-
18th Amdendment
National Constitution CenterThe 18th amdendment is the prohibition of alcohol. People believed that the prohibition of alcohol would stop crime, corruption, and solve social problems. It actually did the opposite and started underground alcohol buisnesses and trade. The 18th Amdendment was ratified by the 21st Amendment. This happened of December 5th, 1933. -
Harlem Renaissance http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harlem-renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance occurred from the 1920s to the mid-1930s. This movement started a new identity for the African Americans through their art, music and books. Blacks began to migrate to Harlem, New York to escape the discrimination in the southern states and to try and obtain jobs in industry. However, they never expected to have such an impact on the future generations of African Americans through the music, art, and books that they wrote in this time period. Some of the most famous peop -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
<a href='' >History.com</a> Two Italian Immigrants were accused of a crime they did not commit. It was a robbery in MA. The two suspects even had witnesses that place them away from the scene of the crime but they were still found guilty. Eventually they were found not guilty, but this was years later and they had already been given the death penalty and died. This event shows the growing hatred for Immigrants and Americas growing natavism. -
19th Amendment
The Amdendment ratified Womens right to vote. After waiting 70- years women were finally sucessful. This means that Women are now seen as more equal to all men. Women and get better jobs and be treated with more respect. -
Publication of the Great Gatsby
PBS.comThe book " The Great Gatsby" is connected to many of the problems that were going on during the Gilded Age. Things like prohibition and post war disillusionment. The new genration wanted a way of "modern" living and thats what this book showed. It's known as a classic for its deep understanding and relativness of the time period. -
FDRs Death
On April 12th 1925, President Franklin D. Roosevelt passes away after serving 4 terms in office. Doctors say that he passed away from a massive cerebral hemorrhage and tried to do everything to save him. His Vice President, Harry Truman, stepped into office with big shoes to fill. The nation was devastated to hear about the death of FDR and lined up around the railroad tracks as the train carried his coffin away after his funeral.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies -
John Scopes Trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monkey-trial-begins
On July 21st, 1925, John T. Scopes was put on trial for teaching the theory of evolution to his science class. He violated the Tennessee law that was passed in March which made it illegal to teach evolution in schools. Charles Darrow wanted to defend Scopes while William Jennings Bryan wanted to help assist prosecution. During the trail Darrow called Bryan up to the stand and was accused of not interpreting everything from the bible literally either. Scopes still, however, lost the trail
-
Flgiht of Charles Lindbergh
The Flight of Charles Lindbergh was the first successful nonstop solo flight ever! Lindberg landed in Paris on May 21, 1927 after leaving from New York on May 20, 1927. The flight too about 33 and a half hours to complete. This even changed history because now airplanes were created to provide quicker transportation and to help in the upcoming World War 2.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lindbergh-lands-in-paris -
Herbert Hoover elected President
Herbert Hoover was America’s 31st President and was elected on November 6th, 1929. The stock market crashed while Hoover was in office. At first he said things would eventually work out, but over time he saw that things keep spiraling downward and when he started to help it was too late. The depression may have had less of an impact on the economy if Hoover would have stepped in to do something about it sooner.
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/herbert-hoover -
Black Tuesday
On October 29th, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, billions of dollars were lost due to speculation and buying on margin. Thousands of investors were wiped out and stock tickers were running hours behind because of how fast people were trading stocks. After black Tuesday, the economy began to decline at a steady rate. Although the stock market crashed played a big role in causing the United States to go into a depression, it was not the only cause.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ -
Bonus Army
In July of 1932, a group of World War I soldiers marched to Washington to get their bonus check that was promised to them. On June 15th the Patman Bill passed in the House but failed in the Senate and this made all of the veterans angry. On July 28th, President Hoover ordered the army remove them and they set their camps on fire to make them leave. Hoover was looked down upon by other citizens as insensitive because of the way he handled this situation.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-hi -
FDIC Passed
FDIC backgroundThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is an independent agency of the U.S. Federal government that preserves public confridence in the banking systemm by insuring deposits. Large-scale war financing was a primary factor contributing to the rise in bank assets. As the war drew to an end, many worried that we would go back into a depression. Because of the FDIC though we had an inflation insterad of a deflation. -
1st Election of FDR
Franklin Roosevelt was elected for his first term as President on November 8th, 1932. Roosevelt immediately began trying to stabilize the economy with his program known as the New Deal. He is known for his fireside chats where he directly spoke to the people to inform them of things that were taking place. Roosevelt was able to decrease the unemployment rate and provide jobs for people through all of the programs he created while in office.
