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Harrison Ford established the first assembly line for the mass production of cars. Soon assebly lines and cars became common things.
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The movement of 6 million blacks out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West.
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Women began wearing calf-length, silky, drop-waist, loose dresses, with bobbed hair and long beaded necklaces.
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Jazz music became a national phenomenon. A dance called "The Charleston" became popular with jazz.
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By this date a reported 650 "reds", suspected communist supporters, were arrested.
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The League of Nations, moving ahead without the U.S., held its first meeting.
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The 18th amendment went into affect prohibiting the sale, transportation and manufacture of alcohol.
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Warren G. Harding ran for president under the policy "return to normalcy", which Americans had been rooting for after the war.
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the 19thamendment was passed, allowing women to vote.
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During the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes was a famous poet and was an innovator of the art form jazz poetry.
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The UNIA, created by Marcus Garvey, held an international meeting at Madison Square Garden
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The act put restrictions on immigration that were meant to be temporary, but worked well enough and was kept.
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It provided a national budget system and was approved by President Warren G. Harding.
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An 18 month long depression ended due to little government involvment. It is often referred to as "The Forgotten Depression".
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He was an African American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer who became one of the pivotal and most influential figures in jazz music.
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Children books began to become very popular and win prizes.
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The act changed the annual number of immigrants that could come from a country's population from 3% to 2%.
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It was proposed by the Dawes Committee to attempt to solve the WWI reparations problem.
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The white supremacist group resurged in the mid 1920s and reached its peak of membership at over 4 million.
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The rebirth of African American arts during the 1920s. At the time, it was referred to as the "New Negro Movement".
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The book was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and it reflected the times of the roaring twenties.
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A Tennesse teacher was charged for teaching the evolution theory in class.
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Her nicknames included the " Black Pearl" and "Bronze Venus". She was a famous dancer and went on to be the first black woman to star in a major motion picture.
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Hemingway had a unique writing style that would earn him a Nobel Prize in the 1950s.
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Cars began to have better features intended to increase consumer comfort.
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The number of millionaires in the U.S. grew from a few hundre to around 15,000.
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Art Deco was a movement that also manifested in architecture. Art Deco was adopted b the U.S. from Europe, especially France.
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Eugene O'Neill wrote about 30 years in the life of a modern women.
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A physicist who defended religion in a book with the idea that science does not solve any of the ultimate problems.
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Herbert Hoover,the Republican canidate, won the presidential election.
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On a day referred to as "Black Tuesday", the stock market crashed sending America into the Great Depression
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The act had a negative affect on the already unsteady economy by raising U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 goods.
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By this date in time around 4 million Americans are unemployed.
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The act established the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics.
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FDR proposes the "New Deal" and wins the election.
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The amendment repealed the18th amendment and ended prohibition.
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This act gave FDR broad powers over banks and foriegn exchange during the bank holiday.
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Congress passed this act that helped to create millions of jobs.
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This act offered grants to states for relief projects.
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This act offered relief to farmers by setting prices for agricultural products and paying subsidies to farmers.
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This act monitored and regulated stocks and bonds.
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This act provided mortgage money and other aid to homeowners.
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FDR created the CWA to provide work for around 4 million unemployed workers in the winter months.
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This was established to encourage commerce between the U.S. and foreign nations.
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A 2 day long dust storm removed massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil.
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It created the SEC to regulate security transactions.
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This act allowed a corporation facing bankruptcy to reorganize if 2/3 of its creditors agree.
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Black blizzardes swept across Boise Cit, Oklahoma, reducing visibility to about 1 meter.
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This act revised the operation of the Federal Reserve System, generally making banks more responsible and responsive to the public.
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This act increased taxes on inheritances, gifts and higher income individuals.
