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Christian Fundamentalists
In the 1910's and 1920's a Christian Fundamentalist movement swept across rural areas. -
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Post World War 1 and World War 2
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The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the war. -
The Eighteenth Amendment is Ratified
The Prohibition Amendment is ratified in 1919. -
The Red Scare begins
In 1919 and 1920 police round up suspected foreign born radicals and expelled them from the United States. -
The League of Nations
The League of Nations is formed in an attempt to create peace. -
The Harlem Renaissance
During the 1920's an African American cultural awakening called the Harlem Renaissance begins -
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age begins -
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazis
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist Party in 1921 -
T.S Elliot publishes The Wasteland
T.S. Elliot publishes The Wasteland in 1922 which portrays the modern life as spiritually empty and barren. -
Ireland becomes independent
After a guerrilla war against British forces, Britain agreed for most of Ireland to be self-ruled. -
The Scopes Trial
A biology teacher, John T. Scopes, is tried and found guilty of teaching evolution in his classroom. -
Germany joins the League of Nations
Germany is admitted to the league of nations after the war. -
The Stock Market
The Stock Market crashes causing economies world wide to suffer -
The Maginot Line is built
France builds the Maginot Line to protect themselves from a German Invasion. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt is Elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president of the United States in 1932 -
The Eighteenth Amendment is Repealed
The Eighteenth Amendment is repealed in 1933 -
Hitler is becomes chancellor
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany in 1933 -
Germany quits the League of Nations
Germany leaves the League of Nations in 1933. -
Enrico Fermi discovers atomic fusion
In 1934 Enrico Fermi discovers the process of splitting atoms which leads to the development of the atomic bomb -
The German President dies
German President Hindenburg dies in 1934. -
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription. -
Germany Invades the Rhineland
Germany invades the Rhineland in 1936 -
Mussolini takes Ethiopia
Mussolini's Italian forces take Ethiopia in 1936. -
Civil war erupts in Spain
Civil war erupts in Spain in 1936. -
Franco declared head of Spanish State
Franco declared head of Spanish State in 1936 -
Germany Mobilizes
Germany mobilizes their military in 1938. -
Prime Minister Chamberlain appeases Hitler
Chamberlain appeases Hitler at Munich to prevent future conflict.
