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Telephone
The first lines could only connect to the home and a business place. This was started in New Haven, Connecticut and by 1900 1.5 telephones were in use. -
car
In 1892 the first model was created by Charles and Frank Duryea. After that about 8 million cars were on the road. By the 1920 15 million cars were on the road. Rapid growth was because of Henry Ford. -
radio
Guglielmo Marconi sent the first radio signal. -
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibits and bands the making of alcoholic beverages in unites states The 21st Amendment repealed. -
The Great Migration
African Americans migrated to the northen states to get away from the bad economy, segragation andfor work. -
Nineteenth Amendment
The right to vote. Citiziens cannot be denied the right to vote based on sex -
Emergency Quota Act
temporarily limit the numbers of immigrants to the United States by imposing quotas based on country of birth. The allowable quotas went down to three percent. -
Television
first televised pictures of objects in motion
the first televised human face was in 1925 -
Immigration Act 1924
Set quotas that limited annual immigration from particular countries.
included wives and unmarried children (under 18 years of age) of US citizens, residents of the Western hemisphere, religious or academic professionals, and “bona-fide students” under 15 years of age -
Black thursday
The dow jones average dropped 21 points in an hour -
Black Tuesday
This day was when the stock market crashed. "Great Crash" -
Franklin D. Roos
fought the great depression through New Deal social programs. He battled congress over suprem court control. -
Twenty-first amendment
Transporting intoxicating liquors from foriegn countries into the sates or other provences is prohibited -
1933 state of economy
state of economy -
hoover Dam
The dam was constructed between arizona and Nevada in the Colorado river. It was built between 1931 and 1936 during the great depression. -
GI bill of rights
was a check that would pay for college or vacational educational for returning soldiers from worl war II. Also a year of unemployed compensation. Servicmens readjustment act of 1944 -
computer
In 1948 scientist invented the transistor a tiny device that amplifies, controls, and generates electrical signals. -
Internet
The internet is what links millions of people all around the world.
People wanted the computers to share information on research and development in scientific and military fields.