1920-1941

By ClayMontgomery

  • 19th Amendement

    Approved by the U.S. Senate on June 4, 1919, but ratified in August of 1920, the 19th Amendment said that no U.S. citizen could be denied the right to vote based on sex.
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    Warren G. Harding - President

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    Calvin Coolidge - President

  • The Jazz Singer

    The first motion picture with synchronized picture and sound was released.
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    Herbert C. Hoover - President

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    Great Depression

    Beginning when the stock market crashed on "Black Tuesday", lasting until World War II. The wartime spending brought the country out of the depression.
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    Franklin D. Roosevelt - President

  • Emergency Banking Act of 1933

    This bill was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was written to restore public confidence in the national banking system after a week-long baking holiday.

  • Invasion of Poland

    Germany starts World War II when it invaded Poland.

  • Selective Service Training and Service Act of 1940

    This act was the first conscription of the US military during peacetime. The act was in response to German aggression in Europe, and preparation of the United States.

  • Pearl Harbor Attack

    The Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base in Hawaii spurring the US to enter World War II.