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American History Timeline - Discover the important events of American History in the 2Oth Century. See a Timeline list of 20th Century Important events such as 1920 - Prohibition, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm. All the important events of 20th Century America Facts, Images, Books and Film.
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- The 1900s. This decade opened the century with some amazing scientific and technological feats: the first flight by the Wright brothers, Henry Ford's first Model-T, and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
- The 1910s. This decade was dominated by the first "total war"—World War I. It also saw other huge changes during the Russian Revolution and the beginning of Prohibition in the United States.
- The 1920s. The Roaring '20s were a time of a booming stock market, speakeasies, short skirts, the Charleston, and jazz. The '20s also showed great strides in women's suffrage—women got the vote in 1920.
- The 1930s. The Great Depression hit the world hard in the 1930s. The Nazis took advantage of this situation and came to power in Germany, established their first concentration camp, and began a systematic persecution of Jews in Europe.
Overview. The early 20th century was an era of business expansion and progressive reform in the United States. The progressives, as they called themselves, worked to make American society a better and safer place in which to live. They tried to make big business more responsible through regulations of various kinds.
- The early 1900s. During the early 1900s, people in America faced many challenges. The nation’s population had doubled to over 100 million by the year 1900, and industry was fast expanding.
- America enters World War I 1917. America entered World War I in 1917, but remained neutral for most of its duration. In April 1917, Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare and sank three American merchant ships.
- The Roaring Twenties 1920. In 1920, women were given the right to vote by a constitutional amendment. In 1924, Calvin Coolidge was elected president and he appointed two new Supreme Court justices.
- The Great Depression 1929. The Great Depression started with the Wall Street Crash of October 1929. The Great Depression was a time period when businesses and companies closed because people were not buying their products.
The U.S. & the World Around the Turn of the 20th Century. Rise of Industrial America, 1876 to 1900: Primary Source Timeline; Related PSN primary source sets; Chronicling America historical newspaper topic guides; Stereograph Cards; World Transportation Commission Photos from the 1890s; Railroad Maps, 1828-1900; The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers
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Jun 4, 2015 · With that in mind, TIME invited experts to nominate 20th-century moments that changed the United States. Taken together, those moments create a chronology of an evolving country—and a century...
