1920s

Roaring Twenties/ Great Depression

  • Prohibition Started

    Prohibition Started
    Prohibition officially started on January 29, 1920 when the 18th amendment took into place.
  • Women Vote

    Women Vote
    Women are giving the right to vote because of the nineteenth amendment.
  • KDKA went on air

    KDKA went on air
    The first radio station called KDKA went on air. In 1922 there were about 500 stations in America.
  • Steamboat Willie

    Steamboat Willie
    The world is introduced to Mickey Mouse by Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie.
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday
    The stock market crashed and some of 16 million dollar shares were lost.
  • Smoot- Hawley Tariff

    On June 17th of 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff is passed. It is only a minor contribution to the U.S. but a major contribution to Europe.
  • Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl was a very important time in the Great Depression because it ruined many farmers land and the topsoil tumbled everything in its path as it blew away.
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    The First New Deal

    The First New Deal was called the 3r's or relief, recovery, and reform.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first inaugaral address to end the Great Depression.
  • Tax Rate

    The tax rate top is set as 79 percent.