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Key Individuals . of the 1920s & 1930s. Henry Ford. Ford used the assembly line and interchangeable parts in the automobile industry to help produce the Model T, a car affordable for most Americans, . Wright Brothers. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Key Individuals of the 1920s & 1930s
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Henry FordFord used the assembly line and interchangeable parts in the automobile industry to help produce the Model T, a car affordable for most Americans,
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Wright Brothers
They were the first men to fly with their invention of the airplane; brought air travel to America
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David SarnoffHe helped to build the broadcast industry—“foresaw radio as a mass medium built around a network, then did it again for television”; led RCA and NBC and built them to broadcast giants.
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Guglielmo Marconi
He was an Italian inventor, best known for his development of a practical radiotelegraph system” -- responsible for the development of the radio—wireless transmission.
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John Scopesaccused of having
violated the Butler Act while teaching in a high
school biology class. The act forbade the
teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools. Scopes trial
also called the “Monkey Trial.”
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Clarence DarrowAttorney in the 1925 Scopes trial in which he defended John T. Scopes,
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Warren G. Harding
President from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. His administration was full of scandals including the Teapot Dome Scandal
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Calvin CoolidgeBecame president after Harding died. He said, “The least government was the best government.” Nickname “Silent Cal.” Famous quote: “The business of America is business.”
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Eleanor Rooseveltwife of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt; became the ‘eyes and ears’ of FDR
during the Great Depression; encouraged him to allow women to
participate in his government.