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Prohibition-Banning
The ratification of 1919 for the 18th amendment banned the manufacturing and selling of alcohol. Intoxic beverages were banned, which lead some people to illegally sell them (gangsters). -
Consumer Boom
During the 1920's a Comsumer Boom was the height of the century. People began to spend lots of money with the advancement of techonology. New techology like cars, tellephones, adn radios were being bought. Lots of consumer goods quckly helped the growth of the economy in the USA. -
Immigration: 1920's
During the 1920's immigration increased boasting the economy with ethinic markets, bannks, shops, clubs, cinemas, etc. Populations began to grow more in the cities overwhelming Americans as a foreign takeover. -
Literature Development
The development of Literature during the 1920's molded the way people were introduced to new cultures. Some writers won nobel prizes, the African American Culture expanded in knowledge thanks to people like Scott Fitzgerald, and Women also found a passion to write as well. -
Literature: Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance played a tribute the Literature age in the 1920's. The Jazz Age was talked about in written novels, and poetry developed with poets rising. -
African American Identity
During the 1920's the music, art, and literature shaped African American culture from the experiences in America. -
African American Identity: Great Migration North
In the 1920's, African Americans fled to the North to find more opportunities for jobs, freedoms, and more. Blacks often went to populated cities to work. -
African American Identity: Musicians
Musicians like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and King Oliver introduced the art of music up North from New Orleans creating a whole new culture for White citizens -
African American Identity: Marcus Garvey
During the 1920's African Americans realized that going up to the North didn't really change the way Whites viewed them. A man named Marcus Garvey preached black pride, racial separation, and to return to Africa. -
African American Identity: Black Nationalism
Philosphers like Marcus Garvey fight for the identity of their nationality. Garvey is known for his "back to Africa" suggestion, he argues that equality is just an illusion in the States. -
Harding vs Cox
Two political candidates, Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox, ran for the presidential election of 1920. Harding won inheriting major domestic and international problems that were issued from the aftermath of WW1, this really tested the leadership of Harding. -
Religion: Church Reunion
Bishops and priests of Roman and Greek Catholic Churches would be accepted as priests of the Anglican Church. Once depression hit in the state donations to churches decrease, in result they all came together to support each other. -
Culture: 19th Amendment ratification
Allowed the right for women to vote. It's rights expanded the mind and rights for women, a new drug like birth control came in to help prevent women to have so many children. -
1920 U.S Election
During the Presidential election of 1920 the aftermath of WW1 devestated the U.S. Diplomats and politicians argued over peace treaties and the question of American's entry into the League of Nations. Lots of chaos striked the nation. -
Consumer's Bible
The catalog, called the Consumer's bible, practically revolutionized how poeple purchased ideas. -
Immigration Act of 1921
The first law in the U.S to limit the immigration of Europeans. Americans feared that people from Europe wouldn't adapt well inn American society and threat their existence. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
When President Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve to Harry F. Sinclair, the company gained exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome rights. Unknown bonds costing up to $100,000 to $200,000, which weren't being paid. An investigation had to be set in and the affairs became known to Congress. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
One of the highest tariff tax rates angering Europeans. The goods that were made outside the USA were more expensive to buy, causing an increase in the amount of goods being made and sold by American businesses. This caused a Boom in the economy. -
Election of 1924
Coolidge won the election, his leadership skills handled the Teapot Dome Scandal professionally. His caution rooted out the perpetrators convincing American people that the presidency was once again in the hands of someone they could trust. -
Religion: Butler Act
The Tennesse's Butler Act was enacted to prohibit the teaching of huma evolution in any state-funded school. -
Literature: Great Gaspy
Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, his novel deals with issues of decadence and excess and is widely interpreted as a cautionary tale. -
Culture: Harlem Renaissance
the Harlem Renaissance gave the chance for blacks to express their self determination. The Renaissance introduced the coming new arts like visual illistrations and jazz. -
Literature: The Sun Also Rises
By Ernest Hemingway, his writing strongly influenced 20th-century fiction. His writings focused on the effects of WW1 on society, giving the intentions to influence fictional writing. -
Culture: Jazz Age
Young people wanted to have the freedon to listen and dance to whatever they wanted. Coming upon the Jazz Age lots of the younger generations loved the freedom they felt as they danced, the music of Jazz becoming a big hit. -
Henry ford's Model T
The development and improvement on the first automobile really changed the way techonology increased. The economy went up as the popularity of Ford's cars. -
Stock Market Boom
The Stock Market began to boom and people were buying on margin, making the task a commomplace. Although, buying on margin was a risky action done by people, which would later cause problems for the economy. -
Election of 1928
Hoover vs Smith.
