Day 1 - Oostburg School District

Causes of the Great Depression 

World War I-war debt/isolationism 

Depression in Agriculture 

Overproduction and installment buying 

of durable goods 

Stock Market Speculation-Buying on margin 

Unwise government policies-tariffs, tax breaks 

Crash of the Stock Market 

Source: Bragdon, H. W. & S. P. McCutchen. History of a Free People. 

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1964

Links 

• Causes of the Great Depression 

http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depr 

ession/causes.html 

• The Great Depression information 

http://www.indianchild.com/the_great_depr 

ession.htm 

• Causes of the Great Depression 

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/20th/1930s 

/depression-causes.html 

• Why was the Great Depression a 

disaster waiting to happen 

http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_ 

83_Notes.htm

Franklin D. Roosevelt was diagnosed with Polio in August 1921. He 

was vacationing at his most loved place called Campobello. He was 39 at the time 

of this. FDR was paralyzed from the waist down. He was determined to recover 

from this horrible disease. He wanted to recover the use of his legs by using the 

characteristic energy, optimism, ingenuity, and determination. He was very 

ambitious of exercise and searched for new treatments. FDR’s strength increased, 

mainly his upper body, as a result that he would never walk unaided again. He 

either used a cane or braces and wheelchair. 

In 1924 he discovered at Warm Springs, Georgia, that the restorative 

powers of the mineral water, at 88 degrees, could help him recover sensation and 

muscle strength. On the other hand of trying to heal himself he bought the old 

resort hotel in Warm Springs. In 1927, he established the Warm Springs 

Foundation. This was used for rehabilitation of polio patients. We call it 

“independent living”. He was very devoted to this for the rest of his life. He would 

return every year to celebrate Thanksgiving with his fellow “polios”, and other 

times he visit to restore his body and spirit. He founded the March of Dimes. 

The fact that Roosevelt could overcome polio became a symbol for the 

country as it fought to get out of the Great Depression. FDR was one of the most 

important Presidents in American history as he lead the country during the 

Great Depression. 

Works Cited 

www.google.com/images/franklindroosevelt 

www.yahoo.com/images/franklindroosevelt 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt's_paralytic_illness

There were many different fads that came from the 1920’s. Radio shows were very popular 

and a new type of entertainment in the 1920’s. Families used to gather around the radio to 

listen to such shows as Abbott & Costello, Amos & Andy, and Death Valley Days. But they 

slowly faded after television was invented. Peter Pan peanut butter was introduced in the 

1920’s and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches became a very popular food item. Swing 

dancing also arrived in the 1920’s. It was a type of dance that everybody was doing. Also 

bright red lipstick could be seen on women. The very vibrant red was in style. Dance 

marathons were a big thing in the 20’s. People loved to dance, especially the Charleston, Fox 

trot, and the shimmy. Dance marathons were something everyone went to every weekend. 

The longest dance record ever recorded was a record of 3 weeks of dancing! In 1927 the 

famous candy PEZ was invented. Initially it was marketed as a tasty alternative to cigarettes 

for adults attempting to quit smoking. Also the cloche hat was often worn as a daytime 

necessity. It was a small hat often worn with short hair and almost reached the eyebrows. It 

was also decorated with a small pin or ribbon in the front. The Flappers were also a big fad in 

the 20’s. They weren’t afraid to take risks and were very giddy. They came to an end when 

the Great Depression hit. The Conk hairdo was another fad. It originated in the 1920's and 

was popularized by Cab Calloway. Started by the African American males trying to straighten 

their hair, the conk was the end result. Flagpole sitting was one of the biggest fads in the 

1920’s. It was started by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly who was a professional stuntman. He did it 

on a dare in 1924, and it soon caught on nationwide. It became a spectator sport, and he 

eventually set the World Record at 49 days with a crowd of 20,000 people watching. However, 

when the Great Depression hit this fad came to an end. 

Today some of these fads are still used. Today there are many radio shows throughout the 

world that are very popular for people to listen to. If its news, sports, or entertainment, it is 

still a bit hit today. And peanut butter is still in major use today. It is used as an ingredient for 

a recipe or still used as a peanut butter jelly sandwich. Swing dancing is around today yet. It 

is used for movies or plays and you can take classes for you to learn. Bright red lipstick isn’t 

found on very many women today, but you can find it on the celebrity women quite often at 

an awards show or any formal occasion. PEZ candy is still found today. More than 3 billion 

PEZ candies are consumed each year and are sold in more than 60 countries around the 

world but the candies have become almost a secondary item serving as an accessory for the 

dispensers of which more than 300 have been issued. As you can see many fads from the 

roaring 1920’s can still be found today.

Works Cited 

• http://www.crazyfads.com/20s.htm 

• www.google.com

Al Capone is still one of America’s best known gangsters. Also known as ‘Scarface’, he was one 

of the top bootleggers during the Prohibition Era, he was a regular hitman himself, and gave 

the orders over the St. Valentines Day Massacre. 

Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born on January 17 th , 1899 to Gabriele and Teresina Capone in 

Brooklyn, NY. He grew up there and quickly became associated with various gangs, but took 

the time to settle down. Capone married Mae Josephine Coughlin, an Irish woman who 

shortly before their marriage had given birth to his son, Albert Francis ("Sonny") Capone. 

They was later forced out of New York and sent to Chicago after Scarface killed two fellow 

gang members. He was sent under the wing of another gangster while in Chicago, and 

eventually inherited his ‘outfit’. Capone had connections everywhere, police, store owners, 

hotel and bar owners, and even the mayor of Chicago. Al Capone had became Public Enemy 

#1, in the city of Chicago. Police tried to catch Capone doing anything illegal, but whenever a 

hit was made, a business was destroyed, or any gang-type activity was going on, Capone 

always had an alibi. The government then hit with a surprise attack; Income Tax Evasion. 

Capone was charged with income tax evasion for the years 1925-29, He was also charged for 

failing to file tax returns for the years 1928 and 1929. Capone owed $215,080.48 in taxes. A 

third indictment was added, charging Capone with conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws 

from 1922-31. He was sentenced to ten years in federal prison and one year in the county jail. 

After gaining total control in prison, he was sent to Alcatraz where he became the model 

prisoner, making no confrontation with the guards and refusing any participation in prison 

fights. Here he began to show signs of syphilis. After finishing his prison term, he went to 

live out the rest of his days at home with his family in Palm Island, FL. On January 21 st , 1947, 

he had a stroke, unrelated to his syphilis. On January 24 th , pneumonia set in and he died to 

the next day from cardiac arrest. Al Capone was first buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery 

between his father, Gabriele, and brother, Frank, but in March of 1950 the remains of all three 

were moved to Mount Carmel Cemetery in Chicago.

