Timeline by Isaiah Flagg

Bonus Army Incident(1932)

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A protest by thousands of World War I veterans in Washington, D.C., demanding early payment of their service bonuses, which was forcibly dispersed by the U.S. military.

The Red Scare(1920)

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A period of intense fear of communism, anarchism, and radical leftist ideologies in the U.S., leading to government crackdowns on suspected subversives.

The Great Migration(1910s-1970s)

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A mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to urban centers in the North and West, seeking economic opportunities and escaping racial discrimination.

Stock Market Crash 1929(October 29, 1929)

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A sudden and severe collapse of the U.S. stock market that triggered the Great Depression.

18th Amendment (1919)

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A constitutional amendment that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol, leading to the Prohibition era.

19th Amendment (1920)

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A constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote in the United States.

Harlem Renaissance (1920s-1930s)

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A cultural, artistic, and intellectual movement centered in Harlem, New York, celebrating African American heritage and influencing American culture.

Great Depression (1929-1941)

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A prolonged period of economic hardship marked by widespread unemployment, poverty, and financial instability following the stock market crash.

Dust Bowl (1930s)

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A series of severe dust storms that devastated the agricultural lands of the Great Plains, worsening the effects of the Great Depression for many farmers.

New Deal (1933-1939)

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A series of government programs and policies introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide economic relief, recovery, and reforms in response to the Great Depression.