Presidents
This man did not in fact Mount Up his regulators, with a presidency that was plagued by scandal after scandal
Warren G. Harding
Not to be confused with America's gun toters, this plan stamped a blue eagle of approval on products made by companies that did their part in helping the recovery
NRA
The practice of buying something now, but paying over a period of time
financing
While gambling was mostly illegal, anyone betting on this simply named pugilist had a safe bet
Jack Dempsey
John Scopes was put on trial in Tennessee for teaching this controversial theory at the time, which has now become passe
Evolution
This president kept things cool during a period of minimal government intervention after Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Not to be confused with who you call when your car breaks down, this alliterative agency helped subsidize farmers so that they would not produce a surplus
AAA
FDR eased the minds of the country by providing these periodical updates
Fireside chats
While some may call it beginners luck, this man was the first person to fly from one end of the Atlantic to the other
Charles Lindbergh
This term describes the migration of African americans into the northern cities that would become synonymous with black culture
Great migration
Many thought this president had a lot in common with a vacuum after his disastrous tenure
Herbert Hoover
This insurance company, run by the federal government, helps insure the deposited cash in a bank in case it ends up failing
FDIC
Farmers produced too much of this, which led to prices going down
surplus
One of these types of ladies tried to hit on Calvin Coolidge,
Flappers
These two italian anarchists were put to death despite lacking evidence
Nicola and Bart
Three letters, four election wins
FDR
Fittingly enough, this three letter organization helped get Americans back on the job force with various public works.
WPA
This unsanctioned army was forced out of capital hill at gunpoint by president Hoover
This new form of black music launched the careers of many in the brass section
Jazz
While America was roaring in the 20s, the USSR was trying to achieve this state of being, which, if they did everything just right, would create a classless, moneyless, stateless society
communism
This presidential candidate was hated by his own party for trying to legalize alcohol again
Alfred Smith
Three letters is all anyone needs to know these dam experts operated out of the Tennessee Valley on construction and electricity jobs
TVA
The stock market crash occurred in this year
1929
Despite prohibition, people still got there booze, by entering these secret bars where people talked in hushed tones
Speakeasies
This was the term used to describe the generation of writers who felt disillusioned with the endless partying of the roaring twenties after coming back from World War I like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemmingway
Lost Generation.