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an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature
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an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.
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American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.
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grew in popularity in the 20th century and be described as a way for Christians to accept Darwin's theory of evolution without abandoning their faith
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developed political ideas of black nationalism
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A time period that involved a new generation of Americans enjoying jazz music
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banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States
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movement that was devoted to encouraging and strengthening of bonds between all people who share African descent
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a Baptist denomination devoted to taking every word in the Bible literally as well as blaming modernists for the decline in morals
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Majority of farmers were drowning in debt, and gaining more debt due to increase of productivity
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showed more than half of the American population lived in urban areas
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limited immigration # to 3% of those living in the U.S as of 1910
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This is when the corporate tax rate increased from 10% to 12.5%
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Formed to help Harding, their accomplishments were stimulated business growth, tax cuts, and the negotiation of disarmament treaties
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Secretary of Interior secretly released naval oil reserves in various private companies
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Chembelain designed medal to award authors that wrote outstanding novels during this period
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raised tariffs on most imported goods to protect American factories
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Set quota at 2% of the immigrants in the U.S in 1890
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Calvin Coolbridge wins both the popular vote and electoral vote during the presidential election of 1924
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More than 10 million Ford dealerships were functioning in the United States
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a novel by F.Scott Fitzgerald to show the American dream in the roaring 20's and showed how people could pursue anything if they worked for it
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Novel by Alain Locke to show a hopeful look at life of blacks during this time period
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Culture during this decade because many Americans shifted their attention to "heroic figures"
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The Colombia Broadcasting System was part of a rise in the entertainment that allowed people to hear the news from either end of the country through the radio
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in 1928, stock rpices rose a great amount
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Hoover won the presidential election of 1928 due to the incompetence of his rival, Al Smith
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The nation's worst stock market crash
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A novel by William Faulkner which gave great detail of the moral decay in the Old South
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A 10 year prosperity, economically in the United States. The boom was created by increased productivity, energy technologies, and government policy
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passed by the Republican Congress set tax increases ranging from 31 to 49 percent on foreign imports
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a severe drought in the 1930's ruined crops in the Great Plains
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Hoover proposed a suspension on the payment of international debt
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A group of advisers for F.Roosevelt during his presidential campaign, which also helped create the New Deal
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authorized the government to examine the finances of banks closed during the bank holiday and reopen those judged to be sound
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increased regulations of the banks and limited how many banks could invest customers' money
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provided refinancing of small homes to prevent foreclosures
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provided low interest farm loans and mortgages to prevent forclosures
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offered outright grants of federal money to states and local governments that were operating food kitchens
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allotted money to state and local governments for building public works
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employed young men on projects on federal lands and paid their families small monthly sums
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hired thousands of people in the nation's poorest region, Tennessee Valley, to build dams and other things
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attempt to guarantee reasonable profits for business and fair wages
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encouraged farmers to reduce production by offering to pay government subsidies for every acre they plowed under
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agency hired laborers for temporary construction projects sponsored by the federal government
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provided low-paying jobs to African Americans
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repealing the 18th amendment
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regulate the stock market and place strict limitations on practices that led to the Wall Street Crash of 1929
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gave construction industry and homeowners a boost by insuring bank loans for building new houses and repairing old ones
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to teach subsidize the plains farmers to rotate crops, Terrace fields, and use contour plowing
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assist minorities in gaining jobs in defense industries
