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Henry Ford
- Henry Ford create the first car
- he founded a detroit automobile company
- henry ford company was founded
- ford motor company was founded
- sell first car in 1903
- developed a tractor
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Marcus Garvey
- returned to Jamaica and founded (unia)
- he published widely
- Garvey was convicted and sent to prison for five years
- greater Liberia act that deported many african americans
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Jazz Music
- jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression
- As jazz spread around the world, it drew on different national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to many distinctive styles.
- jazz music began to be known for having ties with speak easy so jazz became a bad thing
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1st Red scare
- wide spread fear of Bolsvihism and Anarchism
- ended in the 1920's started in 1917
- rounded up and deported several hundred immigrants of radical political views.
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The great Migration
- mass movement of about 5/6 million southern blacks to the north
- they moved because of economic conditions -90% percent of the black population now lives in the south
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Harlem Renaissance
- The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century
- considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.
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Social Darwinism
- the theory that people are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection.
- started by Herbet Spencer
- used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism.
- to discourage reform
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Clarence Darrow
- In 1894 he defended Eugene V. Debs, arrested on a federal charge arising from the Pullman Strike. He also secured the acquittal of labor leader William D. Haywood for assassination charges, saved Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold from the death penalty, and defended John T. Scopes.
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Warren G. Harding’s “Return to Normalcy”
- a return to the way of life before World War I
- States presidential candidate Warren G. Harding's campaign slogan for the election of 1920
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Prohibition and the 18th Amendment
- Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.
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Frances Willard
- apart of the temperance movement, wanted to get rid of alcohol all together
- she believed the sell and consumption of alcohol would have a negative effect on woman and their families.
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
-took place during the administration of president warren g. harding
- involved big oil companies
- involved a former united states navy oil reserve in wyoming
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Scopes Monkey Trial
- state of tienesse v. John Thomas Scope
- american legal case
- john scopes was a high school teacher was in violation for teaching the theory of evolution
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William Jennings Bryan
- Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party
- He opposed Darwinism on religious and humanitarian grounds, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925 in Tennessee
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Charles A. Lindbergh
- made the first solo flight across the Atlantic ocean.
- he was a player. -it was a nonstop flight.
- lasted 33 hours.
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Stock Market Crash "Black tuesday"
- most divesting stock market crash in the united states
- investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day
- a bunch of money was lost
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The Dust Bowl
- known as dirty thirties
- period of sever dust storms
- this damaged agriculture and many other things
- occurred in the southern planes
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Eleanor Roosevelt
- one of the most outspoken women in the White House. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1905. During her husband's presidency, Eleanor gave press conferences and wrote a newspaper column.
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“Relief, Recovery, Reform”
- The Relief, Recovery and Reform programs, known as the 'Three R's', were introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to address the problems of mass unemployment and the economic crisis.
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Tin Pan Alley
- this was the name given to the collection of New York City Music publishers and songwriters
- this had to do with the copywriting of songs and lyrics
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
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Federal Reserve System
- It was created by the Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.
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The Great Depression
- this was considered an economic crisis
- period of low business activity in the unites states
- this was a major stock market crash
- this started in 1929 and continued through the 1930's
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1936 Summer Olympics
- known as the games of XI olympiad
- international multi sport event
- this was held in Nazi germany
- there was a total of six gymnasiums
- adolf hitler built the seating in the stadiums/ gymnasiums
- radio broadcasted over 41 countries
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The New Deal
- invented to restore dignity and prosperity in Americans.
- started/ invented by Franklin Roosevelt
- declared a four day bank holiday
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20Th Amendment
- this amendment was adopted in 1933
- this amendment changes the start of congressional and presidential terms provides for cases in which a presidential or vice presidential canidet fails to qualify or dies before taking office.
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CCC
-The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is a United States government corporation providing deposit insurance to depositors in US banks.
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21st Amendment
- repealed the 18th amendment
- transpiration and importation of liquor is banned
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Securities & Exchange Commission
- This law, together with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which created the SEC, was designed to restore investor confidence in our capital markets by providing investors and the markets with more reliable information and clear rules of honest dealing.
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SSA
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) is a U.S. government agency created in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the SSA administers the social insurance programs in the United States. The agency covers a wide range of social security services, such as disability, retirement and survivors' benefits.
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Langston Hughes
- establishes the harlem suitcase theater in 1938
- he was a jazz poet
- he published a novel "not without laughter"
- he began a teaching career
