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| 6314748990 | National Origins Act / Johnson-Reed Act | Anti-immigration federal legislation that took the number of immigrants from each country in 1890 and stated that immigration from those countries could now be no more than two percent of that. In addition immigration from Asia was halted. The act also severely limited further immigration from eastern and southern Europe. | 0 | |
| 6314748991 | Scopes Trial | 1925 - Prosecution of Dayton, Tennessee school teacher, John Scopes, for violation of the Butler Act, a Tennessee law forbidding public schools from teaching about evolution. Former Democratic presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan, prosecuted the case, and the famous criminal attorney, Clarence Darrow, defended Scopes. Scopes was convicted and fined $100, but the trial started a shift of public opinion away from Fundamentalism. | 1 | |
| 6314748992 | Immigration Act | (1965) This law made it easier for entire families to migrate and established "special categories" for political refugees. This act increased the amount of immigration. | 2 | |
| 6314748993 | Red Scare | 3 | ||
| 6314748994 | Stock Market Crash | The Stock Market Crash was when, flooded with investments (particularly those buying "on margin, or paying a fraction of the total price or a transaction and the broker lending the trader the rest), the Stock Market crashed after those who bought on margin were forced to either put up more money or sell their stock, choosing to sell. Thousands of people sold their stocks at once, and a financial panic ensued. | 4 | |
| 6314748995 | Home Loan Bank Act | An act passed by the Hoover administration in 1932 that was designed to encourage home ownership by providing a source of low-cost funds for member banks to extend mortgage loans. hope to reduce foreclosures on homes and farms and encourage home construction, boosting employment | 5 | |
| 6314748996 | Washington Conference | 1921-An international conference on the limitation of naval fleet construction begins in Washington. Under the leadership of the American Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes the representatives of the USA, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan pledge not to exceed the designated sizes of their respective naval fleets | 6 | |
| 6314748997 | Good Neighbor Policy | 7 | ||
| 6314748998 | The Great Gatsby published | 8 | ||
| 6314748999 | Tennessee Valley Authority established | Also called the TVA- A New Deal agency created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven-U.S.-state region around the Tennessee River Valley . It created many dams that provided electricity, A relief, recovery, and reform effort that gave 2.5 million poor citizens jobs and land. It brought cheap electric power, low-cost housing, cheap nitrates, and the restoration of eroded soil. | 9 | |
| 6314749000 | National Recovery Act | 10 | ||
| 6314749001 | Kellogg-Briand Pact | 11 | ||
| 6314749002 | Grapes of Wrath | 12 | ||
| 6314749003 | Coolidge's Administration | 13 | ||
| 6314749004 | Scottsboro Boys case | 14 | ||
| 6314749005 | FD Roosevelt's Administration | 15 | ||
| 6314749006 | Great Depression | (HH) , starting with collapse of the US stock market in 1929, period of worldwide economic stagnation and depression. Heavy borrowing by European nations from USA during WW1 contributed to instability in European economies. Sharp declines in income and production as buying and selling slowed down. Widespread unemployment, countries raised tariffs to protect their industries. America stopped investing in Europe. Lead to loss of confidence that economies were self adjusting, HH was blamed for it (1929-1939) The dramatic decline in the world's economy due to the United State's stock market crash of 1929, the overproduction of goods from World War I, and decline in the need for raw materials from non industrialized nations. Results in millions of people losing their jobs as banks and businesses closed around the world. Many people were reduced to homelessness, and had to rely on government sponsored soup kitchens to eat. World trade also declined as many countries imposed protective tariffs in an attempt to restore their economies. | 16 | |
| 6314749007 | Civilian Conservation Corps | 17 | ||
| 6314749008 | Social Security Act | 18 | ||
| 6314749009 | Bonus Army March | 19 | ||
| 6314749012 | Sacco and Vanzetti Trial | Nicola Sacco was a shoe-factory worker and Bartholomew Vanzetti was a fish peddler. They were both convicted of murdering a Massachusetts paymaster and his guard in 1921. They were supported by Liberals and Radicals. The case lasted 6 years and resulted in execution based on weak evidence. Exemplifies impact of red scare and xenophobia during this time period. | 20 | |
| 6314749013 | Dawes Plan (1924) | This plan was made by Charles Dawes, and the purpose of it was to help Germany with the reparation problem it was facing. It proposed that the allies stop occupying the Ruhr, which was an an area of economic importance, which would help Germany with the reparations it faced. He shared a Nobel Prize for this plan. attempted to facilitate German reparation payments. by loaning $200 million in gold bullion to Germany, the U.S. and its other Allies hoped to stabilize the german economy so that the Germans could pay off their debts | 21 | |
| 6314749014 | Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930) | raised tariffs to an average of 59% on all imports and destroyed the trend of low international trade barriers. action upset foreigners and led to economic isolationism in the U.S. replaced the Dingley Tariff as the highest tariff in U.S. history, and fostered the spirit of economic nationalism that helped precipitate World War II Herbert Hoover 1930 , charged a high tax for imports thereby leading to less trade between America and foreign countries along with some economic retaliatio, HIGHEST EVER | 22 | |
| 6314749015 | Twentieth Amendment | shortened the time between the election and inauguration day, also called the "Lame Duck Amendment," it changed the inauguration date from March 4 to January 20 for president and vice president, and to January 3 for senators and representatives. It also said Congress must assemble at least once a year. | 23 | |
| 6314749016 | National Labor Relations | (FDR) A 1935 law, also known as the Wagner Act, that guarantees workers the right of collective bargaining sets down rules to protect unions and organizers, and created the National Labor Relations Board to regulate labor-managment relations. *, Made sure workers were treated and payed well and not getting abused by their business. *this law created the National Labor Relations Board to enforce the law and supervise shop elections | 24 | |
| 6314749017 | Fair Labor Standards Act | June 25, 1938- United States federal law that applies to employees engaged in and producing goods for interstate commerce. The FLSA established a national minimum wage, guaranteed time and a half for overtime in certain jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors in "oppressive child labor," a term defined in the statute. The FLSA is administered by the Wage & Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor. | 25 |
