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Timeline of Events 1921-1941
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Inauguration of Warren G. Harding
Harding was elected with the idea of a "return to normalcy" after the upheaval of of WWI. While the U.S. saw some recovery during his presidency, Harding can hardly take responsibility for any return to normalcy. -
Death of Warren G. Harding
On this night, Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack with no warning. -
Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was vice president when William G. Harding had his heart attack. Coolidge decided not to run again in the 1928 election. -
Stock Market Crash, Great Depression Begins Shortly After
The Wall Street Stock Market Crash came about for numerous reasons, including the over-extension of credit during the 1920s and the mass-unemployment of farmers. -
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was reelected in 1928, despite being vastly less qualified than his opponent, Alfred E. Smith. -
Adolf Hitler is Declared German Chancellor
With Hitler came the rise of the German National Socialist (Nazi) Party, a militant political party that sought total control and ethnic cleansing of Europe. -
Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FDR was the president responsible for the most steps made in Great Depression recovery. He authored both the first and second New Deals, and sponsored many U.S. recovery agencies. -
Germany Invades Poland, Sparking WWII
Germany invaded Poland on the first of September, 1939. Great Britain declared war two days later. WWII had begun. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese bombers assaulted the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing thousands of Americans, both military and civilians. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan, Enters WWII
FDR declared war on Japan in his famous "infamy speech".