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1920's Timeline
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18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment along with the volstead act both defined intoxicating liquors not including the ones for religious purposes. The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. -
Lenin and the Communist State/Red Scare
The Red Scare had two parts to it, The first Red Scare and the Second Red Scare. The first Red Scare was about worker (socialist) and the second Red Scare was about nation and foreign. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act was to not allow intoxicating beverages. It was also to regulate the selling of alcohol. -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids was to arrest and deport left wing radicals. The arrests happened under the leadership of A. Mitchell Palmer. -
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of the murder of Frederick Parmenter and Allesandro Berardelli. Police suspected that there was a robbery before the murder of those two. -
19th Amendment Ratified
The 19th Amendment was to allow any citizen the right to vote even if you're a woman. Every state was to allow any citizen the right to vote. -
Teapot Dome Affair
The Teapot Dome Affair was known as the greatest and most sensational scandal in the american politics. The Teapot Dome is an oil field on public land. -
National Origins Act
The National Origins Act cut the number of immigrants under the Emergency Quota Act from 357,000 to 164,000. The reduction began to go lower and went down to 150,000 in 1927. -
The Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial was known as the Scopes Monkey Trial. The Scopes Trial was an american legal case in 1925 for a biology teacher that violated the Butler Act. -
Charles Lindbergh Crosses the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh gunned the St. Louis Spirit. He aimed her down the dirt runway of Roosevelt Field, Long Island. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer was the first feature length motion picture with sychronized dialogue. There was a commercial ascendance of the "talkies." -
Herbert Hoover elected president
The election of Herbert Hoover was against Al Smith. Herbert Hoover was a republican and Al Smith was a Democrat. -
Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market Crash was also known as the Great Crash. This crash was the most devastating Stock Market Crash in the United States of America.