Bibliography 

• Al Capone 

– http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.html 

• http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone/cpn1.html 

• http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone/cpn1a.html 






• Al Capone 

– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone 

• Pictures 

– http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone/photos12.html 

– http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.html 

– http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1930/1101300324_400.jpg 

– http://homicide.northwestern.edu/documents/prohibition.jpg 

– http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Prohibition.jpg/300px- 

Prohibition.jpg 

– http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/scrp/1054~Al-Capone-Posters.jpg

George Herman Ruth Jr. was a baseball god. Also known as, “Babe”, 

“The Great Bambino”, “The Colossus of Clout”, and “The Sultan of Swat”, 

became a baseball icon. He was an American Major League baseball player 

from 1914-1935. He played for three different teams, The Boston Rex Sox 

(1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), and the Boston Braves (1935). 

He began his baseball career as a pitcher, but he spent most of his career in the 

outfield. He was a left handed pitcher and a left handed batter. He set a record 

for the must homeruns in one season in 1919. His record was 29 homeruns. He 

later broke his own record and put it at 60 homeruns in one season and it was 

held for 34 years. He also helped win four World Series Titles while he was with 

the Yankees. While he was with the Yankees, he led them to the World Series 

three times before he could actually help them win. He was suspended, ejected, 

and was injured the first three times and was not able to play. 

As a young child his father put him in a Catholic school for boys. 

There Brother Matthias taught Ruth the game of baseball. He taught him how to 

field, pitch, bat, and throw. He was later signed over to the Boston Red Sox. 

Later he went on to marry Helen Woodford, a waitress he met in Boston. He was 

later divorced to Helen sometime between the years 1920-1926. She later 

perished in a house fire and Ruth and many of the Yankee players attended her 

funeral. He then married actress Claire Hodgson who he was married to till his 

death. In 1946 Babe Ruth found out he had a malignant tumor in his neck and 

had encircled his left carotid artery. He had been getting better but after his visit 

to the 25th Anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium Ruth spent most of his 

time in the hospital. In 1948 the cancer and eaten away at his body and he 

passed away in August. Babe Ruth is a baseball legend to this day. He has set 

many records, some have been broken so have not, but he will always be 

remember as “Babe Ruth”, “The Great Bambino”, “The Colossus of Clout”, and 

“The Sultan of Swat”, a player like no other. 

Click here to 

watch Babe 

Ruth’s Pitching 

Video 

http://video.google.co 

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ying+baseball&hl=en

Links 

• Babe Ruth http://www.baberuth.com/ 

• The Official Babe Ruth Website http://www.baberuth.com/flash/about/biograph.html 

• Babe Ruth- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth 

• National Baseball Hall of Fame 

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/ruth_babe.htm 

• Babe Ruth Statistics http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ruthba01.shtml 

• Babe Ruth Museum http://www.baberuthmuseum.com/ 

• Babe Ruth Baseball Stats http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.phpp=ruthba01 

• Babe Ruth- Baseball Library 

http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Ruth_Babe.stm 

• Babe Ruth- Espn http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016451.html 

• Babe Ruth Quotes http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Babe_Ruth/ 

• Babe Ruth- Info Please http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0842757.html 

• Babe Ruth and the Red Sox http://www.1918redsox.com/ 

• Babe Ruth Barnstable Baseball http://www.barnstablebaseball.com/ 

• Babe Ruth biography and much more http://www.answers.com/topic/babe-ruth 

• Alameda Babe Ruth http://www.alamedababeruth.com/ 

• Babe Ruth World Series http://www.brlworldseries.com/default.php 

Babe Ruth with Cancer

To start a little background on the invention of the automobile, 

it first came out in 1893 and was invented by Henry Ford. Then in i 

1903 Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. In 1913 Ford started to t 

use the assembly line to make inter-changeable parts for the 

automobile. In 1908 the company celebrated with the production of the 

Model T but that lasted until 1927 when they came up with a more up 

to date model. Ford produced 15 million cars a year until eventually his 

competitors started to produce more. Ford produced a new model each e 

year. 

The automobile has affected everyone in the world in some way 

or another. Most of us have a car of our own and can go where we 

want with it. If we didn’t t have the automobile we would be walking 

everyone and wouldn’t t be able to do as much as we do. The invention of 

the automobile made traveling so much easier and faster. Everyone 

wants a car so they can get places faster and that part of the reason r 

it succeed in the first place. In 2006 there were over 800 million cars 

on the roads all over the world. This just shows that the invention ion of 

the automobile is one of the most used inventions of its time and d has 

affected everyone.

There have been so many good things to have come from the invention 

of the automobile. First, there were so many jobs created. We needed 

someone to change the tires, so we made that a job and how about fixing you 

vehicle when there is something wrong with it Well we created a job for that 

as well. Then there were gas stations, road crews, and many more jobs 

created just to keep us happy. Then there was the invention of the motel. 

With the increase of travel and people traveling to places farther away, they 

needed a place to stay. So we created places for them to stay. Motels were 

just connected rooms that usually faced a parking lot. When they were first 

invented they didn’t have water parks or 5 different levels as they do today. 

They were just one leveled buildings. Advertising also increased. The billboard 

become very popular and still is popular today. They used billboards to get the 

drivers attention and to draw them into local businesses. When you invent a 

car you need a place to drive, well that’s where Route 66 came in. It was the 

first highway. It was established on November 11th 1926. It was a highway 

system that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles. It was 2,448 miles long. People 

all over the U.S. could now travel easier on a highway. These are just a few 

of the ways the automobile has affected us. 

The automobile first started affecting us when it first came out and it 

is still affecting us today. We are affected by what it does to the air we 

breathe to how much we need to save for gas. Each day brings a new challenge 

with our cars and we are forced to deal with them in some way or another. In 

the future people will still be affected by the automobile. It might be that 

they have flying cars instead of ones you drive on the road but who knows

~Effects of the automobile on societies 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_culture 

~The Automobile 

http://www.bergen.org/ECEMS/class/auto.htm 

~Automobiles and Trucks Overview 

http://www.plunkettresearch.com/AutomobilesTruc 

ks/AutomobileTrends/tabid/89/Default.aspx 

~Motel 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motel 

~U.S. Route 66 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_66#Birth_and 

_rise_of_Route_66

The election of 1932 brought a change in American society. The 

candidate for the Democratic Party was Franklin Roosevelt, while the candidate 

for the Republican Party was Herbert Hoover. Because the majority of the 

country was poverty-stricken and homeless, it was obvious to them that they 

needed a change. They needed a president who could push them through the 

Great Depression. 

Hoover was the current president of the United States and was in power 

when the stock market crashed. He decided that things would take care of 

themselves; there was no need to try to remedy the nation of such hardship. 

American people became disgruntled with him. Roosevelt, a natural charmer and 

powerful political figure, won with ease. 

