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1919 - 1920 timeline
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18th Amendment
Prohibited the sale, consumption, or importion of any alcohol for consumption. The Volstead Act was also contributing to this cause. -
Palmer Raids
General Palmer organized raids in hopes that they would advance his presidential ambitions. In fact, they destroyed them. -
Lenin and the Communist state/ Red Scare
A widespread fear of the Bolsheviks. Not John Lennon. -
19th Amendment ratified
The amendment that allowed women to vote. Suffragists, the women who protested their voting rights, helped get this amendment ratified. -
Volstead Act
Allowed alcohol to be sold, but with lower alcoholic content. A contribution to the 18th amendment. -
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of murders. They were two immigrants who had some evidence pointing to them, but some evidence was not. They were found guilty and executed, which made the world very furious. -
Teapot Dome Affair
Albert Fall was convicted of accepting bribes for providing the leases of the "Teapot Dome," an oil field in Wyoming. -
National Origins Act
A law that restricted immigrants from coming into America. Specifically, Asians and Orientals. Only 2% of the existing foreign population was allowed in the country. -
Scopes trial
A high school biology teacher violated the Butler Act by teaching evolution to his class. In the '20s, creation was the standard teaching curriculum. -
Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic
Was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. He began in New York, and 33 hours later, landed in Paris. -
1st talking movie, "The Jazz Singer" is released
"The Jazz Singer" was the first movie ever made with actual speech. "Wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin' yet!" were the first words heard on screen. -
Herbert Hoover elected president
The 31st president of the United States was elected. Hoover was a Republican from Iowa. -
Stock Market Crash
The economic event that began the Great Depression.
