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18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment prohibited the sale of all alcoholic products -
T. S. Eliot
A poet during the 1920s, wrote the famous love song of J. Alfred Purfrock -
Republican national convention
Warren Harding was nominated as the republican candidate at the Republican national convention -
Politics take a back seat burring the 1920s
Politics took a back seat, and economic and social change took the spot light -
Industries increased productivity
In the 1920s, productivity increased tremendously due to the invention of Henry Ford's assembly line in1914 -
Government policy
In the 1920s, Government policy favored the growth of big business -
New technologies put farmers in trouble
New technologies put farmers in debt by allowing them to over produce, dropping their crop's prices -
Trouble for labor unions
In the 1920s, wages went up, which lowered the sizes of labor unions. -
More people living in urban areas
By 1920, more than half of the population was living in urban areas -
The jazz age
In the 1920s, Jazz became more a popular form of music -
Radios became a new form of entertainment
In the 1920s, radios were becoming more and more popular -
Movie Business developing
In the 1920s, the movie business was starting to develop. -
Ernest Hemingway
Durring the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway lived in paris, and wrote many books that eventually became films. -
Sinclair Lewis
A journalist who wrote "Main street ; Babbitt -
Ezra Pound
A poet part of the "Lost generation" -
Harlem's growing popularity
in the 1920s, Harlem became popular due to it's actors, artists, musicians, and writers -
Langston Hughes
An African-American poet during the 1920s, he wrote with infulences from African-American life -
Louis Armstrong
Jazz musician, part of King Oliver's band in the 1920s -
Marcus Garvey
Garvey advocated for African-American pride durring the 1920s -
Modernism
Durring the 1920s, Modernists took a new view at the bible, and accepted Darwin's theory of evolution. -
Revivalists use the radio
During the 1920s, many revivalists used the radio as a means of communicating with other people -
First Quota act
Discriminated against southern and eastern European immigrants -
Warren Harding died
Warren Harding died, and his vice, Calvin Coolidge took over. -
Election of 1924
Republican:Calvin Coolidge
Democrat:John W. Davis -
Liberals formed the progressive party
Liberals formed the progressive party in the 1924 election with their candidate Robert La Follette -
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gastby" in 1924 -
Second Quota act
Restricted Immigrants based on the census of 1890 -
Marcus Garvey arrested
Soon after Garvey was arrested, he was sent back to Jamaica, and his movement failed -
Election of 1928
Republican:Herbert Hoover
Democrat:Alfred E. Smith -
Increase in automobile sales
By 1929, 26.5 million automobiles were registered -
Wall Street stocks rocket
In September of 1929, the Jones Industrial Average was at an all time high of 381 -
The stock market crashes
While a big factor, the crash of the stock market was not the only reason for the great depression -
Federal Farm Board
Created before the depression, it was made in order to help farmers stabilize prices -
Hawley-Smoot tariff
Signed into law by president Hoover, this was the highest tariff in history -
Domestic policies
Hoover took action to help indebted farmers with domestic policies -
Farm Holiday association
Formed by farmers in the mid-west in attempt to reverse the drop in crop prices -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. -
The Civil Works Administration
Attached to other new deal programs, it was used for hiring temporary workers for projects -
Bank Holiday
President Roosevelt ordered the banks to close for one day in order to recuperate -
Emergency banking relief act
Allowed the federal government to look at status of banks during the bank holiday to determine their stability -
Emergency banking relief act
Allowed individual bank deposits up to $5000 -
Emergency banking relief act
Refinanced small homes -
Emergency banking relief act
Offered loans to soup kitchens operating around the country, and provided relief for the jobless -
The Public Works Administration
Help build roads, bridges, dams, etc -
The Civilian Conservation Corps
Employed young men in order to help their families survive -
The Tennessee Valley Authority
An experiment in the Tennessee valley in regional development and public planning -
National Recovery Administration
Directed by Hugh Johnson, it attempted to provide workers with reasonable wages and hours, with a good amount of business profits -
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The Agricultural adjustment administration was basically the national recovery administration for farmers -
The Security and Exchange Commission
Made to regulate the stock market to prevent future crashes -
The Federal Housing Administration
Gave bank loans to construction projects building new homes and repairing old ones
