1920's Project

  • US Opts Not to Join the League of Nations

    US Opts Not to Join the League of Nations

    US decided not to join the League of Nations because they wanted to stay out of European conflicts.
  • 18th Amendment Passed

    18th Amendment Passed

    Alcohol was put in prohibition, there was to be no production or sale of it.
  • 19th Amendment Passed

    19th Amendment Passed

    The 19th amendment states that every citizen has the right to vote, no matter race or sex.
  • Time Magazine First Published

    Time Magazine First Published

    Time started as an organized, easy source for the men that were busy in America to be informed of current events.
  • Calvin Coolidge Elected

    Calvin Coolidge Elected

    Calvin Coolidge succeeds Warren G. Harding who died of a heart attack, After finishing that term, he ran for presidency again and won another term.
  • Locke publishes The New Negro sparking the Harlem Renaissance

    Locke publishes The New Negro sparking the Harlem Renaissance

    With the publication of The New Negro, many African-Americans became inspired and this was the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance, This brought light to Afircan-American artist of all types.
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald Published The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald Published The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby made "The American Dream" more profound. It highlighted that it was possible to achieve wealth by yourself.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    John Scopes was teaching the theory of evolution to his students. This was illegal in Tennessee. He lost the trial but this made Americans think about the way the schools were teaching their students.
  • KKK Marches on Washington

    KKK Marches on Washington

    Over 60,000 members of the KKK marched on Washingotn in attempt to get more supporters to get laws that would effect the minorites negatively.
  • Langston Hughes Published The Weary Blues

    Langston Hughes Published The Weary Blues

  • Charles Lindbergh SoloTransatlantic Flight

    Charles Lindbergh SoloTransatlantic Flight

    From Long Island in New York to Paris, France, Lindbergh also became instant celebrity by being the first ever to fly across the Atlantic solo.
  • Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in a single season

    Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in a single season

    Bring known for his baseball skills, Babe Ruth became an instant celebrity throughout America after hitting so many home runs.
  • The “Talkie” Movie The Jazz Singer is released

    The “Talkie” Movie The Jazz Singer is released

    This sound movie made the Warner Brothers popular.
  • Duke Ellington played at The Cotton Club

    Duke Ellington played at The Cotton Club

    Until June 30th, 1930, Ellington performed his Jazz musuc at The Cotton Club and made it very popular.
  • Al Capone is an active bootlegger

    Al Capone is an active bootlegger

    Since the 18th amendment prohibited the production and selling of alcohol, bootleggers arose and Capone became the well known because of this.
  • US Signs the Kellogg-Briand Pact

    US Signs the Kellogg-Briand Pact

    The US along with many other nations came to Paris, France to sign a pact that would say they would not go into war to prevent another World War.
  • Herbert Hoover Elected

    Herbert Hoover Elected

    Hoover beat Alan Smith to win president because of his use of the radio to reach out to more people in America.
  • The First Mickey Mouse Cartoon “Steamboat Willie” Premiers

    The First Mickey Mouse Cartoon “Steamboat Willie” Premiers

    This was the first animated series of moving picture and sound.
  • Black Market Stock Market Crash

    Black Market Stock Market Crash

    Because of stocks losing their value, investors rapidly began to cash in there stocks. This quickly put many in debt and America in a depression.
  • Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly SoloTransatlantic Flight

    Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly SoloTransatlantic Flight

    In 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first woman passenger to fly over the trans-Atlantic on a plane. Then in 1932, she became the first woman to fly, solo and successfully, over Transatlantic.