1919-NEW DEAL

The Roaring Twenties

A period of economic prosperity, social change, and cultural transformation in the 1920s.

Isolationism

U.S. foreign policy stance in the 1920s, avoiding involvement in European conflicts.

The Harlem Renaissance

A cultural movement centered in Harlem, celebrating African American art, music, and literature in the 1920s.

The Red Scare

Fear of communism and radical ideologies following the Russian Revolution, leading to the Palmer Raids.

Prohibition (18th Amendment)

The nationwide ban on the sale, production, and transportation of alcohol from 1920 to 1933.

The Stock Market Crash (1929)

The major financial collapse that marked the beginning of the Great Depression.

The Great Depression

A severe economic downturn that lasted from 1929 until the United States’ entry into World War II.

Bonus Army

A group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 demanding early payment of bonuses promised to them.

Dust Bowl

A period of severe dust storms in the 1930s that displaced many farmers, especially in the Great Plains.

Social Security Act (1935)

A New Deal program providing financial assistance to the elderly, unemployed, and disadvantaged citizens.

Warren G. Harding

U.S. president (1921-1923) advocating for a "Return to Normalcy" and involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal.

Calvin Coolidge

U.S. president (1923-1929) known for laissez-faire policies and tax cuts.

Herbert Hoover

U.S. president (1929-1933) advocating for volunteerism during the Depression.

New Deal

A series of programs and reforms by FDR from 1933-1939 to combat the Great Depression.