Inventions
The boom in automobile production created a high demand for this product, which was once considered a useless, highly volatile byproduct of refining crude oil for kerosene, often discarded or burned off
gasoline
The reform movement (Political Party) sought to use government action to regulate monopolies, improve working conditions, and strengthen consumer rights
Progressives
This brought entertainment into homes across the country
the Radio
Revolutionized manufacturing with the assembly line, making cars cheaper and faster to produce
Henry Ford
The year did the US enter WWI
1917
In the early 1900s, this enabled instant, long-distance communication and shaped the "global village
The radio
This movement sought to fight for African Americans who faced violence and discrimination
The Civil Rights Movement
This art form exemplifies the growing trend of social freedom. Introducing new trends, including dance and fashion. This new popular music style became the title name for this era.
Jazz
Invented the phonograph and improved the electric ligtht bulb.
Thomas Edison
This time period, known for its economic growth, cultural changes, and technological inventions
The Roaring Twenties
Early 20th-century adoption of this invention saw explosive growth, from 600,000 in 1900 to 5.8 million by 1910, transforming society from telegraph reliance to real-time conversation
the telephone
Authorized Congress to levy income tax.
16th Amendment
The automobile ushered in a new activity that allowed people to travel and see other parts of the country.
Tourism
The year the Wright Brothers first successfully fly an airplane.
1903
The banning of the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol was this amendment of the Constitution.
Ohio department store janitor James Murray Spangler turned a pillowcase into a household appliance and an efficient machine known as
The vacuum cleaner
The 19th Amendment accomplished this right.
The women's right to vote
After the 18th Amendment, people turned to these secret locations for refreshments
Speakeasies
"Trust Busting" President
Theodore Roosevelt
A massive decade-long movement of approximately 6 million African Americans from the South to the North
The Great Migration
1923: This African American inventor was granted a patent for an electric traffic signal that improved intersection safety
Garrett Morgan
Regulatory food acts included the Pure Food and Drug Acts, and this act
Meat Inspection Act
Popular dance crazy of the 1920s
Charleston
Black Bottom
The leader known for helping the poor and improving city life.
The Red Scare