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New President
Warren G. Harding wins the presidential campaign of 1920 -
Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act restricted the number of immigrants admitted from any country annually to 3% of the number of residents from that same country living in the United States as of the U.S. Census of 1910. -
The Limitation of Armaments
A treaty between the United States of America, the British Empire,. France, Italy, and Japan, limiting naval armament -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge takes office following the untimely death of President Harding -
Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act granted this right to all Native Americans that had been born within the territory of the United States. -
Black Tuesday
The Great Depression begins as the Worlds economy crashes -
Public Works Administration
It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It built large-scale public works such as dams, bridges, hospitals, and schools. -
FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt would begin his first of three terms becoming the only president to serve more than two terms. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition. -
World War II Begins
Germany invades Poland sparking the beginning of World War II. -
America is Under Attack
Japan carried out a surprise attack on American Naval Pearl Harbor. A day later America declared War on the entire Axis. 1,100 plus men and women died on this day.
