American History 1921-1941

By JennySwaim15

  • Nazi Party founded

    The National Socialist Workers' Party was the precursor of the Nazi Party

  • Joseph Stalin

    Stalin led the Communist Party in the Soviet Union and later became dictator

  • Calvin Coolidge inaugurated

    Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated as the 30th president

  • Beer Hall Putsch

    Adolf Hitler and his followers attempted to overtake the government in Munich. As a result of the failed attempt, Hitler was convicted of treason and sentenced to five years in prison.

  • The Scopes Trial

    Referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial was a legal case against John Scopes, a high school teacher who taught evolution violating Tennessee's Butler Act.

  • Herbert Hoover inaugurated

    Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st president

  • Stock Market Crash

    The Stock Market crashed and began the Great Depression.

  • Franklin Roosevelt inaugurated

    Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as 32nd president

  • Prohibition repealed

    The ban on the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages was repealed.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and time-and-a-half when people work more than forty hours a week.