This key facts covers Timeline of Key Dates within Key Dates and Statistics for GCSE History. Revise Key Dates and Statistics in America 1920-1973 for GCSE History with 10 exam-style questions and 0 flashcards. This topic appears less often, but it can still be a useful differentiator on mixed-topic papers. It is section 1 of 9 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
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📅 Timeline of Key Dates
1920
18th Amendment (Prohibition) & 19th Amendment (Women's vote)
1924
National Origins Act — immigration restricted
1929
Wall Street Crash — October 29 "Black Tuesday"
1932
FDR elected — promised "New Deal"
1933
21st Amendment repeals Prohibition; First New Deal begins
1935
Social Security Act; Wagner Act; Second New Deal
1941-45
WW2 ends Depression; Japanese internment
1954
Brown v Board of Education — school segregation unconstitutional
1955-56
Montgomery Bus Boycott
1960
Greensboro sit-ins begin
1961
Freedom Rides
1963
Birmingham; March on Washington; "I Have a Dream"
1964
Civil Rights Act
1965
Selma; Voting Rights Act