20's Pres. Timeline

By ben5014

  • Wilson Becomes President

    This is considered where the "Roaring 20's" started

  • 18th Amendment Passed

    This started Prohibition which outlawed the sale, production, or owning of alcohol.

  • Harlem Renaissaince

    Black culture reinvention begining in Harlem takes over pop culture

  • Warren G. Harding Becomes Pres.

    Warren Harding takes office

  • Calvin Coolidge becomes Pres.

    After Warrens death Coolidge becomes president, favors buisness

  • Scopes Trial

    Harvard teacher Scopes is tried for teaching evolution. Case gains national attention and becomes controversal.

  • Black Tuesday

    Stock MArket crashes starting great depression

  • Great Depression Begins

    After financial crashes America joins the world in a massive slump that will last for years.

  • Herbert Hoover Becomes Pres.

    Hoover becomes President. Former chief of security.

  • Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act Passed

    In an effort to help American buisness this tariff is passed raising shipping prices to an all time high

  • Fed. Home Loan Act Passed

    This bill allowed people to buy stuff with a small down payment and pay it back later, setting America down a slippery financial slope

  • Prohibition End

    The 21st amendment is passed revoking the 18th amendment and ending prohibition

  • Great Depression Ends

    With WWII on the horizon many new jobs are created for Americans ending the Great Depression