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The Teapot Dome Scandal was an oil reserve scandal that began during the administration of President Harding. -
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The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. -
The Scopes Trial was when a high school teacher named John T. Scopes was accused and but on trial for teaching human evolution to his students. -
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
Philo Taylor Farnsworth invented the first television that people were able to operate from home. -
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The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world.
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The Stockmarket Crash is where millions of dollars and investors were lost. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the New Deal to provide immediate economic relief from the Great Depression and to address necessary reforms in industry, agriculture, finance, water power, labor, and housing. -
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The Social Security Act established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent mothers and children, persons who are blind, and persons with disabilities. -
The Japanese Military attack the American Naval base located at Pearl Harbor. -
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor marked the entrance of America into WWII. America declares war against Japan.