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The Roaring 20s and The Great Depression
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Prohibition
The prohibition,1920 highlighted by 18th Amendment which banned all the manufacture, transportation and the sale of intoxicating liquors. Leaders of prohibition movement were alarmed at the drinking behavior of Americans, and they were concerned that there was a culture in some sectors of population, with increasing immigration from Europe was spreading The Volstead act harshened the prohibition as it set a strict limit on alcohol limit of 0.5, and also set stiff penalties for violations. -
The 19th Amendment
On August 18th the19th Amendment was written, which gives women the right to vote, It protected discrimination against all women, as the women who ran for elections could not get enough votes. However women from other racial groups were still discriminated for another 45 years. -
First sound on Film
As before the movies were played with only motion and captions, However in 1923 the first sound on film motion picture phono film is shown in Rivoli Theatre in
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Scopes Trial
The scopes trial also known as Monkey trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher john scopes for teaching evolution in a tennessee public school. The main issue was scopes taught humans has evolved from monkeys which challenged many religious people as at that time most of America was christain. -
Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor
on January 5, 1925 Nellie Tayloe Ross became United states first ever woman governor, However she refused to campaign but easily won elections over republican nominee Eugene J sullivan. While being governor she called out for tax cuts, government assistance for poor farmers, banking reforms, and law protecting children, women workers, and miners. -
Air commerce act
On this day in 1926 congress passed the Air commerce act, placing the responsibility for providing aid for air commerce, by establishing new airports, improving flight safety rules. As air plane could not reach their potential without federal action. -
The Great Mississippie Flood occurs
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the united states, caused by several months of heavy rainfall with 27,000 square miles (70,000) and inundated in the depths of up to 30 feet (9 m). The whole flood damage $246 million and $1 billion. -
First success in invention of Television
The first electric television was first successfully shown in
San Francisco on Sept 7, 1927. The design was made by Philo Taylor Farnsoworth who have been working on it for past 7 years since 1920. which became a revolutionary invention regarding new forms of entertainment. -
Great Depression
The great depression was a severe global economic downturn that effected many countries across the world. The stock market crash was the major reason, where overnight the new york stock exchange collapsed by 90% -
The New Deal
Between 1933 and 1939, Franklin D Roosevelt launched a series of economic reforms to bring economic relief in industries like agriculture, finance, waterpower, labor, and housing.