Timeline: 1921-1941 DCUS II | Timetoast

Period: Mar 4, 1921 to Aug 2, 1923

Warren G. Harding is President

Died mid term due to a heart attack
Period: Nov 12, 1921 to Feb 6, 1922

Global Naval Conference Held in Washington

Leaders gathered in Washington to discuss Naval disarmament to relieve global tensions
Period: Aug 2, 1923 to Mar 4, 1929

Calvin Coolidge is President
Jun 2, 1924

1924 Revenue Act is Passed

Lowered income tax on the upper class and corporations
May 21, 1927

First Nonstop Flight From NY to Paris
Period: Mar 4, 1929 to Mar 4, 1933

Herbert Hoover is President
Sep 1, 1929

Stock Market Crash (leading to the Great Depression)
Jun 14, 1932

Fair Labor Standard Act is Established

Granted 40 hour work weeks and overtime pay and ended child labor
1933

FDR Establishes the New Deal

Several agencies are created to help Americans climb out the Great Depression
Mar 4, 1933

FDR Starts his Well-Known First 100 Days

He started his Presidency with quick action and extreme productivity establishing many programs
Period: Mar 4, 1933 to Apr 12, 1944

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is President
Jan 30, 1934

The Gold Standard is Abolished

The Gold Reserve Act of 1934 ended the gold standard for paper money
1937

FDR's Court Packing Plan

Roosevelt tried to put restrictions on age in the Supreme Court but it back-fired greatly
Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

WWII Occurs
Dec 7, 1941

Peal Harbor is Attacked by the Japanese