history unit 2

john calvin coolidge

“silent cal;” followed president james harding (vp first), cool calm & collected; high approval rating bc lowered government involvement

warren g harding

extroverted & outspoken, died during term, people were happy to see him go; considered one of the worst presidents; appointed all his “friends” to government positions

Robert LaFallete

ran for pres with the progressive party, ran with Charles Bryan

who was al capone

chicago organized crime ringleader

billy sunday

baseball player for chicago white sox, left baseball to be a preacher, converted to christianity

aimee semple mcphereson

pentecostal evangelist; took a hollywood-esque, celebrity style approach to religion, so was highly controversial

H.L Menderson

journalist, wrte magazines, etc. very influention in the 20’s

F. Scott Fitzgerald

wrote Great Gatsby

charles lindbergh

American aviator, military officer, and author. first solo flight; antisemetic & hite supremecist attitudes; Lone Eagle/ Lucky Lindy

al smith

presidential nominee who lost to Herbert Hoover; roman catholic; fought for progressive labor & social reform; energetic & optimistic

joe robinson

actor, wrestler, stuntman

a phillip randolf

opened up union Brotherhood of railroad porters; fought for economic justice & also racial equality; pressured FDR to issue executive order 8802; co-founded and edited The Messenger, a radical socialist and political magazine; marched on Washington with MLK Jr.

what was the teapot dome scandal?

the oil reserves in colorado were supposed to be protected, but man in charge let businesses come in and use them up; happened under Warren G Harding

what was the immigration act of 1924

only a certain percent of a nation’s population could be allowed to immigrate to the US/make up a percent of the US

who was marcus garvey?

Spoke of mistreatment of African American blacks, but also wanted blacks to remain separate from whites, and remain a strong independent race

rebecca felton

from GA, first woman to serve in US Senate, only served for 24 hours; extremely racist, white supremecist

what was the scopes monkey trial

Dayton, TN; teacher started teaching evolution in schools, got brought to court; defense- clarence darrow, prosecution- Will J. Bryan; scopes found guilty of teaching evolution where it wasn’t wanted

oscar depriest

elected to US Congress; first black congressmen in the 20th century; entrepreneur, realtor, because extremely wealthy, served 3 terms in congress

what historical events happened in 1927?

Charles Lindbhurg solo atlantic flight; mississippi flood

what historical event happened in october of 1929?

stock market crashed; turned the US to collectivism & working as a group, not as an individual, in order to rebuild the country

what significant historical event happened in 1926?

route 66 created

what were some qualities/things FDR did as president?

charismatic, “happy warrior;” got polio right before term; created the program The New Deal to help get people out of the Great Depression- gave government more involvement in ppl’s lives to help them out of trouble

navajo code talkers

critical to winning WWII; germans couldn’t understand native languages, so they couldn’t break the code

war bonds

people could buy these; they pay the government a loan temporarily to help with war efforts, to be paid back later

works project administration

WPA; New Deal agency to help provide people with work to get out of the great depression; disbanded after the start of WWII