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Education Importance for Blacks
As a huge advocate for black education, W.E.B. Du Bois began his teaching career with founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
United Negro Improvement Association
Lead by Jamaican, Marcus Garvey, this group advocated racial pride for blacks and developed political ideas of black nationalism. -
18th Amendment
This prohibited the sale and manufacturing of alcoholic beverages and started prohibition. -
Election of 1920
Democrats nominated James Cox and the Republicans won with their candidate Warren G. Harding. -
Postwar Recession
After WWI, an economic recession occurred. -
Assembly Line Benefits Economy
Once Henry Ford adopted the idea of the assembly line, other companies copied and became more efficient. -
Rise of Appliances
Because of inventions like the washing machines, refrigerators, and vacuums, many consumers purchased these things, -
Jazz Age
Brought north by African Americans, this genre of music and performance became very popular. -
Automobile Era
By the end of 1920s, most households had a car, this caused traffic and car related accidents. -
Hollywood
The entertainment industry centered in Hollywood, California. -
Revivalists
Religious revivalists utilized the radio to preach fundamentalist religious views and morals. -
Harlem Renaissance
An intellectual, social, and artistic outbreak that consisted of African Americans in the New York neighborhood of Harlem. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of Interior, Falls, accepted bribes for granting oil leases. -
Modernists versus Fundamentalists
As science was rising, modernists didn't believe everything of the Bible, this led to debates. -
Quota Law of 1921
Limited immigration to 3% of the number of foreign born people. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act
Raised tariff rates on foreign goods extensively. -
Business Prosperity
After the recession, businesses flourished and the unemployment rate fell below 4%. -
Louis Armstrong
Once joining the Creole Jazz Band, more people were aware of Armstrong's musical talent. -
VP Calvin Coolidge arises.
After the death of President Harding, Coolidge took the presidential spot. -
Election of 1924
Republicans nominated Coolidge and the democrats nominated John W. Davis, Coolidge won -
Functionalism
This idea of architecture based around form following function, -
Quota Law of 1924
Limited immigration to 2%, it was passed to ensure discrimination against southern and eastern Europe. -
The Great Gatsby
Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this book shows the glamours of the wealth of society during this time. -
Arrowsmith
A Pulitzer Prize receiving novel written by Sinclair Lewis. -
The Cantos
Like The Cantos, Ezra Pound wrote many famous poems that were appealing to the public. -
Radio Entertainment
The radio became apart of home entertainment, once signaling systems were made like CBS and NBC. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
By taking flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Lindbergh became a public hero. -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market plummeted because of a high volume of selling stocks due to speculation. -
Black Tuesday
Millions of investors sold stocks, practically no buyers. -
Black Thursday
High volume of stock selling which greatly dropped the price of it. -
Farm Board
Authorized to help farms stabilize prices by temporarily holding surplus grain and cotton in storage. -
A Farewell to Arms
Written by Ernest Hemingway, this novel takes place during the Italian campaign for WWI. -
Dust Bowl
Ruined crops of the Great Plains and made farmers migrate to seek work. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
The highest tariff in history (49%) which was enacted to protect U.S. business leaders. -
21st Amendment
Ended the 18th amendment and brought prohibition to an end. -
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Ordered banks a holiday which was so they could stabilize. -
FDIC
Guaranteed individuals insurance of deposits up to $5,000. -
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Organized so it could refinance small homes to prevent foreclosure. -
Farm Credit Association
Provided low interest rate farm loans and mortgages to prevent foreclosures. -
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Offered federal money to state and local governments who were operating soup kitchens and other reliefs. -
Public Work Administration
Gave federal money to state and local governments for building roads, bridges, and dams. -
Civilian Construction Corps
Employed men on federal land projects. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
A government corporation that build dams, operated electric power plants, control flooding.... -
National Recovery Administration
An attempt to guarantee reasonable profits for businesses and fair wages and hours for labor. -
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Encouraged farmers to reduce production by offering government subsidies for every acre they need. -
Civil Works Administration
Hired employees for federal sponsored roles in manual labor. -
Security and Exchange Commission
Purpose to regulate stock market and place limits on speculative practices. -
Wagner Act
Guaranteed workers the right to join a union and for that union to bargain collectively. -
The Grapes of Wrath
Written by John Steinbeck, this book shows the hardships of the Dust Bowl and showed how thousands of workers went westward to seek jobs. -
"Take the A Train"
Duke Ellington's most famous jazz piece, which popularized Jazz even more among blacks and other cultures.
