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Prohibition Begins
Many women at this time did not like their husbands coming home drunk so they started Prohibition. This ban the consumption, proccessing and shipping of alchol. It unfortunatley did not put and end to alcohol and many people would buy alcohol anway. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A bribery scandal and investigation over President Warren G. Harding -
President coolidge is elected
He was the 30th President of the United States. -
The Spirit of St. Louis starts its flight
Charles Lindberg took flight headed towards paris in a non-stop flight to fly over the Atlantic Ocean to win the Orteig Prize. -
The Spirit of St. louis ends its flight
Lindberg lands in Paris after a 33 hour and 30 minutes flight. -
President Hoover is elected
He was the 31st President of the United Sates. -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crashed due to too many people investing their life svaings in the stock market then pulling it all out creating a chain affect. -
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Dust Bowl
Period of time where there were major dust storms that were created from drought, winds and static electricty. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act was a tarrif that put tax on over 20,000 different imported goods. This made other countries put tarrifs on our goods. -
Bonus Army March
A march by WWI Veterans that wanted their bonuses early but they ended up getting chased off by future WWII Veterans -
President Franklin D. Rosevelt is elected
The 32nd President of the United States. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Helped plant over three billion trees from 1933-1942 -
Tennesse Valley Authority
Helped eleminate poverty in Tennesse and acted as a model for the rest of the nation -
FDIC
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Prohibition Ends
The drinking of alcohol is now permitted again due to the 21st Amendment -
Social Security
Passed to help keep all people older than 65 out of poverty -
Works Progress Administration WPA
Helped create jobs that mainly worked on buildings and roads. -
WWII Begins
United States joined because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
