1921-1941

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    Charles Lindbergh made the first transatlantic flight

  • Emergency Quota Act

    Restricted immigration into the United States. Immigrants who hailed from countries considered "undesirable" were unfairly affected by the legislation.
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    Washing Disarmament Conference

    This is also referred to as the Washington Naval Conference or the Washington Arms Conference. Topics of discussion included political tensions in East Aisa and naval disarmament.

  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    This scandal occurred when Harding gave the rights to government oil-reserve lands to a private oil company.

  • President Harding Died.

    Harding died from a heart attack, and his vice president Coolidge assumed the executive office.

  • Calvin Coolidge Elected for Another term as President

  • The Immigration Act of 1924

    Restricted immigration from Asia and the Eastern Hemisphere.
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    Scopes Trial

    The trial was originally convened to rule on whether or not John Thomas Scopes was guilty of teaching evolution in the classroom, but it escalated to a publicity stunt in which Fundamentalist Creationism and the theory of evolution were famously debated.

  • Herbert Hoover Elected President

  • Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic

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    Great Depression

    The depression began when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68 points, and it lasted nearly a decade.

  • The Democrats regain Congressional majority in the midterm elections.

  • Empire State Building Opened in New York

    It opened a month and a half ahead of schedule.

  • The Japanese invade Manchuria

    This was the beginning of World War II in the Pacific arena

  • Reconstruction Finance Organization Created

    This organization provided finances to banks, railroads, state governments, and local governments.

  • Roosevelt Elected President

  • President Roosevelt Outlines the New Deal

    This New Deal was in response to the great depression, and it was a series of government projects intended to bring back stability to the American economy in the wake of the depression.

  • Agricultural Adjustment Act

    Meant to reduce surpluses and thus drive up the price of agricultural products.

  • 21 Amendment

    Put an end to prohibition.

  • Federal Housing Administration instituted

    It was meant to improve housing standards and financing.

  • FBI established

    J. Edgar Hoover was its first director.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt reelected as President

  • Hindenburg explosion

    35 people were killed.

  • Golden Gate Bridge Completed

  • Germany Invades Poland

    This marks the beginning of World War II.
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    World War II

  • Roosevelt reelected for a third term

    He was the only President to serve more than two terms.

  • Alien Registration (Smith) Act

    This made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the US government.

  • Lend-Lease Act

    This Act supplied Allied nations with war materials during World War II.