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Harding becomes President
Warren G. Harding was elected 29th President of the United States -
Emergency Immigration Act
Used as a temporary buffer for lawmakers to create the National Origins Act in 1924. The act only allowed 2% of the number of immigrants from the same country living in America in 1890. -
Five Power Treaty
Established a 5:5:3 ratio of arms allowed by Britain, America and Japan to prevent an arms race by putting a pause on the upward trend of battleship size and stopping new construction for more than a decade -
Scopes Trial
Biology teacher John T. Scopes was placed on trial for violating the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of anti-Biblical theories to students. -
Charles Lindbergh Flies
Lindbergh was the first solo man to complete a flying journey across the Atlantic Ocean with no stop. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Signatories promised not to use war to fix conflicts, and to instead settle them peacefully, to allow for a more activist American foreign policy. -
Black Tuesday
The stock market began a long traumatic fall. The week before, the market had undergone a similar crash before temporarily stabilizing. Citizens were still scared and began withdrawing their funds. The stock market crash led to credit vanishing. The beginning step toward the Great Depression. -
Manchuria Railroad Explosion
Japanese-owned South Manchuria Railway was near the city of Shenyang in China. In 1931, part of the railroad exploded in what the Japanese claimed was an attack by the anti-Japanese dissidents. The explosion was found to be actually planned by the Japanese. -
Roosevelt Promised New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a "New Deal" for the American public. It became the overarching name for the many programs which Roosevelt would enact to help end the Great Depression. This campaign helped Roosevelt win election against Hoover. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
The Japanese launch surprise attack on the American Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack took thousands of American lives and several vessels.
