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Harlem Renaisance
The blossoming of African American creative arts. Associated with the larger New Negro movement, which acted in hopes of ending discrimination. -
Albert Einstein awarded Nobel Prize
Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. -
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Warren G. Harding Presidency
He ran for president on the theme of a return to normalcy of the pre-World War I period. A major foreign policy achievement came with the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–1922, in which the world's major naval powers agreed on a naval limitations program that lasted a decade. -
Rosewood Massacure
took place in a small, predominantly black town of Rosewood in central Florida. Began when a white woman accused an African American male of sexual assault. It ended with 8 deaths and the sacking of the town. -
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Calvin Coolidge Presidency
He restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration. He was very good at relating to the middle class and expressing their opinions. -
Passing of the Butler Act
The Tennessee General assembly passed the Butler Act, which was a law that prohibited the theory of evolution from being taught in publicly funded schools in the State of Tennessee -
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The Great Mississippi Flood
Affected over 700,000 people in the greatest national disaster in U.S. history at this time. -
Amelia Earhart flies across Atlantic
Becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and land at Blurry Port, Wales. -
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Herbert Hoover Presidency
Hoover encouraged Americans to lessen their consumption of meat and other commodities in order to ensure a steady supply of food and clothing for the Allied troops. Once the war was over Hoover was appointed the head of the American Relief Administration. -
The Wall Street crash and begining of Great Depression
The greatest stock market crash in the history of the U.S. Tuesday October 29, 1929, now known as Black Tuesday. Bank failures followed, resulting in businesses closing. -
Hattie Caraway
She becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidency
He had to guide the United States through the Great Depression and WWII. He truly loved the U.S. citizens, he built programs to help the elderly and employed the unemployed. -
21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified
Brings an end to national prohibition of alcohol. -
The court packing scheme
A legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
WWII Begins
The invasion of Poland by Germany and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and the United Kingdom sparked the second world war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack by Japan against the neutral United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. This attack ultimately lead the United States to join the war.
