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Many women began blaming society's issues on the usage of alcohol. So, women came together to advocate a ban on alcohol. Many states then banned alcohol and made it illegal.
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In this inncident, President Warren G. Harding's Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, sold the rights to Teapot Dome, Wyoming for personal usage.
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President Coolidge was elected on August 2nd, 1923
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The Spirit of St. Louis (flown by Charles Lindburgh) starts its voyage across the Atlantic from New York.
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The Spirit of St. Louis lands in Paris, France.
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President Hoover was President during the Great Depression
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The day that the stock market crashed, and it began the Great Depression
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It raised tariffs to its highest levels in U.S. history. President Hoover thought that the high tariffs would help American industry and agriculture in the Depression.
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Dust covered the Southern Plains and killed many by infecting their lungs with the leathal dust.
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Veterans were promised money, but when the government never gave it to them, they rallied in Washington D.C. The crowds got so large and rowdy that the government called in troops (Bonus Army) to calm the crowd.
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Helped restore the banks after the depression.
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Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program for unemployed young men.
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Tennesee Valley Authority was an organization used to build dams and protect the enviornment. It was founded by Franklin D. Rosevelt.
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Prohibition ended with the ratification of the 21st ammendment.
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Provided jobs to the unemployed by spending money on projects like bulidings, highways, and forrest restoration.
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established security for workers, industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for moms and children, and the handicapped.
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Germany attacked Poland and the war began.
