US HISTORY CLASS

  • Prohibition Begins

    Prohibition Begins

    The act outlawed the use, production, and selling of alcohol.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    Was an Oil scandal where Albert Fall leased part of the Naval Reserves to his two friends. Rumors started and then people found out.
  • President Coolidge Election

    President Coolidge Election

    He was honest and quiet. His nickname was Silent Cal. He trusted business and thats what he relied on while in presidency. He was the 30th president.
  • Spirit of St. Louis Takes off

    Spirit of St. Louis Takes off

    An airplane that was on a mission to the Atlantic ocean and reach Paris, France.
  • Spirit of St. Louis Lands

    Spirit of St. Louis Lands

    It took 33 hours to fly from U.S. to Paris.
  • President Hoover Election

    President Hoover Election

    He was the president when the Black Tuesday happened. The economy got worse and he was to blame. He supported lots of work. The Hoover Dam was named after him. He was elected as the 31st president.
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    This day was named Black Tuesday after the Wall Street crash. It is the day the depression begin. It brought the roaring twenties to a halt.
  • Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

    Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

    Increased tariffs on more than 20,000 imported goods to try and increase the money made off of them.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps

    Civilian Conservation Corps

    Was a work relief program for men ages 18-25. It was unskilled labor that helped the conservation and development of rural areas.
  • Bonus Army March

    A march in Washington, D.C. that consisted of veterans and veterans' families of World War I that were protesting for cash payment.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt Election

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt Election

    Was the only president to be elected for more than two terms. He was very optimistic which won him the election. The United States was in the time of the depression.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Act

    Tennessee Valley Authority Act

    Federally funded to provide flood control, electricity, and economic deveopment in the Tennessee Valley.
  • FDIC

    FDIC

    Created by the Glass-Steagal Act and provided deposit insurance.
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    Dust Bowl Years

    During the drought where there had been no rain for years. Dust was absolutly everywhere and people where have issues with their lungs because of it.
  • Prohibition Ends

    Prohibition Ends

    This allowed the use of alcohol once again. Since people ended up making their own and things got worse. So they allowed it.
  • Works Progress Administration

    Works Progress Administration

    Employed millions to carry out big public projects and building buildings to give people jobs.
  • Social Secrurity Act

    Social Secrurity Act

    Funded many things, but some were unemployment and medical trust funds.
  • WW2

    America made weopons for the war which helped out the economy. They later joined the war to fight against Germany because of their wrong doing.