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Treaty of Versailles
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The 19th Amendment being pass
Congress passed the 19th amendment that granted american women the right to vote and during this time women were able to join the workforce -
Treaty of Versailles
After signing the Treaty of Versailles it had ended the World War I -
United States imposes the draft
The Burke-Wadsworth Act is passed by congress and the first peacetime draft in the history. -
First Meeting of the League of Nations
The United States refused to ratify this agreement, and so the U.S. did not become a member of the League. -
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Washington Naval Conference
The United States, Britian, France, Japan and Italy meet and agree to limit naval power signing the Four Powers Pact. -
Immigration Act
The immigration Act was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country. -
United States Stock Market
The U.S. stock market crashed and the day became forever known as "Black Tuesday" but aslo left the country bankrupt -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
The United States congress passes a protective tariff against European goods and deepens the economic crisis despite preotests from many American businessmen. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt wins the presidential elections
Americans voters elect Franklin D. Roosevelt because he promises a New Deal which means that the United States government begins an economiv recovery plan to expand American infrastructure and deal with growing unemployment. -
Tydings-McDuffie Act
Provided self-government to the Philippines and Filipino independence from the United States after a periof of 10 years. -
Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Was sign by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt which gave the president pwer to negotiate trade agreements with other countries -
The Neutrality Acts Passed
In the 1930s, the U.S. congress took matter into there own hands and passed the Neutrality Acts, which was intented that the country didn't get involve in any European or Asian Conflicts with either side in war. -
Lend-Lease Act
President D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act, which permitted an expansion of the "cash and carry" arms trade development with the United Kingdom -
Declared War to Japan
President Roosevelt declared war to Japan due to the attracks to the U.S. in which more than 3,000 americans and civilians dead. -
Germany declares war on the United States
On this day, Adolf Hitler declares war on the United States, bringing America, which had been neutral, into the European conflict.