Major Events From 1920 to 1929

  • Bubonic Plague

    The Bubonic Plague killed many people, it first originated in Central Asia and spread East foreign countries, killing 25 million peole total.
  • Extreme Inflation In Germany

    Germany owed so much debt and reparations to other countries from a past war.Germany didn't n have enough funds to give, as a result they were forced to print more Deutsche marks.This lead to a lowering in their currency value overall making the Deutsche mark no longer valuable.
  • Insulin Discovered

    Every since Insulin was Discovered in 1922, almost everyone who had diabetes was cured of the disease.Insulin was a simple overdose of glucose to the diabetes infected cells.
  • Hitler Jailed After failed coup

    On the date of November 8th, 1923 Adolf Hitler was charged with a failed coup. Along with this he was charged with a high level of treason, overall resulting in his jail time. Although it seemed like Hitler was gone for good, it only empowered him.All of it was a plan to secure Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
  • First Olympic Winter Games

    The First Olympic games was a monumental event. It showed many different talents and certain skills that the majority of the world had simply never seen before.The event was not cheap either, in fact it cost a total of 50 billion dollars as an investment. Investors would literally hope for the best in getting a decent amount from spectators.This was simply a make or break event both investment wise and economy wise.
  • Hitler Mein Kampf Published

    The publishing of Hitler's book,'Mein Kampf'', represented a depiction of Hitler's future plans. From the concentration camps to the future plans by him.The economy was affected because the book was bought all over the world by Foreigners and the United states everyone wanted to know Hitler's view and upcoming views on life in Germany.
  • Route 66 Established

    Route 66 is a road in Chicago,Illinois that was built back in 1926.The road took people from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, the road was mainly built as an escape route for The Great Depression and Dust Bowl escapers.The whole road was 2,400 miles altogether.
  • Babe Ruth makes Home Run Record

    Babe Ruth's Home run record for most home run's was triumphant for African americans all over the world. This record set a major spike in Babe Ruth Jerseys sold . The vintage Jerseys were sold all over the place and all Ruth supporters bought one.
  • Sliced Bread Invented

    Slice bread was a major invention in 1928 it became a main center point for over 1/3 of americans diet.In 1928 a man by the name of Otto Rohwedder came up with a bread slicing machine and sold his sliced bread to over 25,000 different house wives. From the housewives reviews and suggestions of the bread, word got out and everyone was purchasing sliced bread in their neighborhood markets and stores.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression left many people and many businesses in bad condition. From 1929 when it began to 1939 when it was over, a series of very bad business decisions were made.It affected the economy because it left businesses without funds and eventually the businesses went bankrupt and out of business.