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29th President
Warren g Harding become the 29th presidant of the united states. -
Emergency Immigration Act
These acts created an immigration quota based on the origin of country.The act only allowed 2% of the number of immigrants from the same country living in America in 1890. By pushing back the date for the percentage, newer immigrants from Eastern Europe were excluded. The acts also COMPLETELY excluded Asian immigrants. -
John T Scopes Trial
John T Scopes violated the Butler Act. This Act prevented anti finches teachings and theories (the best known being Darwin's evolution theories). This case thrown out but that didn't end the conflict between the two sphere of beliefs. -
The Flight of Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic without stopping. The journey was a total of 33 hours -
Black Tuesday
Pretty much the beginning step to the the Great depression. On Black Tuesday the stock market started an long dramatic and traumatic fall. People started withdrawing their funds from the banks. -
A New Deal
The New Deal became a title for the programs the Roosevelt came up with to end the Great Depression. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Japanese saw American intervention in the war inevitable, so they hoped a sudden attack would cripple the navy. The attack succeeded in taking thousands of American lives and destroying several vessels. However, Pearl Harbor shattered any remains of isolationism and pushed America toward cooperation with the Allies in Europe.