1920's and Prohibition

  • Steel Strike Comes to an End

    Steel Strike Comes to an End

    The steel strike started because the steel industry refused to come to an agreement with the union. The workforce could no longer continue the strike and gave into the industry.
  • Prohibition of Alcohol

    Prohibition of Alcohol

    The 18th amendment went into effect, this made it to where there could be no manufacturing or production of alcohol in the US.
  • 19th Amendment Enters Constitution

    19th Amendment Enters Constitution

    The 19th amendment was the first legal document allowing women to vote. After many protests, the amendment was finally approved into the constitution by vote.
  • 19th Amendment Approved into the Constitution

    19th Amendment Approved into the Constitution

    The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote and was not approved until August 18th of 1920.
  • Emergency Immigration Act

    Emergency Immigration Act

    The emergency immigration act was and act that was passed to decrease the amount of immigrants in the US. The number of immigrants went from 805,000 down to 309,000.
  • Revenue Act of 1921

    Revenue Act of 1921

    The act occurred after a landslide in a presidential election. Taxes were lowered by Republicans. They claimed this was necessary for expansion.
  • President Harding Dies

    President Harding Dies

    President Warren Harding of the Republican party dies from a heart attack in San Francisco. This lead Vice President Calvin Coolidge to become President.
  • Revenue act of 1924

    Revenue act of 1924

    This was also known as the Mellon tax bill. Federal taxes rates were cut and the US Board of Tax Appeals was created.
  • The Great Flood

    The Great Flood

    The Great Floods occurred in 1927 when the Mississippi was flooded. The flood impacted more than 900,000 people and forced them out of their homes.
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election

    Herbert Hoover of the Republican party won the 1928 presidential election. He later signed an Agricultural Marketing Act in 1929 to stop an ongoing farm crisis.
  • Wall Street Crash

    Wall Street Crash

    The Wall Street Crash or Stock Market Crash occurred in 1929. This is when the Dow declined by almost 13 percent forcing millions of dollars to be lost.