The election of 1932 changed the face of the country and affected every 

American during the era. With a new president came new policies, and with new 

policies came the New Deal. Roosevelt stayed in office for two more terms and 

gave the country hope and relief. The effects of his presidency did not end there, 

however. Several of his policies (social security, minimum wage, etc.) are still 

used today and will continue to affect us in the future. 

United States Presidential Elections. 9 February 2007. 

The U.S. Presidential Election of 1932. 9 February 2007.

Women who 

After 

dressed, 

a while 

talked, 

women 

walked 

known 

the walk, 

more 

and 

as 

carried themselves for the 

demand of more attention were known as the Flappers. These women “pushed the 

respectable would follow their lead after 

envelope” of what was suppose to be lady like. They would dress in cloths were their 

bust was flattened with seeing tightly all wound of the cloth, advertising and flapper of these dresses were straight and 

loose, often leaving the women arms everywhere. bare and with the Flapper waistline fashion slung and low, they were very 

boyish and manly. style was imitated everywhere, not just by 

As the years went on actresses, the dresses but would even get by shorter Betty and Boop shorter and as they danced to the 

Charleston and did Swing even dancing. Minnie Mouse. Not to mention During they wore 1930’s make-up with at that time 

was only used on actresses Great Depression and prostitutes. brought There an hair end was to in the a short “bob” and 

eventually then became 

period 

the 

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“shingle” 

as 

look 

the 

in 

“Flappers”. 

which the hair 

Still 

was 

today 

slicked down and 

curled around to cover the ears. These women were very unique and even had their 

there is fashion that is either mocked or 

own vocabulary including words such as snugglepup, being a man who attended a 

petting party, and bamey-mugging, even influenced a term by the for having Flapper sex. fashion They would also smoke; 

drink in public, and vote. weather Women it is all make-up over the world of cloths. would take part in these activities 

that the Flappers did.

•http://www.arikiart.com/1920s/flappers-1920s-store.htm 

found flapper information and history 

•http://www.arikiart.com/1920s/ 

found flapper information and history 

•http://images.google.com/imageshl=en&q=flappers%20from%20the% 

201920's&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi 

•flapper pictures 

• http://silentladies.com/zFlappers.html 

Found flapper information

Ford and the Assembly Line 

Henry Ford and the innovation of the assembly line 

would change the way the world produces goods. It’s often 

mistaken that Ford created the first automobile, when in fact 

he created the first assembly line, important to the production 

of his own vehicles. The line was officially created in and 

functioning in 1913, while it didn’t start being imitated until 

the early 20’s. The assembly line would reinvent the 

productivity of American corporations, fueling the already 

burning industrial revolution. 

The introduction of the assembly line surely affected 

the history of America. With this idea, more American 

companies could produce their products more efficiently and 

quickly. This means volume, lower selling points, and more 

customers; therefore propelling the nation’s economy forward. 

The line needed a lot of manpower to function, supplying 

many jobs to the American people. So many people in our 

country and the rest of the world were, and still are given jobs 

thanks to Mr. Ford’s inventive idea. The assembly line is still 

used today in the manufacturing of anything from Lego pieces 

to an Abrams tank. Ford was haggled by his peers for not 

patenting the idea. He knew at the time that a patent 

wouldn’t be wise, as his idea could help out the productivity 

and advancement of an entire country.

http://ford.com/en/heritage/history/default.htm

First United States Female Cabinet 

Member… 

Served 12 years as the Secretary of 

Labor, appointed by President 

Roosevelt… 

Born in Boston 

Massachusetts, 1880… 

Francis Perkins: 

http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/hist 

ory/perkins.cfm 

Francis Perkins’ Life: 

http://www.multied.com/Bio/people/Perkin 

s.html

Francis Perkins: 

Francis Perkins is best remembered as the first female Cabinet member of the United 

States. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College in 1902, Perkins was involved in 

Progressive movements. When Franklin Roosevelt became Governor of new York, he 

appointed Perkins to the post of Industrial Commissioner. Once appointed as president, 

Perkins was appointed to the position of Secretary of Labor. She made very effective 

decisions & she served 12 years in term. She was a vocal contributor to the New Deal 

programs. She was born in 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in a home that 

was in support of Congregationalists and she was inspired to do something for God. 

Francis Perkins joined the Socialist Party, but quickly concluded that the practical 

remedies—rather than the more visionary doctrines of the socialists– held out the best 

chance for improving the lot of workers. In 1918, Perkins accepted Governor Al Smith’s 

invitation to join the New York State Industrial Commission, becoming the first female 

member of that. In 1926, she became chairwoman of the same commission, and in 1929 

the new commissioner of the state of New York, the chief post in the state department. In 

1945, Perkin’s resigned from her position as labor secretary to head the U.S. delegation 

to the International Labor Organization Conference in Paris, France. President Truman 

subsequently appointed her to the Civil Service Commission. Perkins is remembered for 

her many contributions to our government, and her decisions & stand-points will forever 

leave a lasting impression on the United States of America. Her independent personality 

& drive for perfection pushed the status of the American woman in a higher direction.

George Washington Carver

Powdered coffee, shaving cream, plastics, paper, shampoo, milk, cream, synthetic rubber, beverages, 

metal polishes. It might be surprising, but all these products and hundreds more can be extracted from the peanut, 

and the man responsible for all these uses is George Washington Carver. 

The discoveries Carver made about the peanut had a tremendous effect on farmers in the South and in countries 

around the world. George was a small child, who showed a love for plants and life early on. He had a need and 

longing to learn. He watched, listened, and experimented with the soil and growing things. He made many 

discoveries that others never noticed, and he displayed a gentle respect for all living things. His love of learning 

took him away from his home with the Carvers and to a town that had a school African-American children were 

allowed to attend. Another family gave him a home in exchange for work. He stayed there and attended school 

until he was 13. At that age, he had learned all the school had to offer, and he once again began a search for 

another school. 

George graduated from high school at the top of his class and looked forward to college. However, his first attempts 

to enroll were met with disappointment. He was not allowed to attend because he was not white, but George didn’t 

give up his dreams. He was committed to going to college and someday to teach his African-American brothers who 

were not allowed to go to a white school. He deeply wanted to help the southern farmers improve their methods 

and products. Before he finally found a college that would accept him, he continued to impress people with his 

talents in art, music, cooking, and gardening. Simpson College finally accepted George, and he entered as a 

student in art and music. He did very well at Simpson. He made many friends and earned the respect of his 

professors, but he felt that he was somehow headed in the wrong direction. He wanted to help people, and he 

wanted to do it through farming. So he transferred to the best agricultural college in the United States – the Iowa 

Agricultural College at Ames. He excelled there and was offered a job as an instructor. 

It wasn’t long before he received an unusual offer that he couldn’t refuse. A man named Booker T. Washington 

asked him to head the department of agriculture at Tuskegee Institute, a small Alabama school for African- 

American teachers. He took the offer, and it was there that he worked and committed his life to helping improve 

the lives of poor families. 

