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Prohibition Begins
People were not alowed to sell,produce, or transport alcohol. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
It was a bribery scandal that ruined the reputation of President Warren G. Harding. Albert Fall was convicted of taking bribes from oil executives. -
President Coolidge is Elected
Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th president of the United States. -
The Spirit of St. Louis Takes off Across the Atlantic
This was the first non stop flight across the Atlantic, and the plane was flown by Charles Lindbergh. It took off in Long Island, New York. -
The Spirit of St. Louis Lands in Paris
The end of the journey across the Atlantic. It landed in Le Bourget Aerodrome in Paris, France. -
President Hoover is Elected
Herbert Hoover became the 30th president of the Unites States. -
Black Tuesday
The Wall Street Crash of 1929. It was one of the most devasting crashes in stock market which caused the Great Depression. -
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Dust Bowl Years
A time of major dust storms that were causing farming and agricultural damage to Americans. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
This act, sponsered by Reed Smoot and Willis C. Hawley, was an act that raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods. -
Bonus Army March
Over 43,000 people marched, including veterans and their families, and protested in Washington because they wanted immediate cash payment redemption. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is Elected
He became the 32nd president of the United States. -
Prohibition Ends
President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Volstead Act which ended prohibition, and allowed the sale and production of alcohol. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC was a program for men that provided easy jobs for them during the Great Depression. -
Tennesse Valley Authority
President Franklin Roosevelt signed the TVA act in 1933. The TVA was a corporation that helped provide things such asm, flood control and electricity generation to the Tennessee Area, which was greatly affected by the Great Depression. -
FDIC
The FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, was created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. It guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks. -
Works Progress Administration
It was a New Deal agency, that helped employ projects, helped feed children and give them clothing, and benefited rural and Western Populations. -
Social Security Act
It was an act that had many social welfare and social insurance programs that were funded by payroll taxes. -
The Biginning of WWI
It began with the invasion of Poland by Germany and Slovakia and was caused by the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's Actions, the failure of appeasement, and the failure of the League of Nations.