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Emergency Quota Act
Made mainly in response to the large influx of Jews fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe and thus successfully restricted their immigration and that of other "undesirables" into the United States. -
Coolidge Becomes President
After Harding dies in office, VP Calvin Coolidge takes over. -
Beer Hall Putsch
A failed coup by Hitler to overthrow the Bavarian Government. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. -
Revenue Act
This act cut federal tax rates and established the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals, which was later renamed the United States Tax Court. -
Scopes Trial
John T. Scopes was put on trial for teaching the ideas od Darwin to his students -
Herbert Hoover Becomes President
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Stock Market Crash
Market drops 25 percent. Contributed to the Great Depression. -
FDR Becomes President
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End of Prohibition
Alcohol could now be manufactured in the US. -
Hitler Becomes Leader of Germany
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FDR Second Inauguration
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German Troops Occupy the Rhine
Germany successfully takes over the Rhineland -
WWII Begins
The second World War begins after Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Battle Of Britain
The Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. -
FDR Third Inauguration
FDR begins his third term. -
Pearl Harbor
This attack by Japan made the US enter WWII.