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1920's - 1930's
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Prohibition
Prohibited the consumption of alcohol. 18th Amendment made this nationwide. -
Frances Willard
She was the founder of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), one of the biggest women organizations. By 1920 it had more than 766,000 members. -
Return to Nolmacy
Nalmacy was the way of life before WWI and Warren G Harding wanted to return to this way of living -
Red Scare
When US was scared that communist were gonna take over the US -
Harlem Renaissance
During this period Harlem was a place for black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars. It also introdused jazz -
Jazz Music
Jazz became popular during the Harlem Renaissance -
The great migration
The migration of millions of African Americans to the Northeast and midwest. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Where government officials were illegaly selling oil. -
Marcus Garvey
He was the leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), one of the biggest african american organizations in history -
Henry Ford
He was one of the most powerful people during this time. He invented the assembly line which was them used everywhere, and led to overproduction -
Langston Hughes
He was a poet from the Harlem Renaissance. He was one of the leading figures. -
Social Darwinism
In 1925 the teaching of Darwinian Evolution beacame illegal by the Tennesses Butler Act. -
Clarence Darrow
HE WAS THE DEFENDENT FOR JOHN SCOPE DURING THE SCOPES TRIAL -
Scopes Trial
John Scope was arrested for teaching darwinism. It was one of the most popular trials during that time. Scopes was found guilty -
William Jennings Brian
He was a democratic leader of the populist wing -
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley was the name given to the New York musicicians and publishers who dominated the music of the United States in the 20's and 30's -
Charles A Lindbergh
Charles A Lindbergh was the first person to make a solo flight across the Atlantic -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crashed making lots of people go histerical, also most banks closed and everyone lost their money. This was the biggest cause of the Great Depression -
The great depression
The great depression is when the US went into an economical depression due to mass production and stock crash -
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system for the United States -
Tennessee Valley Authority
This agency takes care of the electricity, irrigation and flood control from the dams in the tennessee river -
20th Amendment
Decided that only two terms per president and who succededs when a president dies -
New Deal
series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938 -
RRR
The 3 R's, Relief, Recovery, Reform, was an idea the president FDR came up with to pressionet over the Great De -
Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D roosevelt introduced the New Deal -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
agency that preserves public confidence in the banking system by insuring deposits in case banks fail -
21st Amendment
Ended prohibition and made federal drinking age to 21 -
Eleanor Roosevelt
She was a diplomat, first lady, and politician -
Securities and Exchange Commission
agency that regulates the securities markets and protect investors -
Social Security Administration
agency that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability -
Dust Bowl
period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US -
Dorthea Lange
Dorthea Lange was a photogropher and photojournalist during the great depression