HyperDoc Timeline- 1920s, Prohibition, Great Depression, Dust Bowl, 1960s, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War
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American Temperance Society created
Also known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance. One of the most influential "dry" groups advocating abstinence from alcohol. Established by clergymen in 1826. -
Carrie A. Nation born
Caroline Amelia Nation was born November 26, 1846. She was noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet or a bat. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution gave Black people equal protection under the law. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted Black American men the right to vote. -
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union founded
WCTU gave the temperance movement its most powerful voice. They originally proposed the ban of alcohol as a method for preventing abuse from alcoholic husbands. They spent many years building the movement though education and local and state laws. -
Kansas Banned Alcohol
In their state constitution, Kansas put a ban on alcohol. -
Eighteenth Amendment passed through Congress
The Eighteenth Amendment, from Wayne Wheeler, passed in the U.S. Congress chambers in December 1917. Later ratified by three-fourths of the states in January 1919. -
Women gained the right to vote
Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment was marked official August 18, 1920 with Tennessee's "yes" vote. -
League of Nations Established
President Woodrow Wilson presented the "Fourteen Points" which was a plan to end and prevent war forever. It was adopted by diplomats and began the construct of the League of Nations. First executive council meeting was January 16, 1920. At the highest point it had 58 member states. -
Hoover becomes President
Herbert Hoover assumes office as the U.S. President. He doesn't have a good reputation due to his laissez-faire approach to economics. -
Black Thursday
The stock market begins to crash. Stocks drop 11%, but Wall Street bankers bought them so only 2% dropped total. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday hits the nation, with another 12% loss when 16 million shares are traded. The panic is worsened by the banks who decided to intervene this time. -
Droughts in the U.S.
Droughts hits 23 states across the US, affecting those from the mid-Atlantic region to the Mississippi River. As well as a struggling economy, the land was unable to be used to grow crops, pushing many farmers out of their land. -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act signed
Taxes on 900 different imports are raised when President Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. Its aim was to support farmers, but hundreds of other goods ended up having tariffs imposed. This impacted international trade which began to fall, since other countries reacted to these tariffs. -
The Bank of the U.S. Fails
Bank of the United States, fails, causing the biggest failure in a bank at the time. It was the 4th biggest bank in the world. When the bank collapsed, it had more than $200 million in deposits, which made it the largest bank failure in the history of the United States and was one of the most hard-hitting events during the Great Depression. -
Al Capone Imprisoned
Al Capone was sent to jail by the Untouchables for tax evasion in 1932. -
Revenue Act of 1932 signed
President Hoover signs the Revenue Act of 1932, which increases the top income tax rate to 63%. Believing it would restore confidence and reduce the federal deficit, the taxes being pushed to a higher rate would actually make the depression worse. -
"New Deal” speech
Franklin D. Roosevelt, a 1932 presidential candidate, gives his “New Deal” speech to the public to reveal his plans for economic recovery. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Cullen-Harrison Act
This act amended the Volstead Act. It allowed the manufacturing and sale of low-alcohol beer and wines. -
Emergency Banking Act put in place
President Roosevelt creates the Emergency Banking Act, launching the New Deal. In order to prevent even more terrible failures, the act closed all banks in the United States. -
Prohibition repealed
This was at the federal level, with ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment. However, it did allow prohibition to be maintained at state/local levels. -
Black Sunday
The worst dust storm hits the United States. In order to help farmers learn how to work sustainably, President Roosevelt introduces the Soil Conservation Act. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu had a profound effect on American involvement in Vietnam. The French were defeated by Viet Minh, which ended the involvement of the French in the Vietnam War. -
Bus Segregation Declared Unconstitutional
A Federal District Court then ruled that segregation on the buses was illegal. The Supreme Court affirmed that decision, Browder v. Gayle, in November 1956, handing NAACP lawyers a major victory. -
The March on Washington
A quarter of a million black and white people — more than twice as many as had been expected — marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in a show of unity, racial harmony and support for the civil rights bill. -
"We Shall Overcome" speech
President Lyndon Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress and the American people in a nationally televised speech. He announced the voting rights legislation he would be introducing. "Their cause must be our cause, too," he said, referring to civil rights activists. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
President John F. Kennedy had introduced the bill before his assassination. His successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, signed it into law on July 2, 1964. It achieved many of the aims of a Reconstruction-era law, the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which was passed but soon overturned. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Sailing in the international waters of the Tonkin Gulf off the coast of North Vietnam, three North Vietnamese torpedo boats confronted and attacked the destroyer USS Maddox. The attack was driven off with assistance from carrier-based aircraft. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not address all the legal and illegal methods whites had used to systematically deny blacks the right to vote in state and local elections. Activists presented Governor George Wallace with a petition asking him to remove obstacles to voter registration. People saw the heroes of the civil rights movement on the national news, and support for the Voting Rights Act increased. -
Battle of Ia Drang Valley
The first major battle between American and Vietnamese forces. The Battle of Ia Drang Valley was claimed as a victory by both sides offered important lessons for each army.