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18th amendment
the 18th amendment didnt ban alcohol it just made it hard to have legally. alot of people broke this rule.This law was aproved by 36 states. -
Lenin and the Communist State/ Red Scare
lenin was the one who found the communist state in russia. the united states was after russia after world war one because the communist belived they were going to try and take over america -
volstead act
this just inforced the 18th amendment. there was 2,500 guys were sent out to inforce the volstead act. -
palmer raids
Palmer and John Edgar Hoover used the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act to launch a campaign against radicals and left-wing organizations. -
sacco and vanzetti trial
both of these guys were anarchists who got in trouble for murdering two men during a armed robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. they were found guilty. -
19th amendment ratified
gave the right to vote for women. House of Representatives passed the amendment by a vote of 304 to 89. -
teapot dome affiar
This fight was over the Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming. William Taft said that this government owned land should be set aside for the United States Navy to use. -
national origins act
this act aloud more immigrants to come into the country. this was making people mad because of all the jobs the immigrants were taking away -
scopes trial
a high school biology teacher John Scopes got arrested for breaking an act that states it is wrong to teach evolution. he was found guilty and fined $100 -
charles lindbergh crosses the atlantic
he was 25-year old U.S. Air Mail pilot. he hada distance of nearly 3,600 statute miles, in the single-seat, single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. -
1st talking movie
the first talking movie was made in new york. the first voice ever heard on a movie was the voice of al jolson called the jazz singer. -
herbet hoover elected president
he was the 31 president of the united states. he won his election easily. it was between him and Al Smith. herbert was a republican. -
stock market crash
the stock market crash was the worst economic disaster of the 20th century. By the end of November it was about 100 billion dollars that had been lost.
