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National Socialist German Workers' Party
A political party was created in 1921 to draw workers away from communism. Adolf Hitler famously joined the party and became the leader in the same year it was founded. The same year, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany and began his Third Reich. -
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin becomes the General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party. -
The Immigration Act of 1924
This Act limited the amount of immigrants allowed to enter the United States through a national origins quota. This act completely excluded Asian immigrants. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States. -
The Scopes Trial
In 1925, the state of Tennessee brought teacher John T. Scopes to trial. The substitute teacher violated the Butler Act as he taught the theory of evolution to students. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover wins the election and becomes the President of the United States in 1929. -
The Stock Market Crashes
The United States Stock Market crashed in 1929. This led to the Great Depression. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
F.D.R. becomes the president of the United States. He later serves three terms. -
World War II begins.
The second World War begins in the year of 1939. Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Pearl Harbor
This tragedy is the factor that led the United States to join the second World War. Japan attacked the United States and bombed the nation.