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The Prohibition
The banning of manufacturing, transporting and selling intoxicating liquor. -
The 18th amendment- The Prohibition
The 18th Amendment brought the end of the distribution of intoxicating liquors. It was ratified on January 16, 1919 and officially began on January 17, 1920. -
The Stock Market Crash - The Great Depression
When the stock market crashed Wall Street went into a panic. Many investors were lost. America delved into a dark time, where no one really had any money. -
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The Great Depression
The worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. -
Severe Drought - The Dustbowl
A sever drought was brought to the Great Plains as well as the Midwest in 1930 -
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The Dust bowl
The name given to the dry southern states suffering heavily from dust storms. -
Dust Storms-The Dustbowl
Huge dust storms began showing up and creating absolute havoc. Many families suffered. -
Food Riots and Banks Collapse
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President Roosevelt is Elected
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The Lowest Point - The Great Depression
America spent years in this dark time, consumer spending and investing dropped. This caused steep declines in industrial output. 15 million Americans were laid off as a result of this crash. -
The End of Prohibition
Enforcing the Prohibition was difficult, people often got away with it and the technology was not really able to track down the Liquor manufacturers. So, in early 1933, Congress decided to adopt a new amendment, the 21st amendment to be exact. The 21st amendment was ratified, thus ending the Prohibition. -
160 Million Acres of Farmland - The Dustbowl
35 million acres of farmland were rendered useless by the massive onslaught of dust and wind tearing apart the soil. Another 125 million acres were on the verge of becoming useless, this is about three quarters the size of Texas. -
Creation of the Works Progress Administration
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President Roosevelt Elected for 2nd Term
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Spending on New Deal Programs Cut
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Defense Budget Increases
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Civil Rights Movement
The movement for black Americans to gain equal rights. -
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The Cold War
Competition of technology,Geography, and Ideology's causing Conflict. -
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The Vietnam War
A war between North Vietnam communists and South Vietnam with the United States as their ally. Caused rising tensions during the Cold War between The United States and the Soviet Union. -
Rosa Parks - The Civil Rights Movement
42 year old Rosa Parks took a seat at the back of the bus. Segregation laws back then were heavy but she complied with them, a white man got on the bus and the driver asked Rosa to move seats. When Rosa denied she was arrested, thus igniting outrage and leading the Civil Rights Movement led by Martin Luther King Jr. -
The Boycotting - The Civil Rights Movement
After the event with Rosa Parks, people decided to boycott the transportation system resulting in a 381 day boycott. Eventually the Supreme Court ruled segregated seating unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine - Civil Rights Movement
When the Supreme Court ruled segregated education unconstitutional, Little Rock, Arkansas asked for black students to volunteer coming to their school. Nine children volunteered and then arrived at the school they found an angry mob and the National Guard. The Little Rock Nine made it into the school a few weeks later but had to be removed due to violence. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 - Civil Rights Movement
President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. -
The First Contact - The Vietnam War
By 1957, the Viet Cong and other opponents of Diem’s repressive regime began fighting back with attacks on government officials and other targets, and by 1959 they had begun engaging the South Vietnamese army in firefights. -
American Presence - The Vietnam War
By 1962, the U.S. military presence in South Vietnam had reached some 9,000 troops, compared with fewer than 800 during the 1950s. -
The March on Washington - Civil Rights Movement
Led by Martin Luther King Jr., people took a peaceful march on Washington, where MLK gave his famous 'I Have A Dream' speech. -
J.F.K. is assassinated
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Tet Offensive - The Vietnam War
On January 31, 1968, some 70,000 DRV forces under General Vo Nguyen Giap launched the Tet Offensive (named for the lunar new year), a coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
The Assassination - The Civil Rights Movement
Martin Lither King Jr. was assassinated a few years after Malcom X. -
The Desertion - The Vietnam War
Between July 1966 and December 1973, more than 503,000 U.S. military personnel deserted, and a robust anti-war movement among American forces spawned violent protests, killings and mass incarcerations of personnel stationed in Vietnam as well as within the United States.