Cunningham, Bridget 1921-1941

By BridgetCunningham
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    Warren G. Harding elected President

    First Lady: Florence Kling Harding
    Vice President: Calvin Coolidge
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    Calvin Coolidge elected President

    First Lady: Grace Goodhue Coolidge
    Vice President: Charles G. Dawes (second term)

  • John T. Scopes put on trial

    A high school teacher (Scopes) taught evolution in his classes. At the time, this was illegal.
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    Herbert Hoover elected President

    First Lady: Lou Henry Hoover
    Vice President: Charles Curtis

  • Stock Market Crash

    Started the Great Depression.

  • Scotssboro Boys

    Nine African Americans were accused and convicted of raping two white women on a train. Falsely accused because of racism.

  • Bonus Army

    10,000 to 25,000 WWI veterans who marched to Washington DC with their families to demand bonuses for wartime.
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    Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President

    First Lady: Eleanor Roosevelt
    Vice President: John N. Gamer, Henry A. Wallace, and Harry S. Truman

  • Civilian Conservation Corps organized

  • World War II Began

    Two opposing powers: Axis and Allies. Germans invaded Poland.

  • Great Depression ends

  • Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

    Caused the U.S. to enter WWII.