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18th ammentment
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. the ammendment wasratified on January 16, 1919 and repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. The 18th Amendment is still the only Amendment to ever have been repealed. -
Lenin and the Communist State/ Red Scare
Vladimir Lenin founded the communist state in Russia. The Red Scare was whenRussia left WWI they became a target from the U.S. .This happened because of their Communist beliefs. -
volstead act
this act prohibited the sale and distribution of alchohol. it allowed alchohol in homes, if it was legally obtained. it also alowed it for religious and medical purposes. -
Palmer Raids
ppalmer launched raids on left wing organizations. -
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. After a controversial trial and a series of appeals, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed on August 23, 1927. -
19th ammendment
prohibited womens rights to vote -
teapot dome affair
land was set aside for us navy -
national origins act
american system of immigration quotas that restricted immigration on existing parts of the population. -
scopes trial
john scopes broke the law by teaching evolution in a school -
lindbergh crosses the atlantic
charles lindbergh made the first solo nonstop flight across the atlantic ocean. -
jazz singer is released
the jazz singer, the first talking movie ever, was released. -
hoover elected president
herbert hoover was elected president -
stock market crash
the ecoonomy was rising from 1920 to 1929, then it made a complete nosedive.