Jazz Age - Key Dates - IN EXAM Flashcards
1
Q
What happened in 1922
A
Germans asked the allies for a break from the reparation payments that they had to pay according to the treaty of Versailles
2
Q
What happened in 1923
A
Charleston dance became popular
3
Q
What happened in 1927
A
Babe Ruth makes home run record while playing for the New York Yankees
4
Q
What happened in 1928
A
Bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery from a contaminated Petri dish what he discovered later turned into penicillin
5
Q
What happened in October 1929
A
The stock market crash devastated the economy and was a key factor of the Great Depression