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Prohibition Begins
The 18th amendment making the manufacturing, sailing, and transportation of liquor illiegal. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Albert Fall wanted to sell land from the government for money. -
President Coolidge Election
Coolidge was vice president until President Harding died in office. -
Spirit Of St. Louis starts its flight
Started from New York over to Paris. -
Spirit Of St. Louis ends its flight
It was a 33 1/2 hour flight. -
Black Tuesday
The day the stock market crashed. -
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Dust Bowl Years
A period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to america. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
An act sponsored by United States senator Reed Smoot and representative Willis C. Hawley that raised U.S tariff on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels. -
President Hoover Election
The election took place as the effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression were being felt intensly across the country. -
Bonus Army March
1,000 veterans who came to Washington D.C to complain about money. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
A public relief program for unemployed men age 18-25. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
A federally owned cooperation in the United States created by congressional charter to provide navigation, food control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development. -
Prohibition Ends
With the ratification of the 21 amendment. -
FDIC
A united States government corperation created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. It provides deposit insurance which guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks, $25,000 per person per bank. -
Social Sercurity Act
A social Insurance program that is funded through dedicated payroll taxes called Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt election
He won by a landslide against Alfred M. Landon. -
Beginnning of WWII
Germany attacked Poland which signaled the beginning of World War 2.
