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Teapot Dome Scandal
Under the Harding Administration, members of the cabinet accepted bribes from oil companies. -
The Immigration Act
Prevented Immigrants from Asia and set quotas on number of immigrants from Eastern Hemisphere -
The Scopes Trial
John Scopes violated the Butler Act by teaching the theory of evolution in a state-funded school -
The Jazz Singer
First film with synchronized sound -
Charles Lindbergh
First pilot to make a transatlantic flight -
Herbert Hoover
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The Great Depression
Unemployment spiked and world trade stopped. The U.S. ultimately brought out by WWI -
Stock Market Crash
Created panic and ushered in the Great Depression -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Signed by Hoover, it brought American tariffs to a historical high causing other countries to put up their own tariffs. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The First New Deal
The first phase of several programs know as the New Deal. Created by FDR as a way to help get America out of the Great Depression. -
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The Second New Deal
FDR's more aggressive approach to poverty. Established a high income tax, mandated new reporting requirements for publicly traded companies, refinanced home mortgages, and employed rural reconstruction projects. -
World War II Begins
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Attack on Peral Harbor
The Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Peral Harbor