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Treaty of Versailles
Peace document drafted during the Paris Peace Conference. Woodrow Wilson attended for the United States. SOURCE -
Prohibition begins
The 18th Amendment (making manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor illegal) went into affect. Prohibition began and lasted until 1933.This time period was characterized by speakeasies, glamor, and gangsters. Even an average citizen broke the law. SOURCE -
Four-Power Pact
Signed at the Washington Naval Conference that lasted from 1921 to 1922. This conference was called by the US to limit the arms race in the Pacific area. The pact was signed by the US, Japan, Great Britain and France. SOURCE -
The Great Gatsby Is Published
The "great American novel" by F. Scott Fitzgerald became popular in the 1950s. It is now studied across classrooms in America. SOURCE -
Stock Market Crash
"The Great Wall Street Crash" billions of dollars were lost.
Everyone was selling and no one was buying, stock prices collapsed.
Marked the beginning of the Great Depression. SOURCE -
U.S. Officially Gets National Anthem
U.S. President Herbert Hoover signed an act that officially made "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem for the United States. Before this time, the United States had been without any national anthem. SOURCE -
Empire State Building Is Completed
On March 17, 1930 construction begins. Under the direction of architects Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates, the framework rises 4 ½ stories per week SOURCE -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Wins the Presidential Election
FDR defeated Republican Herbert Hoover. This election was the first held during the Great Depression. It represented a dramatic shift - Republicans had dominated the presidency from 1860. SOURCE -
End of Prohibition
The 21st Amendment is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment. Some states continued Prohibition by maintaining statewide temperance laws. Mississippi, the last dry state in the Union, ended Prohibition in 1966. SOURCE -
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Olympic Games in Berlin
United States were second in the medals table (Germany was 1st). Germany's open discrimination against Jews and other ethnic groups was already known by the public. Many Americans opposed U.S. participation in the “Nazi Olympics.” Jesse Owens won three individual gold medals and a fourth as a member of the 4 × 100-metre relay team. SOURCE
