1921-1941

By gracewarrior

  • War: End of Polish-Soviet War

    Lasted from 14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921. War between the Soviet and recent independent Poland. Poland wanted to regain their original borders. The war ended with the Peace Treaty of Riga.

  • President: Warren G. Harding

    29th President. Term lasted from March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923. Died in office from a cardiac arrest. He was the most popular president of his day until his death brought out elicit sex scandals in his name.

  • War: End of Polish-Soviet War

    Lasted between November 7, 1917 – June 16, 1923. Ended with the victory of the Red Army and the defeat of the White army.

  • President Calvin Coolidge

    Elected 30th president after the death of Warren Harding. Term lasted from August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929. Known for his silent and witty demeanor.

  • Act: Revenue Act

    Passed on June 2, 1924. Alternatively known as the Mellon Tax bill. Established the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals and cut federal tax rates.

  • Wall Street Crash

    Lasted from September 4 – November 13, 1929. Considered the worst stock market crash in US history. Started Black Friday and was the beginning of the great depression.

  • New Deal

    Changes were being put into effect between 1933 and 1939. Started by Roosevelt. Passed programs such as the NRA, AAA, FDIC, TVA, FERA, and the CCC. These reforms were made to protect banking systems and boost the economy during the great depression.

  • Twentieth Amendment: Moving Election to January

    Adopted January 23, 1933. Moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3.

  • President: Roosevelt

    32nd President. Term lasted March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945. Only president to win four presidential elections. Lead America through the Great Depression and partially through World War II. He was well known for his social security act and for abolishing the gold standard.

  • Bank Holiday: "100 Days"

    Lasted from March 8, 1933 - June 16, 1933. Roosevelt creates the New Deal by getting 15 separate bills passed. These bills closed banks for 3.5 months so that the government could help boost the economy before the public collapsed the banking system.

  • Gold Standard Terminated

    Terminated on June 5, 1933. Due to the Great Depression, people started hoarding gold which made the Gold Standard impossible. So Roosevelt switched to a different monetary system where money did not represent gold. The public were told to return their gold to a federal reserve where they would receive cash compensation.

  • 21st Amendment: Repeal of Prohibition

    Ratified on Dec. 5, 1933. Repeal created because the 18th amendment did not do much to hinder the sale of alcohol and did not fit the political popularity of the day.

  • Adolf's Rise to Power in Germany

    He rose to power after the Enabling Act was passed on Dec. 5, 1933. Act allowed Hitler to legally and constitutionally become the dictator of Germany.

  • Act: Social Security

    Act put in place on August 14, 1935. Roosevelt established Social Security program for the elderly and disabled. Roosevelt also established unemployment insurance and the Aid to Dependent Children's program, around the same time.

  • War: Japan Invades China

    Invasion happened on 7 July 1937 when Japan invaded the Marco Polo Bridge. This started a war between the two nations and would eventually lead to the beginning of WWII in Asia.

  • Act: Fair Labor Act

    Created in 1938. Set in a minimal wage law and enforced time and a half over when working overtime.

  • War: World War 2 begins

    Lasted between 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945. Started due to unresolved conflicts left over from WWI. Hitler led Germany and Japan against Poland. Great Britain, France, and eventually United States of America would join forces to defend the European Continent. This would be considered the deadliest conflict in history. Estimated between 70-80 thousand people, mostly civilians, killed.

  • War: First Peacetime Draft

    September 16, 1940 America issued a draft that required all men ages 21-45 to register for the draft. This allowed America to join the Allied cause in an attempt to protect themselves from any future confrontation if all of Europe were to be conquered by Germany.

  • War: Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor was invaded by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on December 7, 1941. Japan attacked American Port in attempt to keep America from assisting Southeast Asia. This lead to America and Britain Declaring war against Japan.