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Jazz is developed by musicians of New Orleans
Jazz is the perfect way to describe the carefree vibe of to 20s. It was created by African Americans of New Orleans, like Louis Armstrong. he was a fantastic jazz artist. Jazz played a major rule in the 1920s. -
league of Nations
The league of Nations is established with the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, ending the malice of the first world war. nine days later the U.S. states senate votes against joining the league. -
The 18th Amendment is passed
Prohibition is the ban on making and selling of alcohol. When this went into effect saloons were forced to close down. People who liked alcohol didn't like the government interfering, and found ways to get a hold of it. An example was going to speakeasies, illegal nightclubs. Other people made their living by selling alcohol they were known as bootleggers. Another result of the amendment was high crime levels. -
Women's Rights
Women are given the right to vote when the 19th amendment was put into the constitution. This is also known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment, in recognition of her important campaign to win the right to vote. It has been a struggle to win the rights for women across the United States. -
Model T. Ford the first affordable car was invented
Although the first car was invented in 1896 by Henry Ford it was very expensive, people wanted to make it more affordable. The Ford Motor Company in Detroit made the Model T. Ford, the first affordable car. Ford produced more than a million automobiles, at a rate of one per minute! Each car cost $335. -
President Harding dies and Coolidge becomes president
President Calvin Coolidge quickly tried to clean up the scandals. He was reelected president in 1924. He instituted the laissez faire, which stated that business would act in a way that would benefit the nation. He was what people called an isolationist, because he wanted to stay out of other nations' problems except for self- defense. -
The Klu Klux Klan is reborn
The KKK believed that America should be racially pure, which means they discriminated the blacks. The Klan became very strong in many states. The Klu Klux Klan had over 5 million members in 1924. It tried persuade politics by using violence, but by the end of the decade the Klan began to decline. -
John Scopes creates a national conflict
John Scopes created a national conflict by breaking a law caused by fundamentalism. Fundamentalism is the belief of the word-for-word interpretation of the Bible. The fundamentalists didn't believe in the theory of evolution, therefore they did not want it taught in public schools. John Scopes broke the law in Dayton, Tennessee. This attracted national attention. -
Charles Lindbergh
Known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle," was an American pilot famous for the first solo, nonstop flying from New York to Paris. He flew because he heard there was an offer of $25,000 to anyone that would dare to fly nonstop. He flew 3,600 mile in 33 hours, after that he became a hero. -
Television
The first invention of the television was created by an American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth. The complete electronic television system would be patented for three years later on August 26, 1930. Farnsworth system captured moving images using a beam of electrons. -
Kellogg Briand Pact is signed
The Kellogg Briand Pact was Calvin Coolidge's creation. The Pact was signed by 15 nations. The treaty stated that these nations will not make a war with one another except in time of self-defense. Many Americans liked this Pact hoping that war will stop.
