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The League of Nations
The League of Nations attempted to end the hostilities of the First World War with the ratification of The Treaty Of Versailles. But nine days later the Senate voted against joing the League. -
Womens Right
The 19th Amendment is ratified, giving women the right to vote. -
Calvin
Calvin Coolidge Takes office after being Vice President, he opposed The League of Nations but approved the World Court. -
John Scopes Trial
The Trail begins and later convicts John T. Scopes for teaching Charles Darwins theory, which violated Tennessee law. He had taught at Dayton, Tennessee High School and was charged with a 100$ fine for this. -
Civil War
China promots 1000 marines to land and protect U.S interests. -
Mount Rushmore
They begin working on the heads of Mount Rushmore. Then, 14 years later, Washingtons, Jefferson's, Lincoln's, and Roosevelts faces were sculpted into the side of a mountain. -
Amelia Earhart
First women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Even though she was only a passanger, this was a very big deal. -
Hoover
President Hoover is elected President of the United States with an Electoral College, 444 to 87. -
Hoover dam
The Congress approves the construction of a Boulder, later known as the Hoover dam, -
Black Tuesday
The Stock market crashes. -
Smoot-Hawley Act
President Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, its effective rates hikes eventually slash world trade. -
Federal works Agency
Hoover uses this program to help younger men work and provide for their families while also staying off the streets and getting into to trouble. This is a very effective, successful, agency. -
The Reconstuction Finance Cooporation
Umployment reached 12 million people and this was used to stimulate banking and buisness, -
Charles Lindenbergh Jr.
Charles Jr. was kiddnapped and later found dead on May 12 not far from his home in Hopewell, New Jersey. -
Franklin Roosevelt
President Hoover is defeated in the election by president Roosevelt. He begins pulling the nation out of the Great Depression. -
New Deal Programs
The social and econmoic programs of the New Deal are passed by congress. -
Conservation Corps
The Federal Unemployment Reliefe Act is passed under the Conservation Corps.