Cotton, the main crop of the South, was in trouble because of the boll weevil. Cotton plantations were being 

destroyed year after year. Because of this devastation, Carver was determined to find an alternative to the 

dependence on cotton. He experimented with the peanut and discovered the many products that could be extracted 

from it. He also taught farmers to rotate their crops each year so as not to exhaust the nutrients from the soil. 

Farmers were encouraged to rotate cotton with cowpeas, sweet potatoes, and other crops. This proved very 

successful, and he continued to encourage planting the peanut. The plant was easy to grow, it enriched the soil, it 

could be used in many dishes, and it contained a lot of protein. 

Carver never stopped his search for knowledge and his search for a better way to help his people. Even though he 

lived in a world that continually insulted him because of the color of his skin, he never stopped caring and loving all 

his fellow men.

The gold standard is a system where the basic unit of currency is equal in value to a 

specified amount of gold. The gold standard was supposed to limit the power of 

governments to cause price inflation by excessive issue of paper currency; however, the 

gold standard made most nations change to paper currency. It was also supposed to 

create assurance in international trade by providing a fixed exchange rate, but it lead to 

imbalances in trade and gold flows. For example, in the late 1920’s the demand for 

stocks brought large inflows of gold to the United States. The 1930’s low income for 

Americans reduced buying of foreign goods but more foreigners wanted American 

goods. This imbalance lead to banks all over the world increasing interest rates and 

reduced the value of banks’ collateral thus causing banking panics and other financial 

crises. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard

Franklin D. Roosevelt passed two 

laws against United States citizens and 

the Federal Reserve ownership of gold, 

abandoning the gold standard; however 

in 1975 all restrictions on the right of 

United States citizens to own gold were 

abolished. Now weakness in the US 

dollar tends to be offset by strengthening 

of gold prices. Gold remains a principal 

financial asset of almost all banks as a 

way of evasion against loans to their own 

governments. 

http://secure.britannica.com/ebi/article-234444

The Grand Ole Opry is the oldest continuous country radio program in the 

US and has been broadcasted on WSM since 1925. Founded and shaped by station 

manager George Dewey Hay, it was called the WSM Barn Dance until 1926. The 

Depression had begun and people who could not afford to buy record albums were 

able to enjoy their music for free on the radio. The popularity of the radio show led to 

the creation of the "barn dance show. It was created almost by accident because the 

National Life & Accident Insurance Company started the station to sell insurance. 

The Opry gained popularity as it started to hire professionals such as Roy Acuff and 

other country stars who became regulars. In 1939 it showed nationally on NBC. The 

Grand Ole Opry then moved to a permanent home in the early 1940’s, the Ryman 

Auditorium, and established a live stage show there. It was the nation's favorite radio 

program by the end of the 1950’s. Nashville became America’s country music capital 

as the Opry became more important. Over all the years of the Opry their has been a 

wide variety of performers at the Opry including the Crater Family, Ernest Tubbs, Bill 

Monroe, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, the comedienne Minnie Pearl, and 

such later stars as Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, and Reba McIntire. The Grand Ole 

Opry has been broadcasted and televised from Nashville's Opryland USA amusement 

park since 1974. 

The Grand Ole Opry is still huge today. It has shaped Nashville into the 

Nations country music capital. Country singers take pride in being able to be a 

member of the Grand Ole Opry. Its stage has been performed on by historical figures 

in the Country music industry and it is an honor to perform their. It is still huge today 

and broadcasted live on radio in Nashville, Tennessee. It is also shown on television 

on GAC. Today many American country music fans travel far just to go to the great 

show the Grand Ole Opry has given way back since the 1920’s.

Opry.Com:www.opry.com/MeetT 

heOpry/Timeline/1920s.aspx 

Grand Ole Opry: 

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi 

_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100532 

Grand Ole Opry: 

http://www.answers.com/topic/gran 

d-ole-opry 

Grand Ole Opry videos: 

http://www.youtube.com/resultsse 

arch_query=grand+ole+opry

By: William H. Johnson 

Langston Hughes : Poet 

Chick Webb : Drummer 

Paul Robeson : Actor 

In the 1920’s, African-American music, performing 

arts, poetry and literature expanded and grew enormously. 

This cultural movement is known as the Harlem 

Renaissance. This movement empowered African- 

Americans and gave them history, identity, and a reason to 

be proud of their heritage. This time period was a way for 

Blacks to show their humanity and equality. 

The Harlem Renaissance affected and still affects 

thousands of Blacks and Whites alike. The time period 

created a rise in the popularity of jazz music, which is still a 

major genre today. The movement affected Whites as well. 

The two races constantly compared their art and tried to 

improve themselves and one-up the opposite race. This 

movement will continue to affect us as long as African- 

Americans walk along side us and until jazz and abstract 

art are no longer major staples in the creative world.

“The Big Bend Tunnel” 

By: Palmer Hayden 

Textile Design for Cretonne, 1928 

Lois Mailou Jones 

Sources: 

THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE 

•http://www.fatherryan.org/harlemrenaissance/ 

THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE 

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance 

“Swing Low 

Sweet Chariot” 

William H. 

Johnson

Hoovervilles were a series of make shift 

villages that formed in desolate areas and bad 

neighborhoods. These villages were full of 

homeless and unemployed people who could not 

afford a home during the great depression. They 

were filled with shacks and tents made of anything 

that people could find. The name hooverville came 

from president Herbert Hoover who was the 

president at the beginning of the great 

depression.

These affected an enormous amount of people 

in the U.S., whether they were living in them, 

around them, or knew people that lived in them. 

The extent of the effects were people starving, 

freezing, and some even dieing. These lasted for 

the entire great depression and even shortly 

after. We no longer have Hoovervilles, but we do 

have many homeless people who live in the same 

conditions. 

Sources 

Great Depression And World War II, 1929-1945 

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/depress/hoovers.html 

Archives and Records Management 

http://www.metrokc.gov/recelec/archives/kcarch/slhoover.htm

Immigration Act of 1924 

Matt 

Hopeman 

In 1924 president Johnson signed the immigration act of 

1924 or also known as National Origins Act or the Johnson- 

Reed Act. This act reduced the number of allowed immigrants 

into the United States from 358,000 to 164,000 people. In 

addition, the Act reduced the immigration limit from 3 percent 

to 2 percent of each foreign-born group living in the United 

States in 1890. During World Wars I and II, the U.S. recruited 

thousands of temporary workers from Mexico to harvest crops 

in our labor-short farmland. Since American immigration 

policies failed to make out between immigrants and refugees in 

the quota counts, most of the refugees (mainly Jews) were 

banned from coming to the United States. 

http://www.historicaldocuments.com/ImmigrationActof1924.htm

Immigration Act of 1924 

http://www.answers.com/topic/immigration-act-of-1924

The television was not 

invented by just one 

person but by many 

people working together 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television 

over many years. 

