History

By keeganH
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    1920-1950 events

  • 1920

    1920

    In 1920, an amendment was passed. It was the right to let women vote.
  • 1922

    1922

    the Irish civil war started in 1922 and ended in 1923. It was a civil war against nationalist on whether or not to accept the Anglo-Irish treaty.
  • 1924

    The immigration act of 1924 was a federal law and it was to limit the amount of immigrants that were allowed to enter the U.S
  • 1929

    1929

    A new president was elected, his name was Herbert Hoover he was a republican
  • 1930

    1930

    The Dust Bowl started in the 30's and the nickname given was for this time was "the dirty thirties". The Dust Bowl was a drought that covered most of the southern states
  • 1933

    1933

    Many books written by Jewish people were burned in public because it was not approved by state
  • 1934

    1934

    In 1934, there was a shooting that involved Bonnie and Clyde where they shot to patrolmen on the intersection
  • 1935

    FDR made the Social Security Act, it was a way to pay retired workers that are over 65 as a income after retirement
  • 1939

    1939

    Germany and the Soviet Union invades Poland to try so that Poland becomes apart of Germany
  • 1941

    1941

    In December of 1941, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii so that they can buy some time in Southeast Asia
  • 1942

    In 1942, the military lowered the drafting age from 21 to 18 so that the size of the military grows for the war
  • 1944

    1944

    The U.S, the UK, Canada, And other nations invaded Normandy, France since France was occupied by Germany. The name of this was D-Day (also known as Overlord)
  • 1945

    1945

    World War 2 comes to an end after an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • 1946

    After WW2, around 4.2 million babies were born, this was called the Baby Boom
  • 1949

    1949

    During this time, an allied force named "NATO" emerges. It's allies are 31 countries from Europe and the U.S