-
Henry Ford improves manufacturing
Henry Ford improves the process of manufacturing of Ford vehicles by constructing the assembly line. -
Theodore Roosevelt Dies
Leader of the Progressive wing of the Republican Party dies and allows the return of the conservative Republicans. -
18th Amendment Ratified
Wartime concerns over the conservation of grain and maintain a sober workforce pushed Congress to ratify this amendment. -
Warren Harding nominated as Republican nominee
When the Republican national convention of 1920 Deadlocked, party bosses deliver Harding’s nomination as a compromise. -
New technologies help Farmers
New technologies helped farmers improved productivity but it didn’t solve their problems. It created even more debt to them because of growing surpluses producing falling prices. -
Labor issues arise
Memberships in unions declined by 20% because most companies wanted to have an “open shop” ( keeping jobs open to nonunion workers) -
The Census of 1920
The Census of 1920 reports that more than half of the American population lives in urban areas. -
The Jazz Age
Youth use Jazz music to rebel against their elder’s culture. Jazz was brought from the North by African Americans. -
Consumerism Peaks
Electricity in the home created the ability of millions of Americans to purchase appliances. Automobiles also become cheaper and sold by the millions, marking the end of the horse and buggy era. -
The Automobile changed the pattern of American life
BY 1929, 25.6 million automobiles were registered. The production of automobiles replaced the railroad industry as a key promoter of economic growth. -
The Radio creates a new means of entertainment
The Radio takes over the newspaper as the means of communication and entertainment. -
Modernism begins
Modernists took a historical and critical view of certain passages of the Bible and believed they could accept Darwin’s theory without abandoning their faith. -
Fundamentalism begins
Fundamentalists believed that creationism (the belief that God had created the universe in seven days) explained the origin of life. -
Union Mine Workers experience setbacks
Union Mine Workers, led by John L. Lewis, experience setbacks after a number of violent and unsuccessful strikes in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, And Kentucky. -
First Quota Act
Limited immigration of 3% of the number of foreign-born persons from a given nation counted in the 1910 census. -
The Election of 1924
Republicans nominate Coolidge. Democrats nominate West Virginian, John W. Davis. Liberals nominate Robert La Follette. Coolidge wins by a landslide. La Follette receives nearly 5 million votes from farmers and laborers. -
Second Quota Act
The second quota act set quotas of 2% based on the 1890 census. (before the arrival of all of the “new” immigrants) -
Coolidge vetoes the McNary-Haugen Bill of 1928
Coolidge wouldn’t allow bonuses for WWI veterans and vetoed a bill to help farmers cope with falling crop prices. -
The Election of 1928
Herbert hoover the Republican nominee, Alfred E. Smith the Democratic nominee. Voters dislike of Smith’s catholicism cost him the election. -
Stock Market Crashes
Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. -
Energy Technologies cause economic growth
Oil will account for 23% of US energy. Electric motors in factories and new appliances at home increased the electronic generation over 300% in a decade. -
21st Amendment Ratified
The 21st Amendment reversed the 18th Amendment and allowed for the consumption and manufacturing of alcohol to begin again.