The invention of the 

http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/Television_Time.htm 

television is historically 

significant because this 

affected many people. It 

became something that 

everybody liked and wanted. 

We still have television today 

and people try to find a way 

to make the television better. 

Television is also a good 

source of information and 

entertainment.

Jack Dempsey “The Manassa Mauler” 

Jack Dempsey, a 

white boxer in the 

1920’s took the world 

by storm. He will be 

remembered for his 

rugged bad boy 

personality and his 

uncanny ability to throw 

a left hook. 

By: Tony Faller 

Work Cited 

http://www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/index.php 

http://www.google.com/images

What Dempsey was most 

noted for was the “David and 

Goliath” match in 1919 against Jess 

Willard, but his amazing ability to 

throw a left hook and defeated the 

giant leaving him bewildered to what 

had just happened. Jack Dempsey 

was making a name for himself and 

defended the heavyweight title 6 out 

of 7 years and most fights left no 

survivors, but the miracle mans luck 

would soon run out in a heavyweight 

title fight against Gene Tunney and 

lost on September 23rd 1926. 

Later Dempsey would try to 

regain his title from Tunney but lost 

again in a rematch. The match was 

later called “The battle of the long 

count.” Dempsey continued his 

career into the year 1940 where he 

retired with a compiled record of 60- 

7-8. We will remember Jack 

Dempsey for his non- quitting and 

ruggedness attitude that infected the 

William Harrison Dempsey, 

born in Manassa, Colorado on June 

24 th 1895 rose to the sport of boxing 

in the early first quarter of the 20 th 

century. As a avid traveler in the 

years 1911 to 1916 Dempsey would 

travel from mining town to mining 

town all over the state of Colorado 

using the name “Kid Blackie.” By 

the Mere age of 24 Dempsey had 

reined victorious over all 

competition piling up a win count of 

80 fights. Jack was best known for 

his incredible knock outs.

Joe Louis 

The Best boxer of his time.

How Joe was Important. 

through a tough childhood, with his dad dieing in an asylum, and 

trying to make ends meet doing backbreaking labor at an ice factory, helped 

form Joe Lewis was one of the best boxers in United States History. 

Lewis fought many tough fights in his years of boxing. He was very 

inspirational to his countrymen. He beat people such as the famous Max 

Baer. previously Max Baer had killed two men in the ring with his torrential 

blows that he gave out to the head, but Lewis Pummeled Baer when they 

met in the ring. The most historically significant thing Joe Lewis 

accomplished in his boxing career was beating the German Boxer Max 

Shmelling in a rematch. This was so important to the American people 

because the time period of this match was during World War 2, and Max 

was seen as a Nazi. Joe knocked out Max in the first round. This gave 

inspiration to fight hard in the War. Years Have Passed since Joe has 

boxed but no one has left an impression like Joe to American boxing fans.

Bibliography 

Information 

http://www.cmgww.com/sports/louis/ 

http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cf 

mid=52&category=sports 

Pictures and videos 

http://images.google.com/imagessvnum=1 

0&hl=en&q=Joe+louis+&btnG=Search 

http://www.youtube.com/

In 1915 the Ku Klux Klan was lead by failed minister, William 

Joseph Simmons. He called it the “New Generation” for the Klan. In 1920 

the Klan went from about 5,00 members to more than 40,000. In 1924 the 

Klan peaked at over 100,000 members, and then a climax took place as 

40,000 members paraded through Washington, DC. There is a theory to 

why the Klan grew so much in such a small time period, it was believed to 

be all of the immigrants that came to the USA. Also the said because of 

post war era help boost the Klan. They also came close together because 

they thought the foreigners were going to take all of the jobs. 

This affects us today because the Klan is still around and still 

commits hate crimes just as they did back in the 1920’s. Also they killed 

hundreds of Americans up to this day and most likely will continue in to the 

future.

Sources 

• http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00158/k 

kk.html

Mary McLeod Bethune made many significant 

accomplishments and changes in history, which still affects today. 

She founded Bethune-Cookman College that used to be known as an 

Industrial Institute for Negro Girls, in 1904. She served as the 

president of the National Association of Colored Women, and she 

was the vice-president of the NAACP. 

She is historically significant because she helped change 

the peoples’ view of African-Americans that made a difference for the 

population of them. We appreciate different races a little more than 

we used to. Today, we are still being affected because of how we 

view other ethnicities, and how African-Americans moved up in 

society.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McLeod_Bethune 

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/beth-mar.htm 

She also was 

the first black 

women involved 

in government 

affairs. She 

started a 

movement for 

black women 

and women in 

general to take 

roles in 

government. We 

have women like 

Condoleezza 

Rice taking 

office in very 

important roles. 

Mary McLeod 

Bethune started 

many 

movements that 

still have been 

affecting us 

today.

The Red Scare of the 1920’s 

The Red Scare of the 1920’s was caused by various anarchist 

groups and aggressive labor unions. In the two years it had its’ grip on the 

country between 4,000 and 10,000 people were arrested on suspicion of 

being communists. The wave of violence included strikes and bomb threats. 

In one day alone eight bombs targeting government officials went off in 

eight different cities across the country. Before all this even, the Sedition 

Act of 1918 along with many immigration and anti-anarchist laws were 

passed to make deportation and raids easier. As a result, the communist 

parties in America lost over eighty percent of their members. These 

immigration laws and other Acts are still in place today.

Bibliography 

'First Red Scare' (1917–1920) 

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare 

The Red Scare:Liberal and Socialist patterns of 

Reaction,1919-1920 

• http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~epf/2000/hernande 

z.html

• This is historically significant because if it wasn’t for Robert Goddard we 

may still have never made it to space or beaten the Russians to the moon, 

and may not have the satellites that in orbit today. That is how we get our 

missiles for the military and rockets and space shuttles going into space 

today. 

Robert Goddard 

• Robert Goddard conducted theoretical and experimental research on rocket 

motors at Worcester, Mass., using a steel motor with a tapered nozzle; he 

achieved greatly improved thrust and efficiency. During WWI Robert 

developed a number of designs of small military rockets to be launched 

from a lightweight hand launcher. On March 16, 1926, Robert developed 

and shot a liquid fuel rocket. He first received U.S. patent in idea of multistage 

rocket in 1914. He also first launched successfully a rocket with a 

motor pivoted on gimbals under the influence of a gyro mechanism in 1937.

• http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgodd 

ard.htm 

• http://wwwistp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sgoddard.htm 

• http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_ 

sheets/general/goddard/goddard.htm

The people who were affected by these two men were 

the people who got killed and their money stolen by 

Sacco and Vanzetti. The case of Sacco &Vanzetti 

started the career of J. Edgar Hoover who went on to 

head the FBI. The case affected the whole U.S, 

because the FBI and j Hoover effected every one in 

the U.S. It also effected the people in Boston because 

it encourage the people to be fearful of socialist. 

