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Model-T
Automobile built by Henry Ford as practical, affordable transportation for the common man it became prized for its low cost, durability, versatility, and ease of maintenance. -
President Harding’s Return to Normalcy
Harding's campaign promise was to return the United States' prewar mentality, without the thought of war tainting the minds of the American people. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York. -
Red Scare
Red Scare is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism or anarchism by a society or state. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal shocked Americans by revealing an unprecedented level of greed and corruption within the federal government. -
Joseph Stalin Leads USSR
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Stalin forced rapid industrialization, resulting in people dying from famine and others being sent to labor camps. -
Scopes “Monkey” Trial
Trial in which a substitute high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Trans-Atlantic Flight
Charles was the first person to complete the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. -
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Massacre in which seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang were murdered, on Valentines Day. -
Stock Market Crashes “Black Tuesday”
Black Tuesday was the fourth and last day of the stock market crash of 1929. By then, more than $100 billion had disappeared from the American economy.
