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Frances Willard
an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Her influence was instrumental in the passage of the Eighteenth Prohibition and Nineteenth. -
Clarence Darrow
Famed criminal lawyer; worked in "Monkey Trial"; made William Jennings Bryan appear foolish. -
William Jennings Bryan
A former Nebraska congressman delivered an impassioned address to the assembled delegates. It has become known as the "Cross of Gold" speech. He won the democratic nomination. -
Henry Ford
Developed the mass-produced Model-T car, which sold at an affordable price. It pioneered the use of the assembly line. Also greatly increased his workers wages and instituted many modern concepts of regular work hours and job benefits. -
Social Darwinism
The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle. -
Franklin D. Rossevelt
Often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR's Wife and New Deal supporter. Was a great supporter of civil rights and opposed the Jim Crow laws. She also worked for birth control and better conditions for working women. -
Marcus Garvey
A powerful African American leader during the 1920s. -
Langston Hughes
A leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
An American aviator, engineer, and Pulitzer Prize winner. He was famous for flying solo across the Atlantic, paving the way for future aviation development. -
Federal Reserve System
Founded in 1913 by Congress, the Fed is the central bank of the U.S. It is an independent agency that supervises and regulates over 7,500 commercial banks. The U.S. is divided into 12 Federal Reserve districts, each with its own Federal Reserve bank. -
The Great Migration
6 million African Americans moved from rural southern U.S. to northern cities 1915-1940. -
Jazz Music
A style of music, native to America, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns. -
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th amendment, transportation and importation of liquors is prohibited, and should not be in-operated unless ratified as an amendment and approved by several states. -
1st Red Scare (1920s)
The fear in the United States that a communist revolution could take place in America. -
Tin Pan Alley
The center of commercial songwriting and publishing business in New York, influenced by the European American Stream. -
Harlem Renaissance
A literally and artistic movement celebrating African American culture. -
Warren G. Harding's Return to Normalcy
He was the Republican nominee for president who promised Americans a "return to normalcy", which would mean a return to conservative values and a turning away from President Wilson's internationalism. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of the Interior (Albert Fall) leased government land in California and at Teapot Dome, Wyoming to 2 oil executives- Fall became the first Cabinet official to be sent to prison. -
Stock Market Crash "Black Tuesday"
The Stock Market Crash was when, flooded with investments particularly those buying on margin, or paying a fraction of the total price or a transaction. -
Scopes Monkey Trail
Drew nationwide attention for pitting older religious beliefs against new scientific theories. -
The Great Depression
The economic crisis and period of low business activity in the u.s. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s. -
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congressional commission created in 1934 to administer the Securities Act requiring full financial disclosure by companies wishing to sell stock, and to prevent the unfair manipulation of stock exchanges. -
Relief, Recovery, Reform"
Named after a phrase in FDR'S 1932 nomination speech. Consisted of three separate aspects. -
20th Amendment
Presidential terms Sessions of Congress. -
The New Deal
President Franklin Roosevelt's precursor of the modern welfare state (1933-1939); programs to combat economic depression enacted a number of social insurance measures and used government spending to stimulate the economy; increased power of the state and the state's intervention in U.S. social and economic life. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
A New Deal agency created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven-U.S.-state region around the Tennessee River Valley. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This entity provided insurance to personal banking accounts up to $5,000. These assured people that their money was safe and secure. -
Prohibition
A total ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor throughout the United States. 1919-1933. -
The Dust Bowl
The geographic area, including the Texas Panhandle, hardest hit by the drought during the 1930's where the soil was so dry it blew away in great clouds of dust. -
Social Security Administration
Provided for old age, survivors', and disability insurance, system of unemployment compensation, employers and employees contributed to the pension system. -
Dorothea Lange
A famous photographer who wanted to be one at a young age, and, when the Depression started, landed a job to photograph the Dust Bowl, which have been recognized as showing the desperation and bravery during this time.
