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The Great Gatsby was published
The Novel written by F Scott Fitzgerald was published during the height of the roaring 20s. -
Herbert Hoover elected president
Herbert hoover comes the 31st president of the United States. -
Stock Market Crashes
The Dow-Jones looses points, and accumulated to Black Monday and Black Tuesday. This lead to the complete collapse of the stock market, and kick started an economic depression. -
Al capone sent to alcatraz
Gangster Al Capone was sent to prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. -
Hitler becomes dictator
A law passed by the German government to give emergency powers to the German chancellor. Hitler was appointed chancellor a couple months prior. -
Gold Standard Abandon
The United States passed a law no longer maintaining the value of the US dollar to the value of gold. -
Franklin Roosevelt Elected President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president, and would remain there for the rest of his life. -
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World War 2
The second world war was between The Axis Powers, (Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania) and the Allies (United States, British Empire, France, Soviet Union, China) Started arguably with Germany invading Poland, but Japan was already at war by that point. -
Pearl Harbor Bombed
The United States enters the second world war after the bombing of pearl harbor by the Japanese.
