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Signed by President Coolidge which only allowed immigrants with special skills or a college degree to come to America. Also numbers were limited to 150,000 immigrants per year. -
President Harding died of a heart attack in 1923. VP Calvin Coolidge became President. In 1924, Coolidge was elected as President, he defeated Democratic candidate John W. Davis. -
Philo Farnsworth was 21 years old when he invented the TV. -
Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Al Smith. This was the first election where the radio played a part in the campaign. -
Many believe that this was the worse economic event in world history. There was a collapse in stock prices and the Dow Jones dropped 24.8%. This event led to the Great Depression. -
In the past Republicans had won the majority of elections and now their was a shift in thinking during the Great Depression. Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover. -
President Roosevelt signed this act to provide financial assistance to people over the age of 65 who had retired. -
Roosevelt ran again and defeated Republican candidate Alfred Landon with his “New Deal” agenda. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first President to win a third-term of office. He defeated Republican Wendell L. Wilkie. -
Japan attacked the United States naval base in Hawaii and more than 2,400 Americans were killed by this surprise attack. The day after President Roosevelt declared was against Japan.