What happened in the 1920s?

By | November 30, 2018

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The League of Nations was eventually superseded by the United Nations. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The League of Nations first met on 15th November 1920 with representatives from 42 countries. The League had 32 constant members throughout its 20-year existence but 63 nations took part in various assemblies.

The Roaring Twenties brought many new changes with it – some good and some not so good.

The League of Nations was Formed.

Established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles was the League of Nations, a group of countries to achieve international peace and security. The plan was to end the war between countries forever, as President Woodrow Wilson pointed out in his “Fourteen Points,” but, of course, that plan failed miserably. The League of Nations did adopt his plan and the plan became the basis for the group. It was January of the next year, 1920 when they held their first Executive Council meeting and in November of that year, they held their first General Assembly in Geneva. Although the group grew to 58 member states, the United States never joined. By 1945, the League of Nations was replaced by the United Nations. Even though they have had good intentions, they have never been able to stop wars from happening.

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Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

Up until the Oklahoma bombing in 1995, the worst terrorist attack in America was on September 16, 1920 when a cart driven by a horse containing a massive explosive device was detonated on Wall Street. Thirty-eight people were killed and hundreds more were injured on that day. When the day started out, everybody was their usual busy selves going about their day. Everyone was so busy that no one paid any attention when the horse and buggy drove up and parked at the Assay Office and the driver took off down the street. When the bomb went off at 12:01, it was extremely loud as some remarked later that it was the loudest noise they had ever heard. Debris began flying everywhere and people were dropping like flies on fire. Windows from the various office buildings were shattered. There was splattered blood everywhere along the street along with severed limbs from the victims.