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The Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany torpedoed the British passenger ship with American on board.The British ship was in line from New York to Liverpool and put pressure on Wlson to enter World War I,he did but two years later. -
United States join World War I
United States join World War I were allies with Britain,France, and Russia. -
Wilson Speech
Around this date Wilson made a speech about his Fourteen Points. This was Wilson plan for world peace to be negotiated about. -
Eighteenth Amendment
Congress passed the Amendment on December 18th,1917 but it was not ratified until this date. The making,transporting, and selling of alcoholic beverages became probibited due to the Eighteenth Amendment. -
Nineteenth Amendment
Passed by Congress on June 1919 the amendment was finally raitifed on this date. This guaranteed all American women the right to vote. -
Budget and Accounting Act
Provide a national budget system and created the Bureau of the Budget now called the Office of Management and Budget. -
Emergency Quota Act
This Act restricted immigration in the United States in one year. This policy favored the Anglo-Saxon believe. -
Sheppared-Towner Act
Warren G.Harding signed the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act. This act provided 1 million annually in federal adi for newborn care facilities in rural states. -
Capper-Volstead Act
This act was put into place to help the agriculture industry. It gave agricultural producers to all process,prepare,handle and market their products. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Warren G. Harding transferred supervison of the naval oil-reserve land to the Department of Interior in 1921.Then the gave the right of the resever to Harry F. Sinclair. -
Revenue Act of 1924
This Act was part of a plan to lower tax rates and established the U.S. Board of Tax Appleals. The act introduced taxs cut but also gift tax for the wealthy. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Limited the number of immigrants allowed into entry of the United States throw a quota. This excluded immigrants coming from Asia -
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The 16 million shars on teh New York Stock Exchange were traded in one single day. This was one major cause of the Great Depression -
Bonus Army March
The Bonous Army March was when World War I veterains from across the country marched on the Capitol. They did this because they wanted the cash bonuse they were due to get in 1945. -
20th Amendment
Stated when a a term of President and Vice President shall end and how congress shall assemble once every year. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
When the surpise strike happened by Japanese Navy against the Untited States navel base at Pearl Harbor. It lead United States to enter World War II. -
D Day
The Battle of Normandy started where American, British and Canadian forces landed on beaches along a 50-mile syrecyj pn the coast of France's Normandy region. -
The Yalta Conference
The meeting of the British prime minister as Worlf Was II was ending. -
The Air Commerce Act of 1926
Established regulations for aircraft and airmen.It also established air traffic regulations. -
Great Depression
This started the Great Depression and the Great Depression would not ened util 1939. Over those several years, consumer spending dropped as well did investments. Many American became unemployed and banks were failing.
