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National Socialist German Workers' Party
Created in order to get others away from communism. Adolf Hitler became its leader. It is informally known as the Nazi Party. -
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding becomes 29th president of the United States. -
Joseph Stalin
Stalin is appointed General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party. -
Calvin Coolidge
After Harding's unexpected death, Coolidge became the 30th president. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Excluded those of certain origin, including Asian immigrants. -
Dawes Plan
Plan proposed by Dawes Committee. Made it to where Germany was forced to make reparations from WWI. -
The Scopes Trial
The state of Tennessee took John T. Scopes, a teacher, to trial for violating the Butler Act for teaching evolution to his students. -
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The Great Depression
A time of poverty of every American -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st president of the United States. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
A major stock market crash that contributed to the Great Depression. -
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Dust Dowl
A time of drought and agricultural decline in Northern America and some provinces of Canada -
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Hoovervilles
Shack towns and homeless encampments that popped up during the Great Depression -
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt becomes the 32nd president of the United States. -
Prohibition Ends
Alcohol allowed in the US. -
Hitler Becomes Fuher
Hitler now supreme power over Germany. -
WWII begins
Begins after Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Hitler takes France
Germany took France in 6 weeks. -
Battle of Britain
An air battle between Germany and Britain. -
Russia gets involved in WWII
Russia gets involved in WWII because of personal attack from Hitler. -
Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, by Japan. Gets U.S involved in WWII.