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World War l
United States enters World War l and declares war on Germany. -
18th Amendment
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor. -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote. -
The Great Depression
Stock market crashed which caused the Great Depression. -
World War ll
Hitler invaded Poland in which Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
U.S declares war on Japan.
This was because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
22nd Amendment
Limited to presidents only having two terms. -
Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka
Ended the separation of students based on race. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Delivered his "I Have a Dream" in which an appeal was made to end economic and employment inequality. -
Roe V. Wade
Legalizes abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.