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1920's African American Identity
Jazz music was first popularized by blacks in the south in late-19th century and early-20th century, then transported north, where white jazz bands became more popular;Known as America's most native music -
Religion
The Social Gospel Movement was a religious movement that arose during the second half of the nineteenth century. -
Religion
Applied the teachings of Jesus and the Christian message to society at the time;Advocated social salvation and sought to create reform among the poor. -
1920's African American Identity
United Negro Improvement Association was founded by Marcus Garvey to promote resettlement of American blacks in African homeland -
1920's African American Identity
Marcus Garvey was a political leader from Harlem who advocated racial pride, economic self-sufficiency; founded United Negro Improvement Association to promote resettlement of Blacks in homeland -
Immigration
In the early twentieth century, the Ford Motor Company established an Americanization program in order to adapt immigrant workers to its new system of mass production. -
Prohibtion
The ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution–which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors ushered in a period in American history known as Prohibition -
1920's Politics
The term normalcy came to symbolize, to powerful businessmen, the immediate abandonment of the foreign and domestic policies of Wilson; This meant a return to high protective tariffs and a reduction in taxes. It was also his slogan for his 1920 campaign. -
1920's African American Identity
Harlem Renaissance -Harlem was largest African-American community in America located in NYC; close community led to development of cultural center for actors, writers, poets, artists, musicians -
1920's economy
American Consumerism increased during the Roaring Twenties due to technical advances and innovative ideas and inventions in the areas of communication, transportation and manufacturing. -
1920's economy
Ford ultimately sold more than 15 million Model T's;During the 1920s, the rate of automobile ownership increased from one car per 15 Americans to one per five. -
1920's economy
"buy now, pay later" became the way of life for many middle class Americans of the roaring twenties; For the single-income family, all these new conveniences were impossible to afford at once. But retailers wanted the consumer to have it all. -
Immigration
In the cities of the North, Blacks built their own ethnic communities, not unlike those of their immigrant counterparts;New York's Harlem became the center of African-American cultural life in the United States, with a literary, artistic, musical, and political scene so vibrant it became known as the Harlem Renaissance. -
1920's Literature
American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald rose to prominence as a chronicler of the jazz age; The success of his first novel, “This Side of Paradise” , made him an instant celebrity. -
1920's literature
Langston Hughes is best known for the literary art form of jazz poetry, and for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. -
1920's culture
The flapper a young woman with bobbed hair and short skirts who drank, smoked and said what might be termed “unladylike” things, in addition to being more sexually “free” than previous generations -
1920's culture
The Jazz Age was a cultural period and movement that took place in America during the 1920s from which both new styles of music and dance emerged. -
1920s culture
Gangsters took control of bootlegging (illegal distribution of liquor) and violent lawlessness erupted;Lacking public support, the federal government was virtually unable to enforce Prohibition. -
1920's culture
The roaring twenties ushered in a rich period of American writing, distinguished by the works of such authors as Sinclair Lewis, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Carl Sandburg and Ernest Hemingway. -
1920's politics
Warren Harding was a Republican senator from Ohio; won presidential election of 1920 -
1920's politics
The Ohio gang was a group of poker-playing, men that were friends of President Warren Harding, harding appointed them to offices and they used their power to gain money for themselves; they were involved in scandals that ruined Harding's reputation even though he wasn't involved. -
1920's Politics
Teapot Dome scandal was a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company -
1920's Literature
The Roaring Twenties was a period of literary creativity, and works of several notable authors appeared during the period ;The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set up in in the vicinity of New York City, is often described as the symbol on the "Jazz Age" in American literature. -
1920's politics
Calvin Coolidge sworn into office after death of Harding, in 1923; 30th president -
1920's culture
Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino were tremendous movie box office draws;Walt Disney would produce his first cartoon, Alice`s Wonderland. -
1920's economy
Great Bull Market of 1924-29 was accompanied by phenomenal rise in stock prices ;It was followed by a stock market breakdown. -
1920's African American Identity
Langston hughes was a poet of Harlem Renaissance who wrote of struggles of African-Americans and discrminiation and segregation as well as of pride in black identity -
1920s Literature
Ernest Hemingway is among the most prominent of the "Lost Generation" of expatriate writers who lived in Paris in the 1920s -
Stock Market Crash
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was the most devastating stock market crash in United States History -
Herbert Hoovers Policies
Expansion of the Federal Farm Board to include making loans to farm cooperatives in order to create "stabilization corporations" that would keep agricultural prices up and provide a method of handling excess production. -
1920's Economy
The stock market crash of 1929 is a four-day collapse of stock prices that began on October 24, 1929. It was the worst decline in U.S. history. -
1920's literature
William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays, and screenplays. -
Dustbowl
Parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas that were hit hard by dry topsoil and high winds that created blinding dust storms -
Dustbowl
The Dust Bowl intensified the crushing economic impacts of the Great Depression and drove many farming families on a desperate migration in search of work and better living conditions. -
Herbert Hoover's Policies
Reconstruction Finance Corporation is a U.S. government agency established by Congress to provide financial aid to railroads, financial institutions, and business corporations. -
Prohibtion
In early 1933, Congress adopted a resolution proposing a 21st Amendment to the Constitution that would repeal the 18th;It was ratified by the end of that year, bringing the Prohibition era to a close. -
Stock Market Crash
By 1933, nearly half of America's banks had failed, and unemployment was approaching 15 million people, or 30 percent of the workforce. -
New Deal Programs
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Provided jobs for single males on conservation projects -
New Deal Programs
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Provided money to states to create jobs; it was struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional on the ground that it gave legislative powers to the executive branch and that the enforcement of industry codes within states went beyond the federal government's constitutional powers to regulate interstate commerce. -
New deal Programs
Emergency Banking Relief Act (EBRA)
Roosevelt declared a bank holiday and closed down all the banks to be inspected ;Those that were considered stable could reopen while others that were in financial crisis would remained closed or they could obtained loans if necessary -
New Deal Programs
Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
Loaned money at low interest to homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments -
New Deal programs
Federal Securities Act
Required corporations to provide complete information of all stock offerings and made them liable for misrepresentations -
New Deal Programs
Glass-Steagall Act
Created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which protected bank deposits up to $5,000, thus reassuring the Americans that their money were safe -
New Deal Programs
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Helped states to provide aid for the unemployed -
New Deal Programs
National Youth Administration (NYA)
Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students -
New Deal Programs
Rural Electricfication Administration (REA)
Provided affordable electricity for isolated rural areas. -
New Deal Programs
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
Replaced the AAA in which farmers were paid to cut production of soil depleting crops and they were also given reward s for practicing good soil conservation methods -
New Deal Programs
United States Housing Authority (USHA)
Provided federal loans for low-cost public housing -
New Deal Programs
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDC)
Required manufacturers to list ingredients in foods, drugs, and cosmetic products -
New Deal Program
Fair Labor Standards Act
Established a minimum hourly wage and a maximum number of hours in the workweek for the entire country;Set rules for the employment of workers under 16 and banned hazardous factory work for those under 18
