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Henry Ford
Henry Ford designed his first automobile, called the model T. He used assembly lines to produce the cars. This sped the proccess of building. -
The 18th Amendment goes into effect
The 18th Amendment was the prohibition of alcohol. This made it illegal to drink. Women saw alcohol as a huge issue because men abused it and women weren’t allowed in bars. This also caused a lot of black market alcohol sales -
Women won the right to vote
The 19th amendment was passes. This gave women the right to vote. Women were never allowed to vote because men were considered surperior to women so this was a huge step. -
Amelia Earhart first solo flight
In January 1922 Amelia Earhart set the record for women with an altitude of 14000 feet. She was the first female pilot to do this. Her record was later broken by someone else but she set out to remake it. -
teapot dome scandal
the secretary of interior, Albert Fall was selling reserved oil and keeping the money for himself. Fall was taking oil reserved for the navy and selling it to mammoth oil. This ruined president Hardenings reputation and caused a lot of uproar -
The charleston was introduced
The charleston was a popular dance in the 1920s by the younger women and men. The charleston became popular after it was released in the broadway musical "runnin' wild" -
immigration quota
In May 1921 the immigrantion Quota is passed. This prevents immigrants from coming into the country and not just to prevent them from taking jobs. After the war we didn’t trust the immigrants and we didn’t want them in our country -
presidental election
Calvin Coolidge defeated John davis. Coolidge was a republican and davis was a democrat. -
the scopes trial
A substitute high school teacher broke the Tennessee law of teaching the theory of evaloution, Tennessee is located in the bible belt so they were supposed to be taught based on the bible. Scopes was found guilty -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was a baseball player in the 1920s. In 1927 he set a record that would stand for 70 years. Babe Ruth was a player for the Yankees -
Great Mississippi Flood
The most destructive river flood in U.S history occured in Mississippi. This flood killed approximatley 500 people. The water flooded more than 27,000 square miles -
Sliced Bread
Rohwedder invented the Rohwedder Bread Slicer. This made pre-sliced bread because cutting it yourself was very time consuming and unorganized. The bread hit the shelves in July 1928 and quickly became popular. -
steamboat willie
The cartoon Steamboat Willie was considered the debut of Mickey Mouse. The cartoon was created by walt disney. This was the first actual cartoon with sychronized sound -
the great depression
The great depression starts in 1929. The great depression started after the stock market crashed and lasted until 1939. During the great depression money became worthless and everyone was poor.
