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league of nations
the league of nations ended the First World War. It wanted to find world peace. -
18th amendment-prohibits alcohol
started in 1920 and ended in 1930, The 18th amendment banned
manufacture and transportation of alcohol in the U.S. they prohibited alcohol to lower crime, corruption, and to improve health in America. -
19th amendment-women's suffrage
the 19th amendment guaranteed women the right to vote. -
Sheppard Towner Act
Act of Congress that provided funding for maternity and child care.The act was created to encourage states to develop programs to serve women at a lower income. -
Warren Harding is elected for president
He is the 29th president of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923, he was a member of the Republican Party. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act
A law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods to protect factories and farms. -
Calvin Coolidge became President
The 30th president of the United States. Coolidge was not a very well known man. President Harding died unexpectedly while in office, so Coolidge who was the vice president at the time steeped up and became president. -
The Immigration Act of 1924
This act limited the number of immigrants allowed to enter into the United States. -
scopes trial
A biology teacher named John Scopes challenged the state's ban and taught about Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in public schools. William Jennings Bryan argued against Scopes saying evolution cannot be taught because it is not in the Bible. -
KKK March in Washington DC
The Ku Klux Klan marched to the White House with around 50,000 members. They protested the large numbers of Catholic and Jewish immigrants that are arriving in the U.S. -
Harlem Renaissance Begins
An African-American movement across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States. It was the migration of African-Americans to Harlem which was primarily a wealthy neighborhood. During the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement." -
The Great Mississippi River Floods
The most destructive river flood in the history of the United States.The government built the world's longest system of levees and flood way's to help prevent future floods. -
"The Jazz Singer" Opens in Theaters
The first motion picture that had sound. It was known as "talkies" since you could hear the sound in the movies. -
The McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Act
Never became a law but was a controversial plan in the 1920s to subsidize American agriculture by raising the domestic prices of farm products. -
stock market crash of 1929
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. The Crash was caused by the increased use of buying stocks "on margin".
