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Starts domestic tourism. Helped begin the See America First campaign to encourage United States tourists before and during WWI to visit western states and territories.
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Standard Oil is declared an unreasonable monopoly and dissolved under the powers of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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The first transcontinental flight started in New York by C.P. Rodgers
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Allows Federal government ti impose an income tax.
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The Ford Motor Company introduces and adopts the first moving assembly line for production. Now, it takes almost 10 hours per vehicle.
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A major reform of the American financial and banking system occurs with the establishment of the Federal Reserve System.
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The United States joined the World War I in 1917, unleashing massive U.S. spending, which shifted national production from civilian to war goods. Unemployment declined from 7.9% to 1.4% due to new manufacturing job availability and drafting of labor civilians to serve in the military.
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128 American passengers were lost, and Germany issued an apology and promised payments.
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The Zimmerman Telegram is given to the US by Britain. In it, Germany promises US territory to Mexico if they would declare war on the US.
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Drafted soldiers for WWI
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Prohibition becomes the law of the land. It would be illegal to sell and/or consume alcohlic beverages until the passage of the 21st Amendment
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After WWI, workers faced difficult working conditions and over 350,000 people went on strike against the United States Steel Corporation. Inflation after the war led to high unemployment, business bankruptcy and decrease in wages. Workers couldn't fulfill basic family needs such as food and clothing.
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The Roaring 20s were was a time for economic progress for most Americans. The decade marked the flourishing of modern mass- production. Many companies grew larger, creating new jobs that allowed people to make enough money to new kinds of products. Due to this, the standard living of increased and the nation's wealth more than doubled. However, the American minority who controlled agriculture experienced and prolonged depression because of the decline in agricultural need/demand.
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Grants universal women's suffrage in the United States.
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Estabished by the United States Congress to limit the amount of incoming immigrants through a national quota system
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The US Secretary of the Interior leases the Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming.
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Tariff passed to raise the taxes on imports of foreign goods to protect American farms and industries. It also ensured that european manfacturers could not undersell American manufacturers.
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This act provides aid and assistance to the airline industry and also provides federal oversight under the Department of Commerce for civil air safety.
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Albert B. Fall, the former Secretary of the Interior, is convicted of accepting a $100,000 bribe for leasing the Elk Hills naval oil reserve. He is sentenced to one year in jail and a $100,000 fine.
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The Stock Market Crash caused many people to sell their businesses and lose their life savings. After the Crash, the subsequent Depression harmed the economy. Unemployment rose 25%, economic growth fell 50%, and world trade plummeted 65%. That's partly because prices fell 10% a year, thanks to deflation.
