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1920's and prohibitions
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18th amendment
In january of 1919, the 18th amendment was passed.Making it Illegal to sale, manufacture or transportate any type of alcohol. -
Returning troops from WWI
During the 1920's many soldiers return from Europe, to their homes and family. -
Charles Darwin's
In the mid-1920s, citizens debated Charles Darwin’s controversial evolution theory, as did most people throughout the nation. -
The nineteenth amendment
This amendment was passed by the congress, and gave women the right to vote. According to (constitution Annotated) says that the 19th amendment is "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." -
First commercially licensed radio
on November 2 the first commercially licensed radio broadcast was heard, from KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -
KKK
In 1921 a group of white supremacist came about that targeted all Catholics Jews and Black people, with its terrorism. -
United States Air Service
After twenty one year after Orville wright flew the first powered airplane for only forty yards in North Carolina, the US Air service circumnavigated the world in airplanes. -
Congressed passed Law
The congress passed a law making all the American Indians citizens of the United States. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart became the first women who flew across the Atlantic Ocean -
Charles Lindbergh
In June 13th, Charles Lindbergh was the first to ride solo from New York to Paris all by himself. -
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Great Depression and Dust Bowl
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The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was the name given to the drought-stricken southern plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a drought in the 1930s. As high winds and choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska, people and livestock were killed and crops failed across the entire region. -
Food Riots and Banks Collapse.
"Food riots" begin to break out in parts of the U.S. In Minneapolis, several hundred men and women smash the windows of a grocery market and make off with fruit, canned goods, bacon, and ham. One of the store's owners pulls out a gun to stop the looters, but is leapt upon and has his arm broken. -
Dust Storms and Droughts Continue.
The Dust Bowl intensified the crushing economic impacts of the Great Depression and drove many farming families on a desperate migration in search of work and better living conditions -
Creation of the Works Progress Administration.
Roosevelt created the WPA with an executive order on May 6, 1935. It was part of his New Deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy to pre-Depression levels. The unemployment rate in 1935 was at a staggering 20 percent. -
President Roosevelt is elected to a second presidential term.
By the end of the year, the heat waves experienced across the nation had killed 1,693 people, and while trying to keep cool, 3,500 more people drowned. -
Spending on New Deal Programs Cut
This year, President Roosevelt had the difficult task of having to manage the debt, but also try to keep the economy out of the depression. In an attempt to relieve the country’s debt, he cut back spending on the New Deal programs, which ultimately pushed the economy back into the depression. In the end, after a $5 billion relief program was enacted by Congress, the economy grew by 5.1%. -
Economic Growth
The economy started to grow again this year, eventually bringing the country out of the Great Depression. However, unemployment rates were still extremely high. -
The Start of World War Two
With the invasion of Poland by Hitler and the start of the Second World War, President Roosevelt persuaded Congress to remove the military arms embargo to France and Britain to support them during the war. -
Defence Budget Increased
As the war continued, the defence budget was increased by President Roosevelt, as well as the top income to 81%. -
United States Enters The War
When the United States enters the war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, the country is finally able to get out of the Great Depression by mobilising for war.
At the end of the Second World War, despite its devastating effects, the United States would emerge as the only economic superpower in the world. -
Viet Cong Emerge
An armed coalition of communists and insurgents emerge in South Vietnam. -
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1960s and public protests (Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam)
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U.S. Denies Soviet Control of Space
During the Cold War, space technology was a valuable asset for military use, and the U.S. and Russia battled for technological superiority. In 1961, the Soviets sent the first man to space, prompting U.S. President Kennedy to announce a new vision for the U.S. in space. Kennedy's goal was to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade, and NASA was under pressure to make progress. In 1962, NASA's first attempt, Friendship 7, carried astronaut John Glenn around Earth three times. -
$2 Billion Wasted
Kennedy hears from Senate leader after Saigon trip to see outcome of U.S. aid. -
November 1963
The United States backs a South Vietnam military coup against the unpopular Diem, -
March on Washington.
Arguably one of the most famous events of the civil rights movement took place on August 28, 1963: the March on Washington. It was organized and attended by civil rights leaders such as A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin and Martin Luther King Jr. -
Malcolm X
The United States occupied the Dominican Republic, Malcolm X was assassinated, NASA's Mariner 4 flew by Mars, race riots erupted in Watts, California, and Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston. -
Gulf of Tonkin
The USS Maddox is on spy patrol 30 miles off the coast of Vietnam when it reports an attack by three enemy vessels. Another U.S. ship reports an attack on Aug 4. (Later inquiries will cast doubt on both reports.) On Aug 7, Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing Pres. Johnson to wage war against North Vietnam without a formal Declaration of War -
Operation "Rolling Thunder" Begins
Johnson approves Rolling Thunder in February, believing that a program of limited bombing in North Vietnam will deter support for Vietcong. Rolling Thunder continues for three years and eight months, involving 305,380 raids and 634,000 tons of bombs. Results include: 818 pilots killed and hundreds more captured; 182,000 civilians killed in North Vietnam. -
Robert Kennedy Assassinated
Senator Robert Kennedy dies of gunshot wounds in Los Angeles, a day after winning the California Presidential primary. -
Violence Scars Convention in Chicago
Turmoil and Robert Kennedy's death push the party toward chaos, while anti-war demonstrators are beaten by police. Prominent activists are charged with inciting the riots.