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Palmer raids
Palmer and some of his agents hunted down suspected communists. Palmer's raids were a failure and nothing was ever proved. -
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Volstead act
the volstead act that established a prohibition bureau in the trasury department. The job enforced patrolling over 18,000 miles of coastline looking for illegal stills. -
Red Scare
A panic in the United States after the revolutionaries in Russia over threw the czar. Vladimir Lenin and his followers established a new communist state. -
18th amendent
This amemdment launched the era known as prohibition. Prohibition banned alcohol in all states. -
sacco and vanzetti trial
In May of 1920 Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested for robbery and murder. The two were sentenced to death. -
19th amendent ratified
THe 19th amendent was women gaining sufferage. During world war 1 women took over mens jobs while they were fighting. -
teapot dome affair
The government set aside oil for the United States navy. Henry Sinclaire was found guilty for bribery. -
National Origins Act
The national origins act put a limit on immigration. This happened becasue many americans were outraged becasue they were losing there jobs to foreign people. -
Scopes Trial
In Tennessee passed a law stating your not allowed to teach about evolution. Scopes challenged this law by teaching it to his students. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer was the first movie to ever have sound. The movie was just under a hour and a half long. -
Charles Linbergh crosses the atlantic
Charles Linbergh made the first non-stop trip across the atlantic ocean. He made the trip in 33 hours and 29 minutes in his 3,614 mile trip to Paris. -
Herbert Hoover elected president
Calvin Coolidge withdrew from the race and Hoover was elected. Hoover dominated the polls. -
stockmarket crashes
The stock market crashed in october of 1928. That week was known as "black."
