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Prohibition begins
Prohibition was the banning of alcohol. It couldn't be made, distributed, or drank. -
Teapot Dome Scandle
This scandal was consider the biggest scandal in history before watergate. It was all about bribery in the Oil industry. They got the name Teapot Dome Scandal is because one of the oil places was called Teapot Dome. -
President Coolidge is elected
He ran as a republican against John W. Davis, a Democrat, and won the election and became president. -
The Spirit of St. Louis leaves New York
The Spirit of St. Louis was a single seated plane flown by Charles Lindbergh -
The Spirit of St. Louis lands in Paris
The Spirit of St. Louis was a single seated plane flown by Charles Lindbergh -
Black Tuesday
On this day in history the stock market crashed and it was the begnning of very bad things to happen economically in the United States. -
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Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a time period where in the plains of the United States huge dust storms tore through farmers houses and crops and caused many people to leave. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
It raised tariffs on over 20,000 US goods to a record high -
Bonus Army March
This march was taken place because veterans from WWI didnt get their bonuses they were promised. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected
he was a democrat running against republican Hoover. This was the first presidental election after Black Tuesday. The people thought it was time for the democrates to change up Washington -
Civilian Conservation Corps
It was a work relief program for working men from age 18-25 -
Tennesse Valley Authority
This group was made to imrove the way we did things in America and made everything more effecient. -
FDIC
The FDIC helps give confidence to banking customers to have their money be safe. -
Prohibition ends
This was the end of banning alcohol. It could now be made, distributed, and drank. -
Works Progress Administration
This group employed millions to do public jobs such as construction. -
Social Security Act
Social Security gives out beneifits to the people that need it. It covers peoples deaths and many other things. -
Beginning of WWII
This was the second war of the World War's.