Sacco and vanzetti never in life could hope to do such 

work for tolerance, and justice, and for understanding 

of man as we do by accident. 

We could be effected today because we 

could go to jail for killing someone that we took money 

from. We can be in jail for a long time if we do such a 

thing as killing someone for money that is not yours or 

not even owned by someone. Sometrimes we would 

not get cought until later on in life put we would be in 

more trouble then we were before.

Sacco& Vanzetti Case 

writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Images/sacvanpics.gif 

Sacco & Vanzetti 

www.elortiba.org/sacco.y.vanzetti.jpg 

Anton Coppola's Sacco and Vanzetti 

www.tbpac.com/shows/show_images/sacco.jpg

In the mid-twenties a new wave of modernism flourished through-out America, but just as an age of new 

thinking came about, a pattern of traditionalism was set into place. A younger generation had only intellect at 

their interest, while an older generation worried about society losing its more classic values. In 1925 Dayton, 

Tennessee was a sight for sore eyes with its Butler Act controversy. The Butler Act forbade the teaching of any 

evolutionary theory in public schools. The American Civil Liberties Union deiced to back anyone accused of 

teaching Evolution or any ideas similar to it. John T. Scopes was asked to teach Darwinism soon afterwards. After 

being called to court he got a small team of lawyers, Clearance Darrow, and George Rappleyea to lead the 

way. They were up against bible expert, and creator of the Butler Act, William Jennings Bryan. After eight days of 

trial the jury came upon the decision to send the case to a higher court. They stated that it was unfair to use that 

kind of money for such an enormous choice. Darrow said, “We have the purpose of preventing bigots and 

ignoramuses from controlling the education of the United States.” The eventually was an appeal made, and the 

court forbade the teaching of Evolution, but did not require any form of any other religion be taught. 

The Scopes Trial is amazingly important to the 1920’s and 1930’s. It showed what was becoming of our country, 

and what new ways of thinking might enable us to do with it. The Scopes Trial affects so many people, Christian 

people, Atheist people, and all other people that believe in the separation between church and state. The 

affect it has had on other people is also great. It has lead us to other thoughts on religion in the school, other 

decisions, and more acceptance of these other religions. This will always affect us, always. The Scopes Trial was 

just another revolution, one that will always be known as a great mark in history.

Works cited 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial 

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/e 

volut.htm

In April 1931 during the Great Depression, in 

Scottsboro, Alabama, nine African American youths 

were charged with the gang rape of Victoria Price 

and Ruby Bates, two white women on a Southern 

Railroad Freight Run. Despite testimony by doctors 

that no rape had occurred, the all-white jury 

convicted them and sentenced all but the youngest to 

death.

"The Scottsboro Boys" 

•Haywood Patterson 

•Charles Weems 

•Clarence Norris 

•Andy Wright 

•Ozzie Powell 

•Olen Montgomery 

•Eugene Williams 

•Willie Roberson 

•Roy Wright 

Judges 

•James Horton 

•William Callahan 

In 1937 charges against five were dropped 

and the state agreed to consider parole for 

the others. Two were paroled in 1944, one in 

1951. When the fourth escaped (1948) to 

Michigan, the state refused to return him to 

Alabama. In 1976, Alabama pardoned 

Clarence Norris, who had broken parole and 

fled the state in 1946. The belief that the case 

against the “Scottsboro boys” was unproved 

and that the verdicts were the result of racism 

caused 1930s liberals and radicals to come to 

the defense of the youths. The fact that 

Communists used the case for propaganda 

further complicated the affair. 

I think that back during this time during the 

Great Depression there were still very 

many people still noticeably racist, 

including the jury. If the nine boys were not 

black and the two girls were not white, 

then I think the girls could not blame them 

for rape as easily. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0844125.html 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Boys 

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_biog.html

Social Security 

Social Security was created to help people in times of 

great financial need whether this need is brought on by the death 

of a main bread winner or simply disability or old age. The social 

security system has been in place and has been helping many 

Americans since 1935 after the Great Depression. The Great 

Depression left millions of people unemployed as banks and 

businesses failed across the country. On June 8 th 1934, president 

Franklin D. Roosevelt announced he would provide a program for 

social security. The social security program was signed into law 

on August 14, 1935. 

Social security is historically significant because it has 

been providing money to millions of Americans since 1935. 

Without social security many Americans may have or would have 

found themselves in a lot of trouble financially. Social security is 

still around today and helping people who are retired or disabled 

or who have lost a loved one. Social security will most likely 

continue to help people financially in the future.

Social Security Act signing into law 

Work Cited 

SSA History 

www.ssa.gov/history/orghist.html 

New Deal Network 

www.newdeal.feri.org/Library/c10.html

Spanish Civil War 

July 1936 - April 

1939 

It took place between July 1936 

and April 1939, and ended in a 

defeat of the Republican cause, 

followed by the dictatorship of 

Francisco Franco. The number of 

victims has been long disputed, 

between 500,000 and 1,000,000 

people killed in the war. 

The Spanish Civil War was a conflict in 

which the Francoists or Nationalists, led by 

General Francisco Franco, defeated the 

Republicans or Loyalists of the Second 

Spanish Republic 

Franco declares the end of 

the war. However, small 

pockets of insurgents still 

fought

Links 

For Spanish Civil War: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War 

Historical Significance: 

http://netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-spanishcivilwar.htm

A speakeasy was an illegal establishment created in the 1920’s during 

Prohibition that gave people the opportunity to drink alcohol. These places 

were very secretive and the police were always trying to unravel these 

businesses. Often, the bartender or owners of these establishments would 

bribe the police to stay away or call ahead of a raid. If there was a raid 

that wasn’t known about, owners often had secret passageways and back 

alleys for patrons to escape to. These establishments not only sold alcohol, 

but they also served food and provided entertainment such as dancers and 

live bands. The establishments that were named “speakeasies” were of a 

high-class environment, whereas lower class establishments were known as 

“blind pigs”. Drinking alcohol was not the only illegal action taking place in 

these environments Often it was a common gathering for leaders of 

organized crimes including notorious gangsters and the mafia.

The relevance of the “speakeasy” is important because it allowed 

hundreds of thousands of citizens break the law of 

Prohibition, yet a very low percentage were ever caught. 

Since it was rare for the police to discover a speakeasy, it 

made it very easy for hundreds of crimes to take place 

without any notice. These businesses made a huge profit 

and thrived for over a decade because the alcohol was in 

high demand after it was outlawed. The relationship of the 

speakeasy to today is small because there are only a few 

authentic speakeasies left in the United States. Though the 

novelty has worn off, since prohibition of all alcohol sales 

no longer exists. 

This passageway was 

an exit for patrons when 

the police raided from 

Chumley’s, a famous 

speakeasy 

establishment. 

