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SocIal Darwinism
Theories that society are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals -
Frances WIllard
An American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. -
Langston Huges
One of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance. An american artistic movement in the 1920s to celebrate black life and culture. -
William Jennings Bryan
Ac congressman and former United States Secretary of State -
Henry Ford
American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company and created the assembly line. -
Federal Reserve System
Centreal bank. Made do give people a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. -
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The Great Migration
Where five million southern African Americans migrated to the north and west. -
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1st Red Scare
The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants -
Jazz music
A form of American music that grew out of African-Americans' musical traditions at the beginning of the twentieth century. -
Prohobition
prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol. -
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Harlem Renaissance
An African-American cultural movement of their cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem. -
Warren G. Harding's "return To Normal"
A campaign promise made by Warren in the elections of 1920.
It was a promise to return to the way of life before World War I -
Tea pot Dome Scandal
Bribery incident that took place in the united states. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
trial of John Scopes for teaching the theory of evolution in violation of state law. -
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He defended John T scoped in the Scopes Monkey Trial. -
Charles Lindbergh
First man to fly solo across the atlantic ocean -
The great Depression
Economic crisis and low buisness activity, rough stock market crash. -
Stock Market Crash "black Tuesday"
DJIA fell 12% - one of the largest one-day drops in stock market history -
Tin Pan Alley
collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States -
20th Amendment
This amendment sets dates at which federal government elected offices end. -
Frankiln D Roosevlet
An american states man and political leader who was presdifent of the United states from 1933 to 1945. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Longest serving first lady of the United states.
She was also a American politician, diplomat, and activist. -
The New Deal
A bouch of programs to help better the economy and people who were in bad shape becaosue of the Great Depresssion. -
Relief. Recovery, Reform
Relief for the unemployed and poor people.
Recovery of the economy.
Reform the financial system to prevent a repeated depression. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Federal Agency that controls the electricity irrigation and flood control from the dams and reservoirs along the Tennessee River. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
An angency where the public deposits thier money. -
21st Amendment
amendment that repealed the 18th Amendment. -
Dorothea lange
During the Great Depression She photographed the unemployed men who were on the streets. -
Sercurities & Exchange Insurance Corporation
A government commission to regulate securities markets and protect investors. -
The dust bowl
A lot of dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture.
Droughts and a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind erosion -
Social Secutiry Administration
Agency that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.
