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Car Invented
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot made the first self moving vehicle from a steam engine. This made the way for greater improvements which has gotten to our current vehicles now and we're still improving. -
Telephone invented
Alexander Graham Bell got the first patent for a working telephone. It was created by him and his assistant Thomas Watson. This invention is still used today. -
Radio Invented
Well there is no certain date or inventor. Guglielmo Marconi is generally given the credit. He made it possible to communicate wirelessly over certain distances. -
TV Invented
Boris Rosing Invents the first working mechanical TV. -
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The Great Migration
This was when around 6 million african americans left the south to move to the north, west, and midwest areas to make a better and easier life for themselves. -
Cars were massed produced
Henry ford begins operation of the first moving automobile assembly line. -
18th Amendment
This amendment prohibited the manufaturing, selling, and distribution of alcohol. Caused a rise of organized crime. Alchohol caused problems, women beating and domestic violence. -
19th Amendment
Women's sufferage - Women gain the right to vote. They fought for a long time to gain the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony played a big role in this. People didnt want the women to vote. -
Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act reduced immigration to 3% of a race already living in the US. This was a response to extreme levels of immigration from Europe. "Temporary Solution." -
Immigration Act
This act reduced the immigration to only 2% of those living in the US. EQA Extension. The immigrants were dicriminated against. It was very difficult for the immigrants to live here. -
Television Invented
This also had no certain date or creator. But generally credit goes to Philio Farnsworth. He created the Image dissector which project the first image of a staright line. -
Black Thursday
Stock market loses 13% of total value. This was caused by investors who were desperate to sell their stock. Economy lost billions of dollars. only 2% of people were invested in stocks. -
Black Tuesday
Stock market loses 12% more. This was the start of the great depression. 33 Billion dollars were lost in 2 days. 0_0 -
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Hoover Dam Construction
Hoover dam has pipes going through it to cool down the concrete. provides electricity to Vegas and LA. Dedicated to FDR Sept. 30 1935. Opened in 1936. Created biggest Lake in Cali. Also created about 20,000 jobs. -
FDR Elected
FDR was elected.Said he had a way out of the Depression. Created new deal to help out economy. Defined what it meant to be a democrat. -
21st Amendment
This repealed the 18th Amendment of Prohibition. Only amendment that overturned another. motivated to overturn it because they wanted to spur the economy. Purchasing the alcohol created a better economy because of taxes. -
State of the Economy
This is the worst the economy has ever been. The umployment rate was at 25%. 50% of all banks closed down, people lost millions. -
Computer Invented
The first programmable computer was invented by Konrad Zuse. It was a protoype that later progressed into widely popular things we use today. -
GI Bill
Part of the new deal. This gave people who were in the military free school and cheap housing. Contributed to the growth of the suburbs. Still exists today. -
Frisbee Invented
The plastic version of the frisbee was invented by a man in in LA named Walter Frederick Morrison. This new model could fly further, faster, and with better accuracy than the original pie tin. -
Internet Invented?
Well there is no real date ,or inventor, of when the internet was created, i have found that the World Wide Web was founded by a man named Timothy Berners-Lee. The internet revolutionized everything and greatly impacts our everyday lives.