Work cited: 

http://www.answers.com/topic/speakeasy 

www.google.com/images/prohibition 

www.google.com/images/speakeasy 

http://www.wikipedia.org/speakeasy

St. Valentines Day Massacre 

On Valentines Day 1929 seven gangsters were found shot execution style in a garage in northern Chicago. The seven men 

killed were all gangsters that worked for Bugs Moran. The hit was supposed to include killing Bugs Moran also. Gangster Al 

Capone is the mastermind behind the massacre, where 2 men dressed in police uniforms executed the other gangsters. The 

gang war was about alcohol trafficking during the great depression. 

This is historically significant, because it involve prohibition, which was a very important time during United States history. 

It was one of many examples of the problems that prohibition was causing. Also, the massacre showed how difficult it was to 

police the illegal trafficking of alcohol. The massacre helped in changing the amendment. 

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valmassacre1.html 

http://www.mysterynet.com/vdaymassacre/

Tennessee Valley Authority 

• The United States Congress passed the TVA Act on 

May 18, 1933. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 

came up with the idea as part of the New Deal. The 

TVA essentially helps replant forests, teaches 

farmers how to improve their crop yield, builds dams 

to generate electricity to the Tennessee Valley, and 

creates recreation areas on the Tennessee River. 

The TVA was essential to the Tennessee Valley’s 

progress because the valley was in such poor 

condition, even before the depression hit, due to the 

rugged land, and no electricity. Once the TVA was 

established, the electricity and hydropower that it 

generated from the Tennessee River (5th largest 

river in the USA) transformed this area into a 

prosperous region.

During World War Two, the TVA provided 

power to supply factories that produced 

wartime products. During the 1960’s, 

Sources: when electricity demands increased, the 

TVA began building nuclear power plants. 

“From Also the during New this Deal time, to a New the TVA Century” became 

http://www.tva.gov/abouttva/history.htm 

self-financing. In the 1990’s when nuclear 

power began to be phased out, the TVA 

shifted course. They stopped building 

“What nuclear is TVA” plants and began to focus on 

http://www.tvakids.com/whatistva/index.htm 

becoming more efficient at lower cost. 

Not only do they continue to focus on 

lower costs, and better efficiency, they 

also strive for more environmentally 

friendly operating strategies and 

reliability. The TVA greatly affects us 

today. Today over five billion dollars has 

been spent on clean air modifications. 

Currently they operate at a 99.999 

percent reliability, and supply over 8 

billion customers with electricity.

The 18 th Amendment 

• The 18th amendment to the constitution and prohibition were started to 

help eliminate the high crime in the United States, but led to organized 

crime and obstructed the ability for more jobs during the Great Depression. 

Starting after the Revolutionary War all through up to World War I, there 

was a rise in drinking and saloons throughout the United States. Many 

religious communities wanted to restrict or prohibit the use of alcohol, 

which they considered a threat to the family institution in America. In 1919, 

congress passed the legislation of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, 

prohibiting the sale, transportation and manufacturing of alcohol in the 

United States. The amendment went into effect on January 16, 1920. The 

Volstead Act clarified the law and set it up for punishment for the disregard 

of the new legislation. With alcohol manufacturing and selling made illegal, 

people turned to crime to get alcohol. The rise of organized crime brought 

to our culture the rise of the modern gangster, such as the infamous Al 

Capone. Gangsters would smuggle rum from the Caribbean, rumrunners, 

or get whiskey from Canada. They also would buy large quantities of 

alcohol made in homemade stills. Almost immediately after the legislation 

passed, there were groups already trying to repeal the new legislation. With 

the Great Depression, more jobs were needed that could have been there 

if they could have still manufactured alcohol, and even more people joined 

the call to repeal the 18th Amendment. On December 5, 1933, the 21st 

Amendment to the Constitution was ratified repealing the 18th Amendment 

and prohibition.

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution was historically significant 

because it led to the glorifying of illegal activities. The more modern gangster 

rose out of the organized crime industry and amassed great wealth on illegal 

bootlegging and speakeasies, illegal running of liquor and illegal saloons. Even 

everyday citizens got into it with homemade stills. Even though prohibition is no 

longer in our Constitution, some small towns or counties still have restrictions 

on the selling of alcohol today. Also, we no longer have the gangsters of the 

20’s in our midst; we still have gangs and “organized” crime, but not the mafialike 

gangsters of the 20’s. After the 21st Amendment, the illegal selling and 

trafficking of alcohol was no longer needed as much, reducing the profits and 

abundance of illegal activities involving alcohol.

Works Cited 

•PBS 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/miami/peopleevents/pande 

06.html 

•About 

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/prohibition.htm 

•History.com 

http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.doarticleId=219884 

•www.rustycans.com 

http://www.rustycans.com/prohinition.html

During the Depression, people enjoyed the radio, because most could not 

afford to buy records of their favorite artists, so instead they turned to the radio because it 

was free of charge. In 1920, the first commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled 

broadcasts were heard. WWJ went on-air in August. KDKA went on-air in November with 

the results of the 1920 Harding - Cox Presidential election. In 1921the first sports 

broadcast was the Dempsey-Carpenter fight on July 2. Also The Happiness Boys started a 

show, which continued until 1940.The first religious broadcast, was the Sunday service of 

Pittsburgh's Calvary Episcopal Church on Jan 2nd which was aired on KDKA. In 

November of 1922, songs from the successful Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" were 

performed live by the original cast over station WNAC in Boston, one of the earliest 

examples of an African-American musical on radio. National political conventions were 

heard on a nationwide network during the 1924 nomination season. Also the A & P 

Gypsies appeared on WEAF and moved to NBC Red in 1926. For the next 10 years, this 

musical show was heard nationally, on NBC Red or NBC Blue. Also in 1924, the National 

Barn Dance was first heard on WLS. The show was broadcast between 4/19/24 and 

4/30/60. A year later in 1925, The Grand Ol' Opry appeared, and was heard on various 

stations until 1941, when it was picked up by NBC. Grand Ol' Opry was heard on NBC on 

Saturday nights. In 1926 the National Broadcasting Company was established by RCA. 

Among the shows broadcast that year were several orchestras, Ben Bernie, Will Rogers, 

Sam and Henry and Father Coughlin. The Betty Crocker Show started on NBC Red. 

Radio continues to be a huge thing in the life of Americans still today. We 

listen to it every day and it is a huge industry. Since the 1920’s it has always been a hit. It 

provides people with entertainment, knowledge, and news, and will continue to affect 

Americans as it did so greatly in the 20’s.

