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Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids begin, launching a period of intense government persecution of radical political dissidents in response to the postwar Red Scare sweeping the nation. -
Nation Origins Act of 1924
National Origins Act of 1924. A law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and virtually excluded Asians. The policy stayed in effect until the 1960s. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the fourth and last day of the stock market crash of 1929. It took place on October 29, 1929. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States -
Presidency
Roosevelt was elected as president of the United States. -
Wagner security act
This acts gave workers the right to form unions. -
World War 2
WW2 started -
USA entered WW2
United States did not enter the war until after the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii