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Beginning of WW1
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip was said to be one of the three causes of WW1. The other two were rise of nationalism and the building of the military and alliances. -
Prohibition Begins
Prohibition was when the U.S. banned the transportation, sale, and production of liquor. Organized crime grew rapidly and people faught over the small supply of liquor. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The scandal was the most famous of several scandals. It was a simple case of bribery that ruined the reputation of President Warren G. Harding. -
President Coolidge is Elected
Coolidge became a president when Warren Harding died suddenly. He was the former governor of Massachusettes and his messages were always short and to the point. -
The Spirit of St. Louis leaves New York for Paris
Charles Lindbergh flew from St. Louis to Paris and faced many dangers of flying solo across the ocean. -
The Spirit of St. Louis lands in Paris
His plane carried him over 3,600 miles in 33.5 hours and he landed safly in Paris. His plane is now one of the Smithisonian National Air and Space Museum's in Washington D.C., most popular attraction. -
President Hoover is Elected
Hoover was often blamed for starting the Great Depression. He believed in peace and was also an author of several books. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday is the date of the most famous stock market crash in history. Stocks lost 13% of their value and this marked the beginning of the Great Depression. -
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Dust Bowl
The dust bowl lasted for about a decade. A yellowish-brown haze came rolling in from the South and a huge wall of black came from the North. Women and childtren wore masks to keep the dirt out of their lungs. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
This raised U.S. Tariffs to historically high levels. The original intention was to increase the protection afforded domestic farmers against foreign agricultural imports. -
Bonus Army March
The Bonus Army was an assembly of 43,000 marchers who protested in Washington D.C., led by Walter W. Waters. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected
At this time, Roosevelt was the only president to be elected to four terms. He became president during one of the worst points of the Great Depression. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
The TVA is the nation's largest electric utility of that time. It was government owned and it was started to provide cheap relieable power., -
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Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC was an unemployment program that was established to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression. It provided national conservation work primarily for young unmarried men. -
Prohibition Ends
The 21st amendment was passed allowing the transportation, sale, and production of liquor in the United States. -
FDIC
The FDIC is a United States government corporation that provides deposit insurance. This guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks. -
Works Progress Administration
WPA was institued by presidential executive order under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, to generate public jobs for the unemployed. -
Social Security Act
This established a system of old-age benefitsfor workers, and victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.