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The 1920's in the United States
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Treaty Creates Conflict
Treaty of Versailles
In Paris, diplomats representing the combatant nations of World War I sign the Treaty of Versailles, which promises to sustain peace through the creation of the League of Nations but also initiates future conflict by imposing stiff reparations upon Germany. -
Prohibition
prohibition In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol, was ratified. It went into effect on January 16, 1920. The Volstead Act passed on October 28, 1919 It clarified the law. The Volstead Act stated that "beer, wine, or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors" meant any beverage that was more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. -
Women earn the right to vote in US
Women's Suffrage Click on the website to read about women's suffrage and the steps up to earning the right to vote. -
Immigration Bill of 1921
Immigration Bill Information
This limited immigration to 3% of the population of the United States.
Why?
Rising nationalism occured during WWI. Many people wanted "high quality citizens coming to the US. Some believed people should pass a literacy test to enter the US. -
Yankee Stadium Built
Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built," is constructed in the Bronx, New York. -
President Harding Dies
CoolidgePresident Warren G. Harding dies of stroke in a San Francisco hotel room. Vice President Calvin Coolidge ascends to presidency. He helped lead the united states out of a depression caused in large part by the progressive policies of Woodrow Wilson, he helped to restore liberty and was the man largely responsible for making the ”Roaring Twenties” roar. -
Ford Motor Company
Car Information The market capitalization of Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion. Go to the website to read about how the automobile changed American's lives throughout the 1920's. -
Klansmen March
Forty thousand Ku Klux Klansmen march on Washington, their white-hooded procession filling Pennsylvania Avenue. -
Spirit of St. Louis
Aviator Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo transatlantic flight, landing his "Spirit of Saint Louis" in Paris 33 hours after departing from New York. Lindbergh becomes a national hero. -
Ruth sets new record
New York Yankees star Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season, breaking his own record of 59. Ruth's record will stand for more than thirty years. -
First Movie with Sound
Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer, the first "talking" motion picture, premieres, marking the beginning of the end of the silent film era. -
President Hoover Elected
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover, running on a slogan of "A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage," is elected to the presidency, crushing Catholic Democrat Al Smith to maintain Republican dominance of the Oval Office.
