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The war first began in 1914 but the United States hadn't joined til 1917
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The United States emerge as a rising global force in World War 1. We joinged the Allies and helped turn against the Central Powers. President Wilson advocated for the United States to join the League of Nations although in the end the Senate did not approve of such ideas. Also the day the war ends.
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The Harlem Renaissance was considered a cultural movement for the African Americans in society giving them a new sense of identity
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The goal of the League of Nations was to maintain world peace among the organization
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The amendment officially took effect on this date which stated it was illegal to produce, manufacture, transport, or sell alcohol
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The 19th amendment allows women the right to vote
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This act provided federal funding for maternity and child care.
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This was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods in order to protect factories and farms. It promoted foreign trade and began loans with Europe which benefitted American goods
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This act limited the number of immigrants who could enter the country
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At this stage in the decade the economy is at a stable level, not ready for what's in store for the years to come
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Trial where a high school teacher John Scopes is accused of teaching his students about the theory of evolution (Created by Charles Darwin) in class
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The Stock Market booms in a bull market as the prices increase. This entices the investors and sends Wall Street into a buying frenzy
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This massacre was held in Chicago where 5-7 members of the North Side Irish Gang led by Bugs Moran were killed by Al Capone's gang, the South Side Italian. Bugs was the target but the event ended otherwise.
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The Stock Market suffered a small crash in the economy; leads to skyrocketing interest rates for investors
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Just 5 days before the stock market officially crashed, there was a large decline in stocks as soon as it opened that Thursday as it dropped about 11%. All the investors panicked that they couldn't sell their stocks and not lose money but by the end of the day things balanced back at equilibrium
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Finally after all the buying, spending, and investing, the stock market officially crashes naming this day "Black Tuesday", naming this the worst economic crash in history. This event occurs numerous other times in history but not as significant as this; in other words, there will always be high points and low points in the economy and history will repeat itself.
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The Great Depression is the result of the stock market crashing in its worst economic downturn in history, sending Wall Street into panic and poverty
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The 21st amendment ratified the 18th amendment, making alcohol legal in the United States Again. Although it was passed February 20th, it wasn't taken into effect until December 5th.
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Crash in the economy
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Another crash in the stock market
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The Stock Market crashed due to a failure of buying out American Airlines
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A collapse in the technology bubble results in a economic crash
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After the attacks on the twin towers the global economy dropped staggeringly. The attacks alone caused $40 billion dollars in insurance losses
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The economic market during 2010 suffered a crash in the investment markets
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This crash was from real estate sales plummetting and people running to the banks to try and claim their money which the bank didn't hold everyones loans. This led to many banks filing for bankruptcy.
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the Dow Jones Industrial drops significantly and unexpectedly around 1,000 points in a day
