1921-1941

By samanthakathryn
  • Inaguration of Warren G. Harding

    Inaguration of Warren G. Harding

    Warren G. Harding is elected and inaugurated as the 29th president of the United States.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    The Harding Administration was investigated into for improper leasing of naval oil reserves and is know as one of the biggest scandals in American politics
  • Calvin Coolidge becomes president

    Calvin Coolidge becomes president

    After the sudden death of Harding, vice presiden tCalvin Coolidge takes his place
  • Presidential election of 1924

    Presidential election of 1924

    Calvin Coolidge is elected President for a second time
  • Presidential election of 1928

    Presidential election of 1928

    Herbert Hoover is elected as the 31st president of the United States
  • Start of the great depression

    Start of the great depression

    The Great Depression was a severe economic worldwide depression that started in the U.S.
  • Works Project Administration

    Works Project Administration

    The Public Works Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing job-seekers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    This new law created the Social Security program as well as insurance against unemployment
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act

    The Fair Labor Standards Act created the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor".