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Prohibition Begins
The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed which banned the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol but not the consumption. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
U.S. Navy had control over certain oil fields in case they needed oil because they ran out. Senator Albert B. Fall became Secretary of the Interior in 1921, he convince the head of the Navy to give him control over the oil. He then gave the oil to oil companies because they gave him "gifts" of money. -
President Coolidge is elected
During his presidency, the U.S. experienced their time of economic growth called the "Roaring Twenties." -
"The Spirit of St.Louis" leaves New York for Paris across the Atlantic
This plane was specially designed to cross the Atlantic Ocean. It was made with new features such as having the engine in front of the pilot instead of behind and made to be as lightweight as possible. -
"The Spirit of St. Louis" lands in Paris
The plane had flown 3,600 miles in 33.5 hours which created a new record in aviation. -
President Hoover is elected
"We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land." This was Hoover's idea on poverty in America. His election happened just months before the stock market crash of 1929. -
Black Tuesday
This was the most devastating stock market crash in U.S. history. It is also called "The Great Crash" and "The Stock Market Crash of 1929." It was caused by a drop in the stock market, this caused people to panic and sell all of their stocks which only worsened the situation. -
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Dust Bowl Years
The Dust Bowl was a series of major dust storms throughout many years. It caused great ecological and agricultural damage throughout America and some of Canada. It was caused by constant years of farming but no crop cycling. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
This act raised the tariffs on goods coming into the United States from other countries. This was to try and reduce the amount of items people bought from foreign companies to increase the business for local companies. -
Bonus Army March
The Bonus Army was a group of veterans that marched on Washington to try and get their payments for their military services. After a few weeks of the campaigning, Attorney General William D. Mitchell ordered the military to move the veterans out of Washington. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected
He was the only president to be elected to more than two terms. He led America through the Great Depression and World War 2. -
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
The CCC was a public relief prgram for unemployed men from the ages of 18-25. It provided them with work conserving natural resources in rural areas. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority was created to try to stimulate economic developement within the Tennessee Valley. The Tennessee Valley was one of the hardest hit areas from the Great Depression. The TVA provided aid with things such as electricity and farming materials. -
FDIC
The FDIC is a government corporation the provides insurance for deposits in banks that are members of the FDIC. This is to prevent people from losing all of their money that is in the banks from banks going bankrupt. -
Prohibition Ends
The Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution repealed the eighteenth amendment which ended prohibition in the United States. This was the first case of a repealing an amendment in U.S. history. -
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The WPA employed millions of people to help build public projects. It built parks, bridges, or schools in almost every community in the United States. -
Social Security Act
The act was passed during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. It was created to protect the elderly, protect against poverty, protect against widowing, and protect against unemployment. This act provides money for people that fit the criteria. -
The Beginning of World War 2
The war was started by Germany when they allied with Slovakia to invade Poland. Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, set out to become a large empire.