Old Time Radio: The Golden Years 

http://www.old-time.com/golden_age/index.html 

Golden Age of Radio 1935-50 

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/radio2.html

“The Jazz Singer”, released in 1927, is the movie that changed all movies. It 

was the first feature-length motion picture, during the silent film era, to have 

synchronized dialogue and vocal sequences. The first lines were spoken by 

actor, Al Jolson and the words were, “Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't 

heard nothin' yet. Wait a minute I tell ya, you ain't heard nothin'. You wanna 

hear "Toot Toot Tootsie" Alright. Hold on. Hold on. [turning to the band's 

piano player] Lou, listen. Play "Toot Toot Tootsie"—three choruses, you 

understand In the third chorus, I whistle. Now give it to 'em hard and heavy. 

Go right ahead.” Audiences were amazed. Even though there was only two 

minutes of dialogue, it was enough to change movies forever. This movie 

is significant because movies might not be what they are today. We are 

affected by this every time we go to see a movie. Without “The Jazz 

Singer” we there might not have been any sound in our movies. This will 

continue to affect us as long as we have movies. 

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ASI/musi212/brandi/clip/jazzsing.mov 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_%281927_film%29 “The Jazz Singer”

Kaitlyn Dulmes 

During the 1920’s there 

was a secret leasing of 2 oil 

reserves called the Teapot Dome 

Scandal. In 1922 Albert Fall the 

senator from New Mexico leased 2 

oil fields to two different oil 

companies. The oil fields were 

reserved for emergency use for 

the U.S. navy. Fall received about 

$404,000 from the men as a part 

of the oil fields. Because of Falls 

living habits became so much 

better the senate arranged an 

investigation. They Discovered the 

leasing part was legal ,but the 

money that fall received in return 

was the illegal part. Albert was 

soon found guilty and was 

Sentenced to 1 year in prison and 

had a $100,000 fine. 

The Teapot Dome Scandal 

is historically significant because of 

the number of people that were 

affected by it, the navy because their 

emergency oil reserve was being 

taken, the families of those people 

that went to jail, and all the people 

that believed in there president 

Warren G. Harding who was then 

said to be one of the worst 

presidents of American history. 

Another reason the Teapot Dome 

Scandal was historically significant 

was because of how long it took to 

find Albert Fall guilty, it took a total of 

2 years to get everything figured out.

http://www.montgomerycollege.org/Departments/hpolscrv/jzeck.html 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal 

http://hnn.us/articles/550.html 

http://ap.grolier.com/articleassetid=0380900-00

the nation, surveying living and working 

conditions visiting relief projects and coming 

to tell FDR about her observations. She 

stayed active after Franklin died. Eleanor 

worked with her husband so that even during 

his polio he could be the great leader he 

was. Eleanor’s theory in many ways 

Eleanor Roosevelt 

Eleanor Roosevelt known as the “First Lady 

of the World.” When FDR was stricken with 

polio Eleanor became increasingly active in 

politics. Her goal was to help Franklin 

maintain his interests and to get her 

personality and goals. She was very active 

during FDR’s presidency. Traveling around

Eleanor Roosevelt “First Lady 

of the World” 

www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/erbio 

.html 

Eleanor Roosevelt 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ele 

anor_Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge became president 

during the time of no war between ww1 and 

ww2. During this time the economy was not 

good this lead us in to the great depression. 

Coolidge was nominated to run for 

presidency by the Republican Party his 

running mate was Charles dawes. He was 

running against John Davis. Coolidge 

eventually won the election with 54% of the 

votes and he had 382 electoral votes out of 

531. 

Coolidge chooses not to run for a 

second term so he could retire and move 

into the north Hampton’s. Where he died of 

a coronary thrombosis. Some things that 

made Calvin Coolidge an important person 

was the immigration act of 1924, this made 

it so only 150,000 immigrants could come 

into the united states every year. This act 

favored north Europeans over south 

Europeans. This also didn’t let any 

Japanese immigrants come into the united 

states of America.

• The white house 

www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/cc30.html 

•Potus 

www.ipl.org/div/potus/ccoolidge.html

The Hindenburg 

The Hindenburg was just one of many aviation 

marvels of the time. There were Airplanes that could 

care some passengers at the time, but people were 

not sure witch means of aviation was better. The 

giant blimp was almost as long as the titanic but had 

a different fate than the Titanic. After May 6, 1937 the 

blimp met its end in flames. There are many different 

theories of why it started on fire. The most common 

theory is that there was a timed bomb on bored and 

that the intention was not to harm anyone.

The Tragedy of the Hindenburg is significant to 

United States history because it ends flight with 

blimps and kicks off flight with planes. There were 

few casualties of only 37 out of 97 people on board, 

but it still scared people enough to no longer trust 

blimps, so they turned to planes. I think that if this 

may not have happened there might be more blimps 

than planes today. 

Hindenburg Disaster: 

http//www.hindenburg.net/disaster.htm 

Wikipedia 

http://www.ciderpresspottery.com

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and 

pacific oceans solo. She also won many aviation trophies and set 

many records. 

Amelia Earhart affected everyone who was interested in flying and 

she also set many world records. She still affects us today and will 

continue to affect us until people don’t fly airplanes anymore. 

• Oct 22, 1922 Set women’s altitude record of 14,000 feet. 

• May 20-21, 1932~ First women to fly solo across the Atlantic. 

• August 24-25, 1932~ First woman to fly solo nonstop coast to 

coast. 

Amelia Earhart inspired a lot of women because women 

weren't treated equally to men and she proved that women 

can do most everything men can.

http://www.ninety-nines.org/earhart.html 

http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html 

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq3-1.htm

The Process: 

•1848: the 1 st women’s rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. 

•1852: Susan B. Anthony attends her 1 st convention and joins the cause 

•1872: the courts were challenged to decide whether voting was a privilege of U.S. 

citizenship during the prosecution of S.B. Anthony for illegally voting in the election 

•1875: Minor vs. Happersett was the 1 st case for women’s suffrage to make it to the 

Supreme Court 

•1878: an amendment was proposed that stated “The right of citizens to vote shall 

not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” 

•1890: Wyoming becomes the 1 st state with women’s suffrage and by 1900 three more 

states would follow 

•1919: the amendment passes through Congress 

•1920: 19 th Amendment is passed granting the right to vote to ALL citizens

The 19 th Amendment: 

A citizen’s right to vote shall not be 

denied or “abridged” by the United 

States on account of gender, and 

congress has the power to enforce this 

rule by “appropriate legislation.” 

Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist that worked for 

more than 50 years fighting for the right to vote. She worked 

tirelessly for a right that would not be earned until 1906, fourteen 

years after her death. She did, however, get to vote once in 

Rochester, N.Y. on 11/5/1872. The event led to a trial for illegal 

voting, and created an opportunity to bring in an audience for 

women’s suffrage that was bigger than ever! 

“That the right which women needed above every other, the one indeed which 

would secure to her all the others, was the right of suffrage.” - Susan B. Anthony 

http://www.rochesterliving.com/cards/susan-b-anthony.jpg 

http://www.law.umkc.edu

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