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The Roaring 20s - the 1960s
Used john green videos: the 1960s, the Great Depression, the Roaring 20s, and Women's Sufferage -
WCTU is founded
The Women's Christian Temperance Union aimed to warn people about the the risks of alcohol. -
Jane Addams founded the Hull House
The Hull House was one of the first places to welcome immigrants into the U.S. in a time when immigrants weren't widely accepted. -
Frederal Reserve System is created
Created central banking in the U.S. -
Margaret Sanger is arrested
Margaret Sanger was a birth control activist and sex educator. She opened the first birth control clinic and was arrested for giving information on contraceptives to women. -
19th Amendment passed
Prohibits people not being allowed to vote based on sex. It had a large effect on the Women's Sufferage Movement. -
First Immigrant Restriction Bill
Limited immigrants allowed into the U.S. -
Trial of John Scopes
He was arrested to teaching evolution in schools, which violated Tennessee's Butler Act. -
American film industry surpassed the rest of the world.
Our fine arts spead and luxuries became much more common. -
Near vs. Minnesota
Reinforced freedom of the press -
Britian abandons the gold standard
Britian improves their economy by eliminating the gold standand while the U.S. remained stagnant. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation created
It was made to give financial aid to companies, thus strengthening the economy and adding jobs. -
The Revenue Act of 1932
Raised tax rates to attempt to combat the depression. -
Equal Pay Act
It was signed into law by JFK in 1963. It was aimed at eliminating wage disparagy between genders. Source: the 1960s John Green. -
MLK Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader who invigorated the nation towards great social change. His assassination led to nationwide outrage and a period of great mourning. Source: the 1960s John Green video. -
Civil Rights Act
It banned discrimination by race, gender, religion or other minorities. It ended many thing such as segregation in schools. -
Voting Rights Act
It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in an attempt to stengthen the African American community's ability to vote.
