corporation in the United States. -
Securities & Exchange Commission
an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. -
Works Progress Administration
an ambitious employment and infrastructure program created by President Roosevelt in 1935 -
Social Security Administration
an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivor benefits.