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Prohibition
This this came the start to Prohibition which is the banning of the consumtion, production and sale of alcohol. While many sates still allowed alcohol many were voting to ban it. -
19th Amendement passing.
The 19th amendement was the amendemt to the United States Constitiuion which granted women the righ to vote. All of the protests had paided off. -
KDKA in Pittsburgh
This was the first comercial radio station. KDKA was founded in 1920 by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. They combine with CBS radio in Pittsburg and aired everything from shows to events all over the world. Known as "The voice of Pittsburg" -
Emergency Quota Act
The Emergancy Quota Act of 1921 is the restrction of the amount of immigrants which were aloud to become citizens of the United States. America would not allow many immigrants into the nation, this was due to the fear of immigrants at the time. -
85 percent of South’s cotton crop ruined.
Known as the bug of the devil this pest is know as a contributing factor in the Great Migration. This bug distroies the cotton plant resulting in a stortage of cotton during this time. -
Stock Market Rise
The stock market was on the rise and America was doing well. More people began to invest their money in the stock market. -
National Origins Act
The overall number of immigrants was also decressed even more for now they would only allow 150,000 immigrants. This was done to restrick the numbers of unskilled works that were immigranting to the US. -
Scopes Trial
Scopes vs. Tenassee is one of the most well known trials of the time period. This was a trial conviction Scopes of teachhing evolution in his Biology class. Scopes was found guilty and fined however this was appealed and he walked free. -
KKK March through Washington
Over 60 thousand KKK members marched though Washington to show their ever gaining numbers. At the time there were over 3 million members and had a strong hold in the Southwest and Midwest. -
“The Weary Blues.”
Writen by Langston Hughes who was a known Harlem Renassance artist this poem recieved many awards. This is one of his most famous poems and many say it is a mixture of Jazz and Blues. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Exsicution
These men are two Italian immigrants who were convicted and exsicuted for the robbery of a shoe factory. They were charged with the murder of a guard and a paymaster. The racial discrimination in this case is at fault for their deaths for there was little eveidence to prove them guilty. They were later proved innocent. -
Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic.
Lindbergh was the first man to fly acrosst the Atlantic without anyone else their to help him. He thre from Long Island to Paris in thirty-three hours. -
Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president.
Hoover is the 31st president of the US. The republican was the head of the Food Administration and worked to end WWI. Although he was not realected he did much for the nation. He often takes the blame for the economic crash however he did do a great deal.
