1921-1941

  • Harding wins Presidency

  • Emergency Immigration Act

    Used as a temporary buffer, typically for lawmakers to create the National Origins Act in 1924
  • Scopes Trial

    He was placed on trial for violating the Butler Act.
  • The Flight of Charles Lindbergh

    First man to complete a flying journey across the Atlantic Ocean
  • Black Tuesday

    Stock Market Crash began
  • Manchuria Railroad Explosion

    The Japanese used this explosion to invade China
  • Roosevelt Promises a New Deal

    New Deal became the overarching name for the many programs that helped with the Great Depression
  • Pearl Harbor Attack

    Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pearl Harbor