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin -
21st Amendment
The 21st amendment was ratified on December 5th, 1933 to repeal the 18th amendment which prohibited prohibition. Congress ratified this amendment because after the 18th amendment the amount of organized crime rose tremendously. People began to be have private clubs called speakeasies and bootleggers began to make and transport alcohol illegally. After the 21st amendment was passed the crime rate dropped and the state now controls alcohol laws.
http://www.history.com/topics/18th-and-21st-amend -
National Labor Relations Act
The labor movement in the United States was started because people wanted to protect the common interest of workers. The National Labor Relations Act was singed in the year of 1935. It was created to protect employee and employer rights, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail private sector labor and management practices. This act changed the lives of industrial workers for the better.
https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/national-labor-relations-act
http://www.history.com/topics/l -
Social Security Act Passed
On August 14th, 1935, the Social Security Act was signed. President Roosevelt came up with Social Security as a part of his New Deal plan. This act guarantees an income for the retired and unemployed citizens. He signed this act to combat unemployment during the Great Depression, and it is still around today to supply income to the disabled and retired.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-signs-social-security-act -
Neutrality Act
History.comHistory.com The Neutrality Acts were passed to limit U.S. involvment in future wars. It was signed in by F.D.R.It banned shipments of war material to belligerents and forbidded a U.s citizen to travel in a belligerenet vessel. Also it prohibited the granting of loans to belligerents. -
Nazi Germany Invades Poland
Hitler invades Poland on September 1st, 1939, on land and air to try and gain back lost territory. To do this, Hitler disobeyed the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations still did nothing about Germany’s actions. He used the blitzkrieg strategy which means Germany continued to bomb Poland until they surrendered. This was the beginning of the Second World War.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland -
Selective Service Act
Britannica.comThe selective service act was a peacetime draft in the U.S. That F.D.R. signed into law. It made all males ages 21-36 required to register to be drafted into the war. It was passed because war was raging on in Europe and Asia and the U.S. wanted to make sure we were more prepared than we were for WW1. It helped leave job opportunities open for women, African Americans, and Hispanics that were not able to get the jobs before the war. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer came out on March 11, 1941. This was the first talking movie that was ever made. It was about a boy who loved jazz music and wanted to be a musician, but his father disapproved of his dreams. The boy spends his whole life following his dream while trying to win his father over. The production of this film changed the multimedia in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer
-
Lend-Lease Act Signed by FDR
This act was signed on March 11, 1941 by President Franklin Roosevelt. This act allowed the United States to provide military aid to foreign nations during World War 2. This act also showed what side that the US was supporting even though they wanted to remain neutral. When this act was passed it brought the United States one step closer to entering World War 2.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act -
Pearl Harbor
History.com
This is the day that hundreds of Japanese fighter plans attacked the U.S. naval base near Hawaii. It lasted about two hours and more than 2,000 American soilders died and 1,000 were wounded. The day after, F.D.R. asked Congress to declare war on Japan, and Congress aproved. -
D-Day
On June 6th, 1944, 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces stormed onto the beaches in Normandy, France. D-Day is one of the largest military invasions to ever happen and required a lot of planning to make it successful. The victory in Normandy allowed the United States and the Allied powers to begin to invade the rest of France each from different locations. On May 8th, 1945 Germany surrendered and Hitler committed suicide a week earlier.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d -
Yalta Confrence
History.comThis is where the Big Three came to discuss what to ask for whe nww2 was over. They decided on unconditional surrenders from both Germany and Japan. This would be one of the last times the Big Three met. Shortly after, we would defeat Germany in the War. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
History.comU.S. Marines landed on the island and there was a month of fighting. It was defended by roughly 23,000 troops but we still won the battle. The battle earned America a place in history. There were 5,900 dead and 17,400 wounded. This battle marked changes in Japanese fighting style. -
F.D.R's Death
FDR never saw the end of the war. He practically died from the stress it brought to him. He died peacefully in his vacation home in Georgia. They were already strongly sure they won the war, so with Truman as president the U.S. was in good hands. -
VE Day
History.comVictory in Europe Day is a public holiday that marks the formal acceptance of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. Troops throughout Europe surrendered on this day. Mainly to elude the grasp of the Soviet Union, to keep from being prisoners. The Russains took approximately 2 million prisoners just before and after the German surrender. This meant that the end of ww2 was here. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
History.comAn American B-29 bomber plane dropped the world's first atomic bomb over the Japense city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out over 90% of the city and killed 80,000 people. Japan still didn't surrender after the first attack so America bombed Nagasaki three days later. It killed 40,000 people, so on August 15th Hirohito announced the countires unconditional surrender. This meant that war against Japan was over, and thousands of troop's lives were saved. -
VJ Day
History.comVictory over Japan Day, there were spontaneous celebrations about the end of WW2 all over the world, news of the surrender of Japan was out. This included a win for the allies and a loss for the Axis powers which meant the war was finally over. After ww2 the UNited Nations was formed to keep peace, which especially included the 50 nations that signed it. Now the Axis powers had to respond to the Allies requests for postwar. -
St. Valentines Day Massacre
History.com
This Massacre was done by the Gangs rulling the streets of Chicago. Al Capone's gang killed seven Irish Gangsters while they were dressed as the police. Al Capone was never linked to it but is considered responsible for the murders.This helped give Chicago to reputation of being a crime city/
