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Warren G. Harding becomes President
Warren Harding became the 29th U.S president in 1921. He did not complete his term, dying in office in 1923. -
Warren G. Harding dies
Warren G. Harding died unexpectedly August 2, 1923, of a stroke. Calvin Coolidge then assumed the presidency. -
Calvin Coolidge succeeds the presidency
After the death of Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States. He then won the presidency himself in 1924. -
Herbert Hoover becomes President
Herbert Hoover became the 31st U.S president on March 4th, 1929. During the early stages of his presidency, the stock market crashed, starting the great depression. The shantytowns that sprung up after the crash were called Hoovervilles. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a massive worldwide economic depression that lasted through the 1930s. During the Great Depression unemployment was at an all-time high, and poverty and famines were common.The Great Depression did not really have a precise ending but the United States started recovering by 1933 and was fully recovered shortly before WWII. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the President
Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd U.S president in 1933, he served as president until his death in 1945. He helped the United States pull out of the Great Depression, and led the U.S through WWII. -
Start of WWII
World War One started in Europe when Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. This led to six years of war between the Axis and the Allied Powers. The Allied Powers include the United States, Great Britain, The Soviet Union, and China. The Axis Powers were primarily Germany, Italy, and the Japanese Empire. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan launched an attack on the American Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into the war. The Japanese sunk five American battleships along with thirteen other ships. Over two-thousand Americans died and seven hundred more were wounded.