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Bolshevik Revolution
Bolsheviks family invaded Russia and took over to eventually draw Russia from the war. -
War is Declared
Austrina declares war on Serbia -
Schlieffen Plan
Germany invaded Belgium -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
Gavrilo Princip was the shooter -
Lusitania
German u-boats sink the boat, killing over 1,000 people -
Zimmermann Note
Finally made the U.S. declare war on Germany -
The Selective Service Act sets up draft
Act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service -
War Industries Board
Established in 1917 and reorganized in 1918 by Bernard M. Baruch -
President Wilson proposes the League of Nations
Would provide a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grivances without having to resort to war. -
Congress Passes the Sedition Act
sayinhg something disloyal about the war -
The First World War Ends
Sudden end -
War Introduces New Hazards
Mustard gas which is a posion gas -
Treaty of Versailles
Included Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia -
Influenza Epidemic
Killed over 30 million because of no treatment -
19th Amendment is Approved
Women are able to vote -
KKK
The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits by October. -
19th Amendment
Women win the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. -
Immigration
U.S. immigration bill excludes all Japanese people. -
Babe Ruth
American hero Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs, winning the hearts of Americans, and breaking the season record. -
disney
Walt Disney makes his first first Mickey Mouse cartoon. -
Severe Droughts
A ravenous drought hit the Great Plains -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Congress passed the Hawley-Smoot tariff -
Dust Storms
A dust storm became deadly. It lasted for seven years -
Congressional elections
In the 1930 congressional elections, the Democrats took advantage of anti-Hoover sentiments to win more seats in Congress -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Approved by Congress. It authorized up to $2 million for emergency financing for banks, life insurance companies, railroads, and other large businesses -
Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate among African Americans stood over at over 50 percent, while the overall rate was 25 percent. -
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Hoover signed the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, which lowered mortage rates for homeowners and allowed farmers to refinance their farm loans and avoid foreclosure. -
Bank Failures
11,000 of the nation's 25,00 banks failed -
Schooling
2,600 schools across the nation has shut down, leaving more than 300,000 students out of school -
Board Games
Monopoly was invented -
Dust Bowl
One windstorm picked up millions of tons of dust from the plain and carried it to East Coast cities. -
Election
President Roosevelt is reelected. -
Migration
By the end of the 1930's, hundreds of thousands of farm families had migrated to California and other Pacific Coast states. -
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Roosevelt created the OSRD to bring scientists into the war effort. -
End of Private Automobiles
American newspaper reported te end of automobile production for private use. The last car to roll offf an automaker's assembly line was a gray sedan with "victory trim." -
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)
The bill establishing the WAAC became a law. The law gave WAAC salary and benefits. -
New Shipyards
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser had built seven massive shipyards that turned out Liberty ships, tankers, tropp transports, and "baby" aircraft carriers at an astonishing rate. -
The Allied Troops
107,000 Allied troops, the great majority of them Americans, landed in Casablanca, Oran, and Alfiers in North Africa. -
Production of Ships
140 Liberty ships were produced within a month. Launhcings of Allied ships began to outnumber sinkings. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Allies began to see victories on land as well as sea. The first greaet turning point came in the BAttle of Stalingrad. -
Industry Workers
Neaarly 18 million workers were laboring in war industries, threee times as many in 1941. -
D-Day
The day the Allies attacked Normandy -
Freedom
The Allies had freed France, Belgium, ad Luxembourg -
Credit Cards
The Diner's Club issued the first credit card in 1950. Then later in 1958 Express Card was issued. -
Entertainment
I love Lucy became one of the most popular TV shows. -
Forest Park
Illinois expanded the Park FOoest to include both low cost rental units and single-family homes. -
On The Road novel
Published by Jack Keerouac. The novel described a nomadic search across America for authentic experiences, people and values. -
Food Industry
Introduced a new convenience item, frozen TV dinner. -
African-American Singers
There were 250 radio stations aimed at African-Americna singers. The radio stations also served as an advertisement for a black audience. -
Ray Kroc
Opened the first McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois -
Disneyland
Opened in the state of California. Attracted 3 million vistiors. -
Interstate Highway Act
President Eisenhower signed off of the act. Built 41,00 highways. -
Space Inventions
NASA and Space Admininistration is established. -
Olympics
France hosts the very first Winter Olympics -
John Scopes
A teacher is tried for teaching evolution. -
The League of Nations
Germany is successfully admitted into the League of Nations. -
Charels Lindbergh
Charels Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
