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18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment prohibited the sale, manufacturing, transportation, exports, and imports of alcoholic beverages. It was ratified on January 16, 1919, and repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. -
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1919-1929
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Lenin and the Communist State/ Red Scare
The system based on a single party government, otherwise known as a communist state, was founded by Vladimir Lenin. During The Red Scare, innocent people were put in jail and killed because people thought they believed in communism, when they were really just trying to get by. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act was a bill to define "intoxicating liquors" and provide penalties for violation of the 18th amendment. The bill was voted by president Woodrow Wilson. -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were attempts by the United States to arrest radicals such as the anarchists. The raids and arrests were lead by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. -
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti were men convicted of murdering two men during an armed robbery in 1920. They were both executed on August 23rd, 1927. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment says that a state cannot take away a person's right to vote based on their sex. In other words, women got the right to vote. -
Teapot Dome Affair
Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, was convicted of taking bribes from oil executives. Congress then passes a bill saying that the Secretary of the Navy has the power to exchange, conserve, sell, lease, use, store, or develop the oil and gas products for the benefit of the United States. -
National Origins Act
The National Origins Act was a law passed in 1924 that severly restricted immigration, to the extent of only letting in 2 percent of a certain nationality. In the 1960's, congress abolished this law. -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial was an American legal case in which high school teacher John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution, which violated the Butler Act. He was found guilty, but the verdict was overturned and he was never brought back to trial. -
Charles Lindbergh Crosses the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly over the Atlantic Ocean by themself. This was a key moment in history to show that this was a way that people would travel. -
The Jazz Singer is released
The Jazz Singer is the first movie with synchronized dialogue that was ever created. It was produce by Warner Bros. -
Herbert Hoover elected president
Herbert Hoover was elected the 31st president on March 4th, 1929. He won by an overwhelming amount of votes, and during his first few months of presidency, he pushed congress to pass the Agricultural Marketing Act. -
Stock Market Crash
People were investing more and more in the stock market, the prices began to bob, then they crashed. The stock market crash was a key factor in the beginning of the Great Depression.
