1921-1941 Major Events

By DanielaMorales11

  • Immigration Act of 1924

    This law restricted the number of immigrants that were allowed to enter the U.S. trough a national origins quota. This law didn't allow any immigrants from Asia, and it only allowed for there to be two percent of people of each nationality immigrate.

  • Wall Street Crash of 1929

    There was a boom in the U.S. economy, but that glory was short lived. On October 28, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost half of its value, and it only went down from there.
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    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression began in 1929 when the stock market crashed. It lasted ten years, and throughout those years millions of investors were wiped out, consumer spending went down, and 15 million Americans were unemployed.

  • Repeal of Prohibition in the United States

    The 21st amendment was ratified in 1933, and it was announced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This amendment repealed the 18th amendment, which banned alcohol nationwide.

  • Social Security Act

    This act established a new system that gave the elderly more federal benefits. This gave the U.S. the ability to provide for the elderly, the blind, crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment.

  • FDR “court packing plan”

    President Franklin Roosevelt announced that he wanted to expand the Supreme Court to 15 members, to make it more effective. Many people speculated that Roosevelt was trying to "pack" the court so that the Supreme Court Justices would not be hostile against his "New Deal"

  • Golden Gate Bridge Opening

    There was a week long celebration called the "Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta". Around 200,000 people paid twenty-five cents to walk across the bridge, and the next day the bridge was opened for car use.

  • Pearl Harbor Attack

    This attack was when the Japanese attacked a naval base called Pearl Harbor in Oahu Island, Hawaii. The Japanese fighter planes destroyed 20 naval vessels, eight battle ships, and 300 airplanes. One thousand people were wounded and two-thousand four hundred were killed.