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Harding becomes President of the United States
Warren Harding became the 29th President of America. He promised, in his campaign, for the world to ‘return to normalcy’ after World War I. Americans wanted a normal life again. During this time, women began to rise up to better jobs, race problems happened, and a new way of life came about. -
Charles Lindbergh Flies Solo from New York to Paris
Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator. He completed the first flight alone all the way from New York to Paris. He won the Orteig Prize at the age of 25 for doing so. -
The Great Depression
On October 24th, the stock market crashed. Investors were nervous because they were selling overpriced shares and stocks. It was known as “Black Thursday” because around 16 million shares were traded on that day. The next day no stocks were bought at any price. -
Roosevelt created the New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, gave a speech saying he would create a new deal in America. The New Deal projects were promised to help the Great Depression. It was financial reforms. This helped him to win the election when he went against Hoover. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Becomes President
On March 4th, Franklin Roosevelt became president. He was in office from 1933-1945. He became president during the Great Depression and helped balance the economy to eventually go back to normal. -
The United States Recovers from the Great Depression
Around the year 1939, America started to recover fully from the Great Depression. It lasted for around 10 years. The United States was able to recover because President Roosevelt began to stabilize the banking system when he was elected in 1933. He also got rid of the gold standard. This then helped the Federal Reserve to enlarge the money supply which slowed the price deflation. This led to a slow recovery for the economy. -
World War II Starts
On September 1st, World War II started. It began in Europe when Germany decided to invade Poland. France and Great Britain responded and declared war on September 3rd. America did not join the war until Pearl Harbor happened. America joined around December 7th. -
America enters World War II
On December 7th, the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. After the bombing from the Japanese army, the United States then declared war on Japan. Then three days later the United States entered World War II fully. -
Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7th, the Japanese began a surprise attack in America on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Japanese army wanted to cripple the navy by surprising them. Thousands of American lives were taken that day and many vessels were destroyed. This then made Americans want to get involved with the Allies in Europe. This led to America joining World War II a few days later.