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Marcus Garvey and UNIA
Marcus Garvey brought the United Negro Improvement Association to Harlem from Jamaica. Advocated for black nationalism in America. Boomed during 1920's. -
Coolidge as Governor
Calvin Coolidge main political career started in Massachusetts as he became governor. -
Volstead Act
Enforced the 18th amendment -
Presidential Election of 1920
Between Warren Harding and James Cox. Warren Harding won and became President. -
Business > People
The government tended to focus more on making big businesses happy than protecting the interest of the people. -
Urban Population Increase
50%+ population moved to and lived in Urban areas. -
African-American Poetry
Poets Focused on African American Struggle; Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. -
Modernism
A religious experience that embraced the theory of evolution while still keeping their religious faith. -
Radio Religion
Religious faiths used the new technology of the radio to expand their following. -
Postwar Recession
Sudden need for goods declined as resources for soldiers were no longer needed. -
Quota Act of 1921
Severely limited the amount of immigration by allowing only 3% of census of 1910; discriminated against eastern and southern europeans -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act
Increased tariff by 25% on foreign manufactured goods -
Babbit
Novel written by Sinclair Lewis that critiqued American life from the point of view of middle class society. -
Presidential Election of 1924
Between Calvin Coolidge and John Davis. Coolidge won. -
Progressive Party
Emerged with Robert La Follette leading the charge for reforms and as their Presidential candidate. -
Dawes Plan
US would lend money to Germany for Germany to pay for repairs of WWI to Britain and France would repay their debts to the US -
There Is Confusion
Novel written by Jessi Fausets; brought the idea African-Americans having a completely separate national identity than whites to the forefront. -
Immigration Act of 1924
AKA Quota Act of 1924; Limited immigration even more to 2% of people from a country that were already living in the US based on the census of 1890 and banned all Japanese immigrants. -
The Great Gatsby
Written by F Scott Fitzgerald; showed the wildness of the 20’s from the point of view of a younger generation. -
Dark Laughter
Written by Sherwood Anderson; talks about the new sexual freedom experienced by youth in the 1920’s. -
W.E.B Du Bois
Focused on expanding racial pride for blacks. -
I Too, Am America
Written by Langston Hughes, stated that American shouldn’t be limited by race. -
The Sun Also Rises
Written by Ernest Hemingway; showed a different point of view on WWI. -
Idolized Movie Stars
Celebrities became more important and idolized than politicians. -
Emergence of CBS
First national broadcast station alongside NBC. Helped skyrocket a different type of media based generation. -
Presidential Election of 1928
Between Herbert Hoover and Al Smith. Herbert Hoover won. -
Women Empowerment
Women became more independent and promiscuous. -
Stock Market Crash
Almost all the banks in the country overshot with their money and stocks. Largest crash for decades. -
Automobile Revolution
30 million people owned automobiles and changed way of life. -
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem, NY had largest concentration of African American community. Collection of mainly black artist and musicians, called Harlem Renaissance -
Black Tuesday
Bankers spent millions buying stocks but no one was willing to buy. Led to market crash. -
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Created to regulate stock trades and placed restrictions on to damaging actions. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Hoover introduced this tariff; Increased taxes on foreign goods at 31%-49%. Highest tariff in US history. -
Lowest Stocks
Stocks were at there lowest record price in the US. about 1/9 of their highest value. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporations
Created by Congress but backed by the president. Helped financially support big businesses during the Depression. -
The Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
Helped small homeowners prevent from foreclosures on their homes. -
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th amendment which led to the end of the Prohibition Era -
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Enacted by President Roosevelt; offered young men employment opportunities on federal lands while paying their families very little money. -
National Recovery Adminstration (NRA)
Set strict guidelines for large industries, helped workers but declared unconstitutional two years later. -
Agriculture Adjustment Association (AAA)
Protected farmers from overproduction and price drops. Declared unconstitutional in 1935 -
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Offered federal grants to state and local government to non-profits that were working soup kitchens and other ways to help the homeless and jobless. -
The Public Works Administration (PWA)
Loaned money to state and local governments to help build roads, bridges and other public projects. These projects helped provide thousands of jobs. -
Resettlement Administration (RA)
Provided loans to all different types of farmers, while simultaneously establishing federal camps and good homes for immigrant workers. -
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Offered thousands of new jobs to American women and men. Helped people pull themselves out of the depression. -
Social Security Act
Created federal insurance program that collected taxes from the working class and redistributed them monthly to people 65+ years -
Revenue Act of 1935
Greatly increased taxes for the small wealthy population, and increased taxes on capital gains. -
Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
Created to provide help for electrical cooperatives to give power in more rural parts of the country. -
Wagner Act
Protected workers rights to join a labor union while also protecting the actual union itself as well. Enforced by the NLRB -
Shelterbelt Project Begins
Gov’t planted hundreds of trees along the Great Plains, miles long to try and reduce the damage of the dust storms that had been occurring. -
The Grapes of Wrath
Novel written by John Steinbeck; focused on and described hardships experienced by Oklahoma farmers
