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UNIA movement comes to America
The Sentaments felt in the UNIA movement were felt more in the 1920s. -
Oil is discovered in the middle east
Many of the business tycoons took advantage in a rare glimpse of the US going out side isolationist principles. -
Divorce rate rose
New divorce laws showcased the change in culture. -
This Side of Paradise was published
F Scott Fitzgerald became famous because of this book. -
Louis Armstrong comes into popularity
Louis Armstrong was a Jazz musician and a huge figure in the Harlem Renaissance. -
NAACP begins to focus of Civil Rights issues
This association was to help blacks and fight against discrimination. -
The stock market begins to boom
This demonstrates the economic prosperity in the 1920s -
Unemployment declines
There was lots of work in the 1920s -
18th amendment is passed
This amendment passed prohibition which then led to a rise in both crime and a rise is accidental poisoning deaths. -
The first commercial radio broadcast is made
Radio became very popular in the 1920s. -
The Teapot Dome Scandal breaks
This scandal characterized the era of the Roaring Twenties which got away from the progressive era. -
Harding was elected
This started a trend of Republican presidents during the Roaring Twenties. -
Langston Huges publishes his first poem
Langston Hughes became a huge figuare in the Harlem Renaissance -
Emergency Quota Act is passed
This act was passed due to the amount of immigrants coming into the country. -
Four Power Treaty
Four of the powers at the Washington Conference signed this treaty to respect each other's territories in the Pacific (Japan will break this). -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act
This was one of the highest tariffs in American history. -
Nine Power Treaty
All nine countries at the Washington Conference agreed to keep an open door policy with China which will be broken by Japan. -
Five Power Treaty
This was an agreement between 5 different nations to maintain ratios for production of weaponry. -
The Highland Park Ford Plant is completed
This factory made motorcars which became embedded into the american culture. -
Great Gatsby is Published
Even though it was at first a failure, this book is considered the best piece of american literature. -
The Scopes Trial begins
This trial pitted fundamentalist and modernist against each other. -
Scopes trial ends
Fundamentalist technically won, but Scopes didn't have to pay the fine on a technicality. -
The Sun Also Rises is published
This was the first novel Hemingway published. -
The Jazz Singer is released
Hollywood became very popular part of american culture. -
Hills like White Elephants is published
This was another book published in the 1920s by Ernest Hemingway. -
Lindbergh makes a flight across the Atlantic ocean
American culture changed to the point that people looked up to heroes such as Lindbergh for inspiration. -
Wall Street Crashes
This would lead to the stock market crash. -
Farewell to arms is published
This book was written by Ernest Hemingway who was a famous author of that time period. -
Stock market crashes
The stock market crash kicked off the Great Depression -
The Stock market reaches it's peak
This was right before the crash -
The Dust Bowl begins
This added to the hardship faced by farmers during the Great Depression -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff is passed
This was a response to the Great Depression but hurt the US more because it was the highest tariff ever. -
21st amendment is passed
This repealed prohibition after they figured out prohibition was not working -
The Tennessee Valley Authority is formed
This was another New Deal program to help the Tennessee area with navigation, flood control, etc. -
National Recovery Administration
This was another New Deal program. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This was another New Deal program -
Civilian Conservation Corps
This was another New Deal program -
Home Owner's Loan Corporation
This was another New Deal program -
Farm Credit Administration
This was another New Deal program -
Public Works Association
This was another New Deal program -
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
This was another New Deal program -
Agriculture Adjustment Act
This was another New Deal program. -
FDR gives the bank a holiday
This was meant for the banks to reorganize themselves. -
Securities and Exchange Commission is formed
This was a New Deal program. -
Federal Housing Administration
This is another New Deal program -
Work Program Administration
This was another New Deal program -
Dust bowl ends
The Dust bowl caused massive damage to the lives of farmers.
