THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE 1920's

By evanbarnes123

  • THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT

    THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT
    Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.

  • FLAPPERS

    FLAPPERS
    Flappers were a "new breed" of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.

  • BELORUSSION COMMUNIST ORGINASATION

    The Belorussian Communist Organisation is founded as a separate party.

  • STEEL STRIKE ENDS

    STEEL STRIKE ENDS
    The Great Steel Strike of 1919 ends with capitulation by the steelworkers.

  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG

    LOUIS ARMSTRONG
    Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong moves to Chicago, which helps his career take off.

  • FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The market capitalization of Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion.. The ford motel T cost like 260 dollars!!!

  • FIRST MACY'S DAY PARADE

    The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held on November 27th, 1924.

  • STOCK MARKET CRASH

    The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression.

  • THE GREAT DEPRESSION

    where almost everyone lost jobs and everyone was poor. (stock market crash)

  • BLACK TUESDAY OR THE STOCK MARKET CRASH

    BLACK TUESDAY OR THE STOCK MARKET CRASH
    It was the fourth and worst day of the 1929 stock market crash, and started the Great Depression. It was the worst day in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. Within hours, the stock market lost all the gains of the ENTIRE YEAR!!!!