1920s
Created swing music, scat singing and made the solo the heart of Jazz music. Most influential musician on 20th century music.
Louis Armstrong
FDR's plan for dealing with the Depression; expanded the role of government in the lives of everyday people; created job programs for artists, musicians, etc, as well as public works projects, parks, etc. (The WPA, Social Security, CCC)
The New Deal
The symbol of women working during WWII; women replaced men in manufacturing jobs; women gained confidence & independence
Rosie the Riveter
The King of Rock n Roll; he was the "white boy with a Negro sound"; he popularized rock n roll; his dance moves were highly suggestive & opened the door for white singers to be more expressive.
Elvis Presley
One of the most famous and important sporting figure of the 20th century. He won the Heavyweight boxing title 3 times and is generally considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. However, his principled stance against the Vietnam War angered many at the time but inspired others to stand up against the War. He has come to represent holding principle above everything.
Muhammad Ali
An underground place where alcoholic drinks were sold and consumed illegally during prohibition
Speakeasy
Won 4 Gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin; his performance defied the idea of Aryan racial superiority
Jesse Owens
Thousands of people of Japanese descent (most were U.S. citizens) living on the West Coast were forced into camps; many lost their homes, businesses & belongings
Japanese Internment
The first suburban community; the houses were built in an assembly line fashion; houses were nearly identical; limited to white families only
Levittown
U.S. civil rights leader and famous speaker. He opposed discrimination against blacks by organizing nonviolent resistance and peaceful mass demonstrations. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Nobel Peace Prize (1964)
Martin Luther King Jr.
18th Amendment; Banned the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol
Prohibition
Pioneered folk music and the protest song; sought to raise awareness of injustice and the problems of the poor
Woody Guthrie
First African American to integrate baseball; sparked integration in all sports & society in general; changed the way baseball was played
Jackie Robinson
A civil rights activist who refused to get off the white section of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.
Rosa Parks
Banned literacy tests and empowered the federal government to oversee voting registration and elections in states that had discriminated against minorities
The Voting Rights Act
Pioneer in the promotion of birth control;
sought to give women more control over their bodies & help them out of poverty; Founder of Planned Parenthood
Margaret Sanger
Informal radio broadcasts given by Pres. Roosevelt to help explain government actions and calm people's fears during the Depression
Fire Side Chats
The project to develop the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
Term used to describe the witch hunt for communists in America during the 1950s started by a U.S. Senator
McCarthyism
An Ohio University where National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War on May 4,1970, wounding nine and killing four
Kent State
Popularized the flapper lifestyle with his novels; author of The Great Gatsby; symbolized the Roaring 20s
F. Scott Fitzgerald
WWI veterans met in Wash. D.C. to request the bonus promised to them; Hoover responded by attacking them with the military
Bonus Army
Influential blues/jazz singer; had an instrument like voice; developed a unique style of singing; inspired all blues/jazz singers to follow; Strange Fruit is her most famous song
Billie Holiday
State laws in the South that legalized segregation.
Jim Crow Laws
A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
Domino Theory