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Prohibition Begins
It was the period from 1920 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol was banned in the US as said in the 18th Amendment. -
19th Amendment
This new amendment prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. -
Presidency of Warren G. Harding
He approved a reduction in the income tax, an increase in tariff rates, and established the Bureau of the Budget. -
The Immigration Act
The Immigration Act of 1924, was a US federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country. It was aimed at restricting the Southern and Eastern Europeans as well as prohibiting the East Asians and Asian Indians. -
Stock Market Crash
It was one of the leading factors of the Great Depression. It devastated the economy and is also known as the Great Wall street Crash of 1929. -
The Empire State Building opens
The Empire State Building opens in New York City. It is 1,250 feet tall and remains the tallest building until the World Trade Center opens in New York in 1972. -
Franklin Roosevelt is elected president
With millions of Americans wanted a change, Democrat Franklin Roosevelt is elected. It is the first of four times that Roosevelt will be elected. -
Prohibition ends with the 21st Amendment.
Prohibition did little to prevent Americans from drinking and it ended when the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933. -
The Works Progress Administration
Designed to help the economy, the Works Progress Administration is created. Thousands of Americans work for the government doing things such as building roads and parks. -
World War II begins
Hitler orders Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. Two days later, France and England declare war on Germany, beginning World War II.