1920s Timeline

By alivia.mullen
  • Henry Ford perfects mass production

    Henry Ford perfects mass production

    This was when Henry Ford created the Assembly line to create a large number of identical products.
  • Harlem Renaissance begins

    Harlem Renaissance begins

    An African American culture that was mainly in creative arts and was influential to African-American literary history.
  • The Palmer Raids

    The Palmer Raids

    There was a raid from the U.S. Department of Justice to arrest any foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists.
  • Prohibition begins

    Prohibition begins

    This was a nationwide ban from the sale or importation of alcoholic beverages.
  • Women gain the right to vote

    Women gain the right to vote

    Women were allowed to vote under the 19th amendment, Women's Suffrage.
  • Sacco and Vanzetti are convicted

    Sacco and Vanzetti are convicted

    These were two Italian immigrants who were charged with robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    This was a lawsuit/case where the Supreme Court declared that citizens were illegally obtaining oil reserves and that the oil reserves needed to be taken back to the Navy.
  • Scopes trial

    Scopes trial

    This was also called the "Monkey Trial," and it was viewed as an opportunity to challenge a bill.
  • Charles Lindberg Crosses the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg Crosses the Atlantic

    Charles finished the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history. He was offered $25k as a prize for completing this nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
  • Kellogg-Briand pact signed

    Kellogg-Briand pact signed

    This was an agreement to outlaw war as an instrument of national policy.
  • Black Tuesday stock market crash

    Black Tuesday stock market crash

    This was also called the Great Crash where a major American stock market crash occurred.