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Roaring 20's
Roaring 20's' >The Roaring 20's</a> -
18th Amendment Prohibits Alcohol
Prohibition came about due to the work of the temperance movement. It prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, sale and consumption of alcohol (thus calling it prohibition). This led to moonshiners and organized crime (speakeasies) . Elliott Ness - The Man Behind the Myth -
Stock Market Crash
After the "mini crash" of October 24th (Black Thursday) the big hit took place of October 29th - Black Tuesday. This was the greatest stock market crash in US history and was the trigger for the 10 year Great Depression. The stock market crash took place as the practice of speculation and buying on margin led to buyers not being able to pay for their stocks. This led to a great run on selling stocks at a loss. -
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The Great Depression
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President and serves four terms. He leads America through the Great Depression with his New Deal. He is President of America during World War II. -
Black Sunday - Dust Bowl
Black Sunday (Oklahoma) is considered the start of the Dust Bowl which lasted through the rest of the 1930's. The Dust Bowl was severe dust storms that took place mainly in Texas and Oklahoma but aslo reached into New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. These dust storms damaged the ecology and the agricultural abilities of these states. The Dust Bowl was a result of lack of rain, over-cultivation and deep plowing. 100,000,000 acres of land was affected by the dust storms. Okies ( people who left -
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World War II
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Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Before World War II began, the US supplied Japan with oil, steel and iron. Once the conflicts began the US stopped this supply. Japan's anger over this and their imperialistic attitude towards taking over the islands in the Pacific led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt asks Congress for a Declaration of War -
First atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
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Second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
