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The 18th amendment prohibited alcohol. The result of this was that many people broke the law to buy and sell alcohol by bootlegging and going to speakeasies. The Volstead Act enforced this amendment.
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Lenin was in control of communist Russia after World War I. He was the leader of the Bolsheviks. The Red Scare was an anti-communist panic. People were afraid of communists and anarchists.
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The Volstead Act was put in place to enforce the 18th amendment, which prohibited the consumption of alcohol. It was repealed in 1933 along with other prohibition acts.
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The Palmer raids were attacks on suspected Russian communists. A. Mitchell Palmer believed that communist agents from Russia were planning to overthrow U.S. govermnent. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists were arrested.
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The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. Women were gaining more rights throughout the 20's. This amendment nearly doubled the U.S.'s voting population.
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco were charged with the murder of two men and stealing money from them. There is debate as to whether or not they were innocent. They were convicted and executed.
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The U.S. government set aside public oil rich land for the U.S. Navy to use. Albert B. Fall secretly leased the land to private oil companies. He recieved over 400,00 dollars that was supposed to be for the government. Fall was the first member of the cabinet to be convicted of a felony.
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The National Origins Act severely restricted immigration to the United States. It excluded Asians from immigrating to America and it made it difficult for people from other countries, especially southern and eastern Europe, to immigrate to the U.S.
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The Butler act made it illegal to teach evolution. In the Scopes trial, John Scopes was accusesd of teaching it to his classroom. He was found guilty. William Jennings Bryan was the prosecutor, and Clarence Darrow defended Scopes.
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Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. He flew his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, from New York City to Paris. He did this in 33 hours.
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The Jazz Singer was the first talking movie to ever be released. It starred Al Joslon and was directed by Alan Crosland. It was released in both a talking version and a silent version.
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Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the U.S. Months after he took office in 1929, the stock market crashed
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The Stock Market Crashed in October of 1929. This was the beginning of the Great Depression.
