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Women are given the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the United States constitution grants universal women's suffrage.
The Constitution was amended to include the 19th Amendment, which ensured that no American citizen may be refused the right to vote based on their gender. At the National Constitution Center, Michael Boyd worked as a legal studies intern. -
WW1 Peace treaty
President Warren G. Harding signs a joint resolution of both houses of Congress calling an end to World War I hostilities with Germany, Austria, and Hungary. One month later, the treaties would be put into effect. -
Mickey Mouse created
Walt Disney released his first animated cartoon Mickey Mouse in the animated short, Steamboat Willie. This created a new industry for animated cartoons for people to invest in, and it began the success of Walt Disney which lead to a lot more innovation down the line. -
(cuase of the great depression) stock market crash
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 13% on Black Monday, October 28, 1929. Federal Reserve officials disagreed about how to handle the situation and maintain the banking system. On the New York Stock Exchange, the Roaring Twenties roared the loudest and longest. Share values soared to previously unheard-of heights. -
The great depression
The Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939, was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. It all started after the October 1929 stock market crash, which plunged Wall Street into a frenzy and wiped out millions of investors. -
Swing Jazz becomes popular
Swing jazz, along with jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became extremely popular in the 1930s. Radio was the primary source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda for most Americans, as it became more widely available. Hollywood and popular film production thrived despite the Great Depression. -
WorldWar2 begins
There were multiple primary reasons of World War II. The impact of the Treaty of Versailles after WWI, the worldwide economic downturn, the failure of appeasement, the growth of militarism in Germany and Japan, and the League of Nations' failure are among them.