The election of 1928 was won by Hoover who pledged to continue the ecnomic boom that continued through the Coolidge years, -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
A group of men illegally were selling alcohol, a well known ganster Al Capone sent two of his men who Massacred the group of men. The death of these men were investigated, soon finding a link and arrest of the most wanted man. -
Culture: Movies
Between 1927 and 1929 the development of entertainment proceeded having the first colored film be presented in 1929. -
Stock Market: Collaspe
The Stock Market collasped having people who've bought shares lost everything. Many people lost their jobs and became homeless. 30% of workers lost their job resulting in unemployment. -
Stock Market: Great Depression
Starting with the Great Depression the Stock Market crashed and the beginning of a global economic collapse. -
Culture: Art
The Museum of Modern opened in Manhattan. The expression of visual art and architecture manifested during the 1920's. -
Dust Bowl: Drought
This event caused a devestating drought in the Great Plains region effecting lots of farmers. The Dust Bowl caused many of teh farmers cattle and crops to die. -
Literature: Babbitt
Written by Sinclair Lewis, this novel was meant to ridicule Americans for theeir conformity and materialism. He was the first to win a nobel prize. -
Herbert Hoover: Hawley Smoot Tariff
A increase on tariffs to rasie the price of imports to the U.S, in hopes of persuading Americans to by goods from the U.S. -
Herbert Hoover: Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Was potentially created to jobs since the economy wasn't doing so well. Public work projects began; such as the Hoover dam and The Golden Gate Bridge. -
Dust Bowl: Soil Conservation Service
This Soil Conservation Service promoted the rehabilitation of farms. The government insistedd that farmers plant trees and grass to help make fertile soil. After a few years the land was rehabilitated. -
New Deal Programs: Civilian Conservation Corps
One of the First New Deal Programs, its intentions were to promot envirnmental conservation and to build good citizens through vigorous, disciplined outdoor labor. -
New Deal Programs: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Was created to help respsond to the thousands of bank failures that occurred in the 1920's nearing to the Great Depression. -
New Deal Programs: Farm Credit Administration
This program was created to ensure safe, sound, and dependable souce of credit and related services for agriculture and rural America. -
New Deal Programs: Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration became one of the New Deal programs to restore the agricultural prosperity by decreasing farm production, reducing export surpluses, and raising prices. -
New Deal Programs: Federal Emergency Relief Administration
This made a grant-making agency authorized to distribute federal aid to the states relief. -
New Deal Programs: National Recovery Administration
This program authorized the president to institute-wide codes intended to eliminate unfair trade practices, reduce unemployment, establish minimum wages and maximum hours, and guarantee the rights of labour to bargain collectively. -
New Deal Programs: Public Works Administration
The main purpose for developing the Public Works Administration was to provide a means of employment, stabilizing puchasing power, improving public welfare, and contributing to a revival of American industry. -
New Deal Programs: Securities and Exchange Commission
This program were intended to protect consumers and the national economy. -
New Deal Program: Public Utility Holding Company
This program was sought to dismantle the giant corporations that dominated the electric power industry. -
New Deal Program: Revenue Act
Its objective was aimed at taxing big businesses much more heavily than before, and the undistributed profits tax proposed in 1936. -
New Deal Programs: Social Security Act
Established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, and unemployment insurance. -
New Deal Program: Robinson-Patman Act
This program prohibited manufactureers or wholsalers from giving special discounts to chain stores and other large purchasers. -
New Deal Program: Miller-Tyding Act
An act that extended fair trade protection to small retailers and exempted retail price-maintence agreements.
