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The Teapot Dome Scandal
Before the Watergate scandal, this scandal was widely viewed as one of the biggest in American history. Members of the cabinet were convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies. The scandal along with other controversial decisions would taint Hardings short time as president. -
The Scopes Trial
John Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution to his class. Scopes was found guilty, but the trial was throw out later on a technicality. However, the trial saw Christian lawyer William Jennings Bryan unable to answer the questions of the defendant, dealing a blow to opponents of evolution. -
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris
Lindbergh made the crossing in 33 hours. His feat restored many American's faith in technology. -
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The Great Depression
Ushered in by the stock market crash, the Great Depression was enhanced by droughts and famine. Unemployment spiked and world trade ground to a halt. -
The Stock Market Falls
Tens of billions of dollars dissipated in minutes, and Rockefeller's fortune was lost. The stock market crash would usher in the period know as the Great Depression. -
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Signed by president Hebert Hoover, the Smoot-Hawley tariff was the highest in American history. It caused other countries to raise their own tariffs and international trade ground to nearly a halt. -
The Scottsboro Nine
Nine African American boys were accused and convicted of assaulting two white women despite clear evidence otherwise. All but one were convicted of death, but the death sentences were later reversed with the last man receiving parole in 1945. -
The Bonus Army
When the government debated paying bonuses to veterans earlier than the predetermined date of 1945, thousands of veterans showed up in D.C. The lived in tents together, or "Hoovervilles." Hoover eventually struck down the bill, causing a confrontation with the remaining Bonus Army members. -
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The First New Deal
A phase created by Franklin Roosevelt, the First New Deal was an attempt to jumpstart the economy through government programs, financial reforms, and public projects. -
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The Second New Deal
The Second New Deal saw Roosevelt take a more aggressive and radical approach to poverty. "The Second New Deal also oversaw the restoration of a highly progressive federal income tax, mandated new reporting requirements for publicly traded companies, refinanced long-term home mortgages for struggling homeowners, and attempted rural reconstruction projects to bring farm incomes in line with urban ones."
