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Frances Willard
She was an American educator and women’s suffragist. -
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer and a leading member of the ACLU. -
William Jennings Bryan
He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska twice. -
Henry Ford
Founder of the Ford Motor Company. He made cars that middle class people could afford. -
Social Darwinism
A modern name that was given to many theories of society that emerged. It claims to apply biological concepts of natural selection. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was married to Eleanor Roosevelt. He was paralyzed from polio in 1921. He lost the election in 1920 for the vice president place. He was in office for 12 years. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Married to Franklin D Roosevelt. She was the longest serving first lady. She spoke out for human rights, childrens causes and womens issues. -
Marcus Garvey
He was a Jamacian political leader and was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism an Pan- Africanism movements. -
Jazz Music
Originated in New Orleans and they usually played it in speakeasies. -
Dorothea Lange
A photographer and photojournalist she is known for working Depression Era for the Farm Security Administration. -
Langston Hughes
Social activist who was a novelist and playwright he created the first form of jazz poetry. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
1st person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean non stop by himself which took him 33 1/2 hours to do. -
Federal Reserve System
The central banking system of the United States. That was their response for the series of financial panics. -
The Great Migration
Many blacks moved to the north for better opportunities. They tended to live in the ghetto. -
1st Red Scare
The U.S. had fear of the potential rise of the communist revolution. or radical leftism. -
Prohibition
They made alcohol illegal and decided to throw it out. Some people would make homemade liquor and people who would buy it would get poisoned. There was also a rise in organized crime. -
Warren G. Harding's " Return to Normalcy"
It was a return to the same life they had before World War 1. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Seccretary Fall had illegally sold reserves to private companies. Fall was found guilty for accepting bribes. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes taught evolution in class and he was arrested. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
They lost $14 billion in a day and $30 billion that week because everybody was panicking and many banks failed which made business lay off work. -
The Great Depression
Hoover didn't want to deal with the problem. Unemployment quickly skyrocketed. As the market collapsed which led to the banks to fail and many depositors panicked and took out all their money which made the banks fall even quicker. -
Tin Pan Alley
It was a name given to music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music. -
Dust Bowl
Over-cultivation of land in the Great Plains. High winds blew away loose topsoil. -
20th Amendment
Who get the new postion as president if the president dies. Federal government elected offices end. -
The New Deal
It became the nickname of FDR’s economic program. It consisted of 3 different aspects which were relief, recovery, reform. -
The 3 R's
Relief- He wanted to take immediate action taken to stop the economic deterioration.
Recovery- Temporary restart the flow of consumer demand.
Reform- Programs to avoid another depression and insure against economic disasters. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
It was created to provide flood control and cheap hydroelectric power. It also protected the social and economic welfare of the people in the area. -
21st Amendment
They created the 21st amendment to void the 18th amendement which ordered Prohibition on alcohol. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
It perserves confidence in the banking system by insuring deposit. -
Social Security Administration
It was an unemployment insurance for the elder so after they retired from their jobs they would still get money.
