“The Roaring Twenties”
June 28, 19191919- Treaty of Versailles
signed officially ends WWI. Creates the
League of Nations. (Similar to today’s
U.N.)
*the United States Congress would not
ratify the treaty*
The French and English wanted to punish
Germany with the Treaty and
handicapped it economically. (one of
the causes of Hitler’s rise to power)
The 18th amendment passes. ProhibitionProhibitionit is illegal to manufacture and sale
alcohol. Takes effect Jan. of 1920
Leads to the growth of Organized Crime in
the United States. Huge amounts of
money made through illegally selling
alcohol
19201920- The 19th amendment passes.
Women are granted the right to vote.
1920- First Radio broadcast for
entertainment in the cities of Pittsburgh
and Detroit
19201920- Warren G. Harding elected President
of the United States.
1921- Washington Disarmament Conference
Limited the size of Countries Navy’s.
(Addressed the number of Capital Ships.
Did not include Aircraft Carriers)
19231923- President Harding dies (probably a
Heart Attack) V.P. Calvin Coolidge take
over.
19241924- J. Edgar Hoover appointed director
of the Bureau of Investigation (later the
F.B.I) would hold that job until 1972.
1925- Scopes trial. Over if teaching
evolution in the classroom is legal.
1925- Nellie Ross- First woman elected
governor of a U.S. State (Wyoming)
1925- First Radio Broadcast of the Grand
Ole Opry
1926- NBC founded. (U.S.’s 1st major
broadcast network)
19271927- May 2020-21 Charles Lindbergh
makes first flight across the Atlantic
Ocean (Long Island to Paris, France)
Planes name was the Spirit of St. Loius
19271927- “The Jazz Singer” first motion picture
with sound.
19281928- “Steamboat Willie” opens first picture
to feature Mickey Mouse.
19281928- Amelia Earhart 1st female to fly
across the Atlantic.
19281928- Herbert Hoover elected President of
the U.S.
The Great Migration: 1.6 million African
Americans migrated from the south to the
north in search of better jobs and better
opportunities
Harlem Renaissance: the cultural, social, and
artistic explosion that took place
in Harlem between the end of World War I and
the middle of the 1930s. During this
period Harlem was a cultural center, drawing
black writers, artists, musicians,
photographers, poets, and scholars
1929- St. Valentine’s Day massacre.
(Chicago)
October 29, 19291929- Stock Market crash
signals the beginning of the Great
Depression. “Black Tuesday”