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Volstead Act
Congress passed the Volstead Act after President Wilson vetoed it. It uses the 18th amendment to enforce prohibition. Congress saw this as the answer to the nations poverty and crime. It lasts until December 5, 1933. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act was made by Congress to enforce the 18th amendment. It took effect in 1920 prohibiting the manufacturing of liquor. -
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Prohibition
From 1919 to December 5th the making of alcohol was illegal. However the consumption of it was not. If someone had some stashed away they were welcome to drink it in the privacy of their own home. -
Prohibition
Prohibition begins. The 18th Amendment only was against the making of alcohol, not the drinking of it. Any alcohol they had stashed was allowed to be enjoyed in their own home. -
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Washington Naval Conference
The worlds largest Naval powers gathered in Washington D.C. to discuss naval disarmament. They also discussed ways to relieve tensions in Asia. -
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Warren Harding
Warren Harding was elected president and served until his death. He was a member of the republican party.. He was one of the most popular presidents to that point. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Harding transferred the supervision of the naval oil to the Department of the Interior. Albert Fall secretly exclusive rights to Henry Sinclair. It was discovered that Albert Fall and his family were given $200,000 from an unknown source. -
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Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was elected President. He was a Republican lawyer. He worked his way up in politics. -
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National Origins Act
The National Origins Act was a law that restricted immigration. It established a system of national quotas that discriminated from immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. It stayed in effect until the 1960s. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh made the fist solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean at the age of 25. -
Stock Market Crsh
In 1929 the Stock Market Crashes after reaching it's peak in August. After that unemployment went up and production had declined. It started to decline in September and in early October the fall had officially began. -
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Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover gets elected and is the president during the onset of the Great Depression. He was a member of the Republican party -
Black Blizzards
Crops start to die in the Midwestern and Southern plains as a drought hits.Dust from all over starts blowing. -
Franklin Roosevelt
The number of dust storms starts increasing as Franklin Roosevelt takes office. He declares a 4 day bank holiday in which Congress will come up with the emergency Banking Act of 1933. -
The Emergency Farm Mortgage Act
The Emergency Farm Mortgage Act allows $200 million for farmers facing foreclose. It establishes a local bank as well as sets up local credit associations. -
Largest agricultural strike in America’s history
Over 18,000 cotton workers go on strike for 24 days. Two men and one woman is killed, and many more are injured. In the settlement the workers were given a 25% raise. -
Worst Drought in US History
Dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. It now covers over 75% of the country. -
Taylor Grazing Act
Roosevelt signs the Taylor Grazing Act allowing him to establish over 140 million acres in grazing grounds which would be properly monitored. One of the many efforts in trying to heal the damage done. -
Black Sunday
The worst black blizzard during the Dust Bowl. It caused both economic and agriculture damage. -
Soil Conservation District Law
Allows farmers to set up their own district soil conservation practices for a 5 year time span. A few are still in use today, -
Shelterbelt Project
The Shelterbelt Project begins. This is the large scale planting of trees in the Great Plains. It is a 100 mile zone from Canada to Texas in hopes of slowing erosion. -
Rain!
In the fall of 1939 the rain comes and brings an end to the drought. -
John F. Kennedy
JFK is elected president. His margin over Nixon is just over 100,000 votes. -
Peace Corps
Kennedy issues the Peace Corps in hope of establishing good will and knowledge. Most are under 30 serving a 2 year span. -
Tax Cuts
Kennedy proposes tax cuts and credits for businesses. These proposals will become a part of the Tax Reduction Act in 1964. -
Kennedy Assassination
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 11 1963. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson is elected president after Kennedy dies. -
Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon Johnson signs this act. This act is against discrimination in public places and in public accommodations. It also prohibits employment discrimination. -
Economic Opportunity Act
This bill administers funds for job training, adult education and loans to small business. -
Medicare
President Lyndon Johnson signs this bill which is a health care program for the elderly. -
Voting Rights Act
This act abolishes test used to inhibit African American voting. -
Minimum Wage Increase
Increased in stages, went up from $1.25 per hour to $1.60 per hour. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese launch an assault on South Vietnamese towns. The south repeals and attacks recapturing territories lost. The Tet Offensive reveals that the forces are still strong and therefor there will be no war.