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The League of Nations is established, ironically without America as congress voted against.
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Harding takes over as President. He won against his opponent Leonard Wood. He did not get to complete his term due to death of natural causes.
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This bribery scandal revolved around the oil reserves in Wyoming.
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The Warner Brothers were Jewish Americans who had a dream to make movies. In 1929, they released their first movie Noah's Ark.
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After Harding's death, Calvin Coolidge becomes the next president.
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This Tennessee trial convicted a teacher of educating his students on the Darwinism or evolutionary view.
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Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st president as a Republican. He served during the beginning of the Great Depression and was not keen on helping as much as the next president.
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The WWI prosperity ends, and the stock market crashes to new lows. This was the start of the Great Depression.
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President Hoover askes the U.S. Congress to allow a $150 million public work project to alleviate unemployment and economic activity.
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The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is established to stimulate banking and business.
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Roosevelt is considered one of the best if not the best president of them all. He remains the only president to be elected four times. He was a major role in getting America out of the Great Depression and struggled with polio all while working overtime.
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The New Deal social and economic programs are passed by congress and are allowed to help soothe the depression.
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This amendment would end prohibition.
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The social security act is passed by congress which gives a pension to the retired and elderly.
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Otherwise known as the National Minimum Wage is signed into law. The amount was $0.25.
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America estates neutrality once Germany invaded Poland. This was the start to the worst war in history and the start of nuclear war.