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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Franz Ferdinand Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip -
Austria-Hungary declares war
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany invades Belgium due to the Schlieffen Plan -
First Battle of the Somme
Trench warfare between Great Britin and Germany Great Britin lost 60,000 men -
Prohibition
Prohibition banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholb -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were aressted for the murder of a factory paymaster and his gaurd. -
Negro Leagues
Andrew "Rube" Foster made a great contribution to black baseball when he created the Negro National League -
Number of Immigrants Grows
From 1919-1921 the number of immigrants entering the US grows almost 600 precent -
Quota System
The quota system set a maximum number of people who could enter the United States. -
Washington Naval Conference
President Harding invited several major powers to the Washington Naval Conference to discuss the subject of no more warships being built for the next ten years. -
Fordeny-McCumber Tariff
Raised taxes on some American imports by 60 precent. This was proposed due to Great Britain and Frances owing America $10 billion -
President Harding Dies
President Harding dies from a heart attack or strock -
KKK
KKK membership reached 4.5 million people. -
Quota Act of 1921 Amended
The quota system is amended to limit immigration from each European nation to just 2 precent -
Al Capone
Al Capone was one of the most famous bootleggers during this time -
Zelda Sayre Breaks It Off
Zelda Sayre breaks off he engagement with F. Scott Fitzgerald and told him to become successful on his own -
John Scopes trail
Biology teacher John Scopes was on trail for teaching the theory of evolution in Tennessee where the theory of evolution was outlawed -
Radio Broadcast
Approximately 50 million Americans sat listening to their radios as Graham McNamee called the boxing match between the former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey and current title holder Gene Tunney -
Record Setting
Babe Ruth hit a record setting 60 homeruns in a single season -
Black Tuesday
The day the Stock Market crashed and sent us into the Great Depression, known as Black Tuesday. -
Bread Lines
People waiting in bread lines to recive free food because they can't afford to buy food. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
Program in the Tennessee River valley they created dams to creat electricity for the vallet -
Banking Holiday
All of America's banks shut done for a short period of time and couldn't open back up until they were inspect to see if they were capable of staying open -
Fireside Chats
President Roosevelt would go on the radio and explain to people what the New Deal was going to do and why he was doing it. -
CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps was created to give young men jobs. They made $30 a month but $25 of that was sent home to the families. -
CWA
The CWA was created to make jobs for the unemployed -
NRA
National Recovery Adminstration was created to set prices of products and establish standards -
Migtant Workers
Families would travel all over the country trying to find jobs they would move from farm to farm and other odd jobs, known as migrant workers. -
Feddral Housing Adminstration
Created to fight the housing crisis in America during the Great Depression -
Dust Bowl
Dust storms that would happen do to the top soil being loose from over planting and farming -
WPA
Created to make jobs, due to this many roads and buildings were built -
Migrant Mother
Migrant Mother was one of many pictures taken during the 1930's to show the country how bad the Great Depression really was -
AAA
President Roosevelt put in the Agriculture Adjustment Act to help farmers get out of debt -
Federal Security Agency
Helped programs like social security -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany and the Soviet Union invade Poland and split the land. This is one of the main causes that lead to World War II -
Battle of France
This Battle lead to Germany taking over Paris and gainning control of France -
Italy Enters War
Italy joined into the war soon after Germany took of Paris. They declared war on Britian and France -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launched an airal attack on the Untied States. Due to America cutting Japan off of oil. -
America Declares War
America declares war on Japan after the attack at Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Bataan
American and Fillipino soldiers were over taken by Japanes soldiers -
Bataan Death March
The soldiers of the Battle of Bataan were captured by the Japanes and forced on an 80 mile march -
D-Day
American soldiers landed on a heavly graded French beach by the Nazis -
Battle of Peleliu
Battle between Japan and America that brought the war closer to the main land of Japan -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany's last chance to retake Paris -
Battle of Okinawa
82 days of battle on the island of Okinawa between America and Japan -
V-E Day
The day Germany surrendered -
Little Boy
One of the two atomic bombs droped on Japan -
Fat Man
The second atomic bomb droped on Japan -
V-J Day
The day Japan surrendered and the war ended -
Checkers Speech
Richard Nixon gave a speech apologizing for accepting campaign gifts during the election. This Speech won the election for Eisenhower. -
Sputnik 1
Soviet Union became first to but an object into orbit with their satelite Sputnik 1 -
Sputnik 2
Soviet Union second satelite -
Cuba Becomes Communist
Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba and turned them into a Communist nation. He bacame allies with the Soviet Union. -
First Televised Debate
This was the first ever televised presidential debates. The debaters were John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. -
JFK Elected
John F. Kennedy was elected as president over Richard Nixon. -
U-2 Incident
Soviet Union shoot down an American U-2 plane over the Soviet Union during peace talks -
First Man in Space
Soviet Union put Yuir Gagarin in space. he was the first man in space. -
Bay of Pigs
America sent 14,000 Cubans back to Cuba to attempt to over throw Castro. It was a fail for America -
First American in Space
Alan Shepard became the first American in space -
Cuban Missile Crisiss
The Soveit Union was sneaking nuclear tipped missiles into Cuba, well in range of the United States. -
Problem in the Blockade
During the Blockade of Cuba President Kennedy gave orders not to fire upon any ships but one ship was fired upon as a warning shot -
Cuban Missiles Out
The end of the cuban missile crisis the Soviet Union takes their missiles out of Cuba in exchange for America's Respect of Cuba's territorial sovereignty. -
Blockade
America set up a blockade around Cuba so that the Soviets couldn't get anymore missiles into island -
Assassination
Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President Kennedy -
Lydon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was igaunurated as president on the jet back to D.C. right after John F. Kennedy was killed
