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Prohibition Begins
This amendment made sale and transportation of liquor illegal and that began Prohibition in the United States. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Scandal that involved a former United States navy Oil, that was secretly leased to another private oil company. -
President Coolidge is elected
President Calvin Coolidge was president from 1923-1929. Became President after Harding died in office. Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States. He was also Republican governer of Massachusetts. -
The Spirit of St. Louis leaves New York for Paris across the Atlantic
The Spirit of St. Louis was flown by Charles A. Lindbergh who was an American Avaitor. He conquered flying Across the Atlantic on his own. -
The Spirit of St. Louis lands in Paris
The Spirit of St. Louis was flown by Charles Lindbergh. He lands in Paris after a long flight with perfect weather conditions. he conquered to fly across the Atlantic on his own. -
President Hoover is elected
President Hoover served as secretary of Commerce. He was in office from 1929-1933. Hoover won the Republican nomination in 1928. He was the 31st president of the United States. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the day the New York stock crached. Black Tuesday made the beginning of the Great Depression. -
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Dust Bowl Years
The Dust Bowl Years werre years that dust clouds swept through the area. The clouds damaged several crops and agriculture. These years really hurt the economy. -
Hawley- Smoot Tariff Act
The Hawley Smoot Tariff Act brought the United States tariff to the highest protextive level know in history. president Hoover wanted a limited upward revision of tariff rates. -
Bonus Army March
The Bonus Army march into Washington. Many veterans were homeless, hungry, and unemployed and they came to Washington to demand payment to their bonus. The veterans wanted their money immediatly, these Veterans were promised this bonus years before. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected Governer of new York in 1928. He was the only president to be elected for four terms, 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. He defeated the Republican Herbert hoover in 1928. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States. -
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a program that wanted to tackle the unemployment of young men between the ages of 18-25. The CCC became the most known experiment of the New Deal. -
Tennessse Valley Authority (TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a corporation that was owned and created by the federal government. It was to promote the economic Tennessee River and other areas. It was a part of the New Deal. -
Prohibition Ends
Prohibition was when the manufactor, sale, and transportation of alcohal, and liquor was outlawed. When the prohibition ends, it allowed for alcohol and liquor to be sold and could be transported. -
FDIC
The FDIC is a federal corporation that insures up to a certain amount all demand deposits from the members of the bank. -
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The Works Progresss Administration (WPA) offered work and jobs to the unemployed. -
Social Security Act
The Social Securtiy Act was a law that set up programs to help aid and support numerous groups of Americans. The act came to law with President Franklin Roosevelt's signature. -
Beginning of WWll
WWll began when Britain and France declared war on Germany following their invasion of Poland.
