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Warren G. Harding Becomes President
After Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding became president, and he remained in office until 1923 -
The Loss Of Legs
Franklin Roosevelt caught polio in 1921, and it left him paralyzed from the waist down -
Emergency Immigration Act
An Act to limit the amount of immigrants coming into America -
A Klan Member For The Senate
In 1922, a Ku Klux Klan member, Earle B. Mayfield was elected by Texans to run for the senate. He called himself the "Klandidate" -
Calvin Coolidge Becomes President
After Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge assumed the presidency, and he remained in office until 1929. He served two terms -
Harding Dies
In August of 1923, President Warren G. Harding Died of a heart attack -
The Scopes Trial
Teacher John t. Scopes is convicted of teaching evolution, and he goes to court, but both sides of the issue considered that they had won -
Racial Hatred
In 1926, Bertha Lowman and her brothers were lynched by a mob -
"The Klan's Fight For Americanism"
In "The Klan's Fight for Americanism", Hiram Evans talked about how good the KKK was and what they did for America. He did not realize how evil they were -
A Synchronized Movie
"The Jazz Singer" comes out, and it is the first movie to have synchronized words and pictures -
A Long Solo
Charles Lindbergh makes the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis -
FDR Becomes A Governor
Franklin Roosevelt became the governor of New York -
Herbert Hoover Becomes President
Herbert Hoover became the president after Calvin Coolidge, and he remained in office until 1933 -
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The Great Depression
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The Dust Bowl
Severe droughts caused severe dryness and the topsoil of the country blew across the nation as winds swept across the country -
Jane Addams Gets The Nobel Peace Prize
She earned this award for opposing World War One and wanting peace -
The Scottsboro Boys
Nine young black boys were pulled off of a train and accused of assaulting two women. Eight of them were sentenced to death, but the ILD (the International Legal Defense) came to their aid, and the nine boys were released -
the Bonus Army
Some veterans that were unhappy with the conditions of the Great Depression marched on Washington D.C., but troops were deployed and they burned a shanty town, tear gassed kids, and shot two of the Bonus Army marchers -
The NRA Is Created
The National Recovery Act -
The Japs Take Over Manchuria
The Imperial Japanese Army took over Manchuria in February of 1932 -
Franklin Roosevelt Becomes President
Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency after Herbert Hoover, and remained in office until 1945. He was the only president to serve four terms, but he died during the first year of his fourth term -
The AAA Is Created
Agricultural Adjustment Administration -
The League Of Nations Loses A Member
In March 1933, Japan Withdrew from the League of Nations -
A New Chancellor
Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany in 1933 -
"Every Man A King"
Huey P. Long speaks about how every man could become a "king" if they just "share[ed] their wealth" -
The Wagner Act Is Passed
This let workers unionize and bargain collectively -
The WPA Is Established
Works Progress Administration -
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The Spanish Civil War
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The Invasion Of China
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"The Grapes Of Wrath"
John Steinbeck writes his famous book, "The Grapes of Wrath" in 1939 -
A Lost Trading Partner
In 1939, America chose to end its trading negotiations with Japan -
Germany Invades Poland
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World War 2
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Japan's Might
In 1940, Japan's Navy rose to the third most technologically advanced in the world -
The Blitzkrieg Ends
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Germany Starts To Retreat
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Germany Invades Russia
Germany broke their treaty with Russia and invaded it on June 22, 1941 -
Pearl Harbor
The "Day that will live in infamy" occurred on December 7 1941