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Esch-Cummins Transportation Act
Encouraged private consolidation of the railroads.Pledged the interstate commerce commission to guarantee their profitability. -
Warren G. Harding
Found himself beyond his depth in the presidency. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Increased the duties on foreign manufactured goods by 25 percent. The tariff was destructive in the long run. It caused European nations to recover slowly from the war and made it difficult for them to repay their war debts to the US. -
Five Power Treaty
Nations with the five largest navies agreed to maintain ratios with respect to their largest warships, or battleships: the US, Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy. Also agreed not to fortify their possessions in the Pacific, no limit was placed on the Japanese. -
Landmark case Adkins v. Children Hospital
Reversed its own reasoning in the Muller v. Oregon case. Case on wages for women and children. -
Dawes Plan
Established a cycle of payments flowing from the US to Germany and from Germany to the Allies. Eased financial problems on both sides of the Atlantic. -
Adjusted Compensation Act
Gave former soldiers a paid-up insurance policy due in 20 years. Adding $3.5 billion to the cost of the war. -
Stock Market Crash
An initial stock market crash on October 24, 1929 led to a catastrophic drop in stocks on Oct 29. Being referred to as Black Thursday and Black Tuesday. -
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem became famous for its concentration of talented actors, artists, musicians, and writers. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Set tax increases ranging from 31 percent to 49 percent on foreign imports. -
The Great Depression
Came to a shock to Americans. Businesses closed and millions were unemployed. Americans began to look to the government for unprecedented support. -
Food Riots
Food riots start in cities across the United States. Hungry Americans smash grocery store windows, take food, and run away because they do not have any other way of getting food to eat. -
Election of Roosevelt
Citizens hope that Roosevelt is able to end the Depression unlike Hoover. -
Repeal of Prohibition
The new president kept a campaign to enact a repeal of Prohibition and also raised needed tax money by having Congress pass the Beer-Wine Revenue Act, which legalized the sale of beer and wine. It is the 21st Amendment. -
Emergency Banking Act
Reopening of banks as soon as the banks are financially stable again. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Thousands of young men go to camps to work on projects such as building parks, building roads, and fighting forest fires. -
The Home Owners Loan Corporation
Provided refinancing of small homes to prevent foreclosures. -
Civil Works Administration
It created jobs. The agency hired laborers for temporary construction projects sponsored by the federal government. -
Social Security
The act provides money every month for senior citizens. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Minimum wage, initially fixed at 40 cents an hour. Standard workweek of 40 hours, with overtime. Child Labor restrictions on hiring people under 16 years of old. -
WW2
Hitler invades Poland. FDR got Congress to agree to a cash and carry policy to aid the Allies. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack by the Japanese to the Americans in the naval base at the Hawaiian territory. Eight battleships sunk and 2400 Americans were killed. -
FDR dies
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman. -
Adolf Hitler
As Germany looses the war Hitler commits suicide. -
US attacks Japan
The US drops a bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.