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Wilson's Presidency
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Seventeenth Amendment is enacted
The seventeenth Amendment gives the people the right to vote for their senate. -
Wilson signs Underwood-Simmons Tariff
The Underwood-Simmons Tariff reduces rates previously raised by former presidents. -
Federal Reserve Act signed
The Federal Reserve Act helped to safeguard America's financial institutions, the American economy, and the supply of U.S. currency. It also gave the government the ability to control the abundance of money in circulation. -
Panama Canal officialy opens
Ten years and lots of deaths later, the panama canal was finally opened as a trans-oceanic traffic route. -
Lusitania Sinks
The Germans were using unrestricted submarine warfare to pull ahead in the war. However, they hit a British luxury liner. Of the nearly 1,900 people aboard, 1,200 died among them 128 Americans. -
United States declares war on Germany
After remaining neutral for so long, a few things forced the U.S. into war, the sinking of the Lusitania, the breaking of the Sussex Pledge and the Zimmerman Note. Following these accidents, Americans were urged Wilson to declare war on Germany. So, with the approval of Congress, Wilson declared war on Germany. -
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Hardings Presidency
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Thompson-Urrutia Treaty with Colombia
The Thompson-Urrutia Treaty with Colombia gave $25 million for the loss of the Panama. -
Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act limited the number of immigrants allowed into America from any given country. -
Harding signs Sheppard-Towner Act
The Sheppard-Towner Act gave fund to establish and run prenatal and child health care centers. -
Final American Troops leave Germany
Harding issues an executive order halting U.S. occupation of the Rhine so all remaining American troops leave Germany. -
Teapot Dome Sandal
The Teapot Dome Sandal begins to unfold, Harding accepts the resignation of Interior Secretary Fall. -
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Coolidge Presidency
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Pact of Anapala signed
The Pact of Anapala was a pact between the United States, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador agreeing to cut off aid to the insurgent forces in neighboring Honduras threatening to overthrow President Rafael Gutierrez. -
The Dawes Plan is signed
The Dawes Plan was signed by the United States, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Belgium to solve the German reparation problems. -
Ku Klux Klan holds massive politcial demonstration
The Largest Ku Klux Klan demonstration took place walking down Pennsylvania Anvenue, over 40,000 men and women dressed in their all white robes joined the demonstration. -
Air Commerce Act signed
This act gave the Commerce Department regulatory powers over parts of the industry, such as the licensing of pilots and aircrafts. -
First Transcontinental Flight
Charles Lindberg completes the first transcontinental flight from New York to Paris. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by the U.S. and fifteen other coutries against the use of war to solve settle disputes. -
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Hoover's Presidency
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Agricultural Marketing Act
The Agricultural Marketing Act created the Federal Farm Board which was used to promote the sale of agricultural products. -
Black Tuesday
On Black Tuesday, a record of 16.4 million shared of stock were sold. -
London Naval Treaty
The London Naval Treaty was signed by the U.s., Britain and Japan. -
Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Reforestation Relief Act
the Reforestation Relief Act created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which gave jobs to young men throught a national reforestation program. -
Federal Securities Act
The Federal Securities Act required all stocks and bonds to be registered and apporved by the federal government. -
Gold Reserve Act
The Gold Reserve Act gave the president the ability to fix the value of the U.S. Dollar at between 50 to 60 cents in terms of gold. -
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act gave $5 billion to help establish federal programs that FDR called for. -
Social Security Act
This act established the Social Securities Board. It is also what gives elderly people over the age of 65 their retirement money along with unemployment and money for the disabled, -
National Housing Act
The National Housing Act established the U.S. Housing Authority, which is charged with administering loans for rural and urban home construction. -
First Transcontinental Passenger Service, Pan America
The Dixie Clipper was the first passeger airplane. It held 22 passegers and traveled from Long Island, New York to Lisbon, Portugal.
