-
Selective Service Act
establishing the first peacetime draft in U.S. history -
18 Amendment
Did not prohibit the consumption of alcohol , but rather the sale, manufacture, and transportion of alcoholic beverage -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is signed which promises to sustain peace through the creation of the League of Nations -
Jazz
Jazz is developed by musicians of New Orleans, created by Africans Americans like Louis Armstrong -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids begin, launching a period of intense government persecution of radical political dissidents in response to the postwar Red Scare sweeping the nation. -
Nineteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment is ratified granting women right to vote -
Herbert Hoover
Hoover is elected to the presidency -
Stock Market Crashed
The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression -
21 Amendment
The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol -
Social Security Act
provide the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits -
G.I Bill
Law that provided a range of benefits for returning WWII Veterans. -
Marshall Plan
United States gave 1.3 billion dollars in economic support to help rebuild European economies after WWII signed by president Truman -
Berlin Blockage
One of the major international crisis o the Cold War. -
Truman
Harry Truman get elected to presidency and later signs the Marshall Plan -
Invasion
The Korean War begins its 3 year conflict when troops of North Korea, backed by soviet weapons, invade South Korea. -
22nd Amendment
Established term limited for President -
Mutual Security Act
Launched a major American foreign aid program and replaced the Marshall Plan -
Brown V. Board
Overturned "Plessy" case by declaring that segregation gated facilities were unequal and ordered the integration of the nations public school -
Cold War
Cold War ends!. -
Bill clinton
U.S. presidential election, 1992 (Bill Clinton defeats President George H. W. Bush)
