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Great Migration
Many African Americans moved to cities in the North and other parts of the US from the South. -
Prohibition
Also known as the Volstead Act, it was to stop the sale/drinking of alcohol. it ended in 1933 -
Harlem Renaissance
It was a time when African American culture manifested, especially in Harlem, NY. Parts of the culture that really manifested includes music, art, performances, and literature. The era lasted roughly into the mid 1930s. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Was a bribery incident involving the administration of then President Harding. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall leased to private oil companies Naval petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome ind Wyoming. -
Emergency Quota Act
The act restricted the amount of immigrants from entering the US. -
Sacco-Vanzetti Case
Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti robbed a shoe company and killed a paymaster and a security guard. -
Washington Naval Conference
The largest naval powers in the world gathered in Washington DC to discuss ways of disarmament and to relieve tension in East Asia. The conference ended in February of 1922. -
Cotton Club
It was a well known nightclub in New York that was whites-only, and the club did feature black entertainers -
National Origins Act
The act made immigrant restrictions permanent. -
Native American Citizenship Act
The act gave Native Americans a citizenship and the right to vote. -
Scopes trial
Teacher John Scopes was charged for violating the law in Tennessee for teaching evolution instead of the creation of man. -
Charles Langley's Flight
Langley was the first person to fly across the Atlantic from New York to Paris. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer became the first "talking" movie. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Was an agreement that outlawed war. -
Great Depression Begins
It was a severe economic depression that lasted until around 1939