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Prohibition of alcohol, also known as The Noble Act, was the banning of sale, manufacture, and the transportation of alcohol.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery that took place during the Warren G. Harding Administration. Before the Watergate Scandal it was regarded as the greatest and most sensational scandal in American politics.
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President Coolidge was a honest and quiet man. Buisnesses trusted him and relied on him during his presidency.
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The Spirit of St. Louis was a single seated, single engine plane that was going to attempt to fly from New York to Paris in one continuous flight.
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The Spirit of St. Louis landed in Paris 33 hours and 30 minutes later. When it landed Lindbergh, the pilot, won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.
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Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933). Hoover was a professional mining engineer and author. He was elected without a high military rank.
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Black Tuesday was the day that the stock market crashed. The crash began a 12 year economic depression that affected the whole country.
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The Dust Bowl Years was a time period where massive dust storms that devastated farm land. The storms caused severe drought that lasted for a couple of decades.
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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act was an act that raised US Tariffs to record levels. Some economists say that these tariffs contributed greatly to the Great Depression.
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The Bonus Army March was a march that involved WW1 vetrans. The veterans wanted immediate cash-payment for their service during the war.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt lwho lead the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. He was the only American president elected to more than two terms.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program for unemployed men age 18-25. It provided unskilled manual labor related to the conservation and development of natural resources in the United States from 1933 to 1942.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority was a federally owned corporation in the United States that provided navigation, flood control, electricity generation, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley.
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The FDIC, also known as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, provided deposit insurance. It guarantees the safety of deposits in banks.
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The Social Security Act was an act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits.
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World War II was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945. It involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers.
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The Works Progress Administration was the largest New Deal agency.Including the construction of public buildings, roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. It fed children and redistributed food, clothing, and housing of poor families.
