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The Beginning of the Jazz Age
The Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s, ending with the Great Depression, in which jazz music and dance styles became popular, mainly in the United States, but also in Britain, France, Germany and elsewhere. -
19th Amendment Gave Women the Right to Vote
June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
18th Amendment Began Prohibition (Alcohol Began Illegal in the U.S.)
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession) illegal. -
Scope's Trial (Creationism v. Evolution)
The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high. -
Stock Market Crash Ushered in the Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, originating in the United States. -
Passing of the Hawley-Smoot Act (Tariff)
An act implementing protectionist trade policies sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willis C. Hawley. -
FDR Delivered His "We Have Nothing to Fear, But Fear Itself" Speech
FDR's First Inaugural Address. Franklin D. Roosevelt had campaigned against Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election by saying as little as possible about what he might do if elected -
FDR Began His Fireside Chats
Fireside chats is the term used to describe a series of 28 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944. -
FDR Began the New Deal to Try and End the Great Depression
The New Deal was a series of federal programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States during the 1930s in response to the Great Depression. -
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) was Created
A United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. -
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) was Established
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is a United States government corporation providing deposit insurance to depositors in US banks. -
WPA (Works Progress Administration) was Created
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. -
SSA (Social Security Act) was Passed
The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. In addition to several provisions for general welfare, the new Act created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement.
