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KKK
The second phase of the KKK emerged again through its leader, William J. Simmons, and mainly targeted African Americans and New Immigrants. -
Marcus Garvey
He founded the United Negro Improvement Association to promote resettlement of American blacks in their own "African homeland". -
The Great Migration
AFrican Americans moved up north to get away from the harsh segreation laws in hopes of better economic opportunities. -
18th Ammendment
The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol llegal. -
Red Scare
After the communist uprising in Russia, a nationwide fear of communists, socialists, and anarchists suddenly took hold of America following a series of anarchist bombings. -
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey was a professional boxer who was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-26 and a cultural icon during the 1920s -
Palmer Raids
These were series of raids by the United States Department of Justice intended to capture, arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. -
Harlem Renaissance
This was a literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that kindled a new black cultural identity. -
Fundamentalists
They were old-time religionists who claimed that the teaching of Darwinism evolution was destroying faith in God and the Bible, while contributing to the moral breakdown of youth. -
Overproduction of Cotton
Farming overproducing cotton results in the price to drop drastically, creating a depression-like environment for farmers, which led to a cut in production in 1921. -
Langston Hughes
He was a leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. -
Bureau of the Budget
Established by the Budget and Accounting Act, it reviews funding requests from government departments and assist the President in formulating the budget. -
Emergency Quota Act
Act restricting newcomers from Europe in any given year to 3% of their nationality who had been living in the United States in 1910. -
Budget and Accounting Act
This was a landmark legislation that established the framework for the modern federal budget and required the President to submit to Congress an annual budget for the entire federal government. -
Washington Naval Conference
Organized by President Woodrow Wilson, several significant treaties and agreements were created and signed among the world's major powers. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Instituted the highest ever rates on many imported products to protect domestic industrial production -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Albert B. Fall, who served as secretary of the interior in President Warren G. Harding’s cabinet, was found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office. -
Adkins v. Children’s Hospital
Supreme Court invalidated a minimum-wage law for women and children. -
Dawes Plan of 1924
American-sponsored arrangement for rescheduling German reparations payments that only temporarily eased the international debt tangle of the 1920s. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Cut quotas for foreigners from 3% to 2%. Varying countries were only allowed to send a certain number of its citizens to America each year. -
Scopes Trial
One of the most famous trails in history, John Thomas Scopes, a high school teacher, went against the Tennessee state law and taught his students the theory of evolution instead of divine creation. -
Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. -
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiography by the National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain
Langston Hughes and his fellows tried to depict the "low-life" in their art, that is, the real lives of blacks in the lower social-economic strata through "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain". -
The Jazz Singer
This was the first movie with sound and it was about the life of Al Jolson, a famous African American jazz singer. -
Herbert Hoover elected President
Republican Herbert Hoover was elected president over Democratic nominee Al Smith -
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I that is a first-person account of Frederic Henry while he served as a Lieutenant ("Tenente") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Al Capone rose to power after the bloodiest day in mob history wehn 7 men were gunned down in Chicago. -
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I that describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war. -
The Agricultural Marketing Act
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929 was sponsored by Hoover in an attempt to stop the downward spiral of crop prices by seeking to buy, sell and store agricultural surpluses or by generously lending money to farm organizations. -
Stock Market Activity Hits All-Time High
Banks were heavily invested in stocks, and individual investors borrowed on margin to invest in stocks, due to a staggering increase in economic activity. -
Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed and the date is postmarked as black tuesday as it is also the start of the great depression. -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels intended to help counteract the Great Depression. -
Emergency Banking Relief Act
FDR's first proposed legislation to Congress to stabilze the country's failing banking system. -
Public Works Administration
Supervised the construction of roads, public buildings and other projects while providing employment. -
Reforestation Relief Act
This act established the Civilian Conservation Crops, providing work immediately for 250,000 men in reforestation, road construction and developing national parks. -
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Authorized immediate grants to states for relief projects. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Provided instant relief to farmers by setting prices for agricultural products and paying subsidies to farmers for reducing production of excessive crops. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
This allowed construction on the dams and power plants along the Tennessee Valley, providing electricity to residents. -
Federal Securities Act
Let the government monitor and regulate stocks and bonds. -
Home Owners Refinancing Act
Provided mortgage money to homeowners and offered other forms of aid. -
National Recovery Administration
Stimulated competition and benefited producers and consumers by implementing various codes to establish fair trade. -
Civil Works Administration
Provided work for about 4 million unemployed people over the winter season. -
21st Ammendment
The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition of alcohol. -
Securities Exchange Act
This established the SEC, which regulates securities activity. -
National Housing Act
This established the Federal Housing Administration, which insured loans for construction and renovations or repairs of homes. -
Resettlement Administration
The Resettlement Administration was a New Deal U.S. federal agency that relocated struggling urban and rural families to communities planned by the federal government. -
George H "Babe" Ruth
One of America's greatest baseball players of all time retires after 22 seasons. -
Social Security Act
This act guaranteed pensions to those retiring at 65 with contributions from both employees and employer, offered financial aid to dependent children and blind people, and established a system of unemployment insurance. -
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck set during the time and hardships of the Dust Bowl as a farmer is trapped on his way to California.
