1920-1929

By maddyhirneise

  • League of Nations

    The League of Nations was created, an international organization to maintain peace.

  • Prohibition begins

    The 18th amendment begins in the United States banning the manufacturing and sale of alcohol.

  • Treaty of Sevres

    When it was signed, it ended the Ottoman Empire and partitions its lands.

  • Women earned the right to vote in the U.S.

  • The development of Insulin

    Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered Insulin, the first life-saving treatment for diabetes.

  • The Rise of Mussolini in Italy

    Mussolini organized a march in Italy and forced the king to yield the government to him.

  • The USSR was established

    Fifteen Euro-Asian republics came together to be the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

  • The Egyptian Feminist Union was founded

  • The Great Earthquake in Japan

    An earthquake hit Honshu island in Japan that killed 130,000 people and created hysteria between the citizens.

  • The First Female Governer

    Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female governor in the United States.

  • First Trans-Atlantic Flight

    Charles Lindenburg completed the first trans-atlantic flight.

  • 1928 Amsterdam Games

    The 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games was the first games where women could compete in track and field events.

  • The development of Penicillin

    Alexander Flemming develops penicillin

  • The Wall Street Crash

    The Stock Market crashed when millions of people invested their savings to buy stocks, and push prices too high.