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Made mainly in response to the large influx of Jews fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe and thus successfully restricted their immigration and that of other "undesirables" into the United States.
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After Harding dies in office, VP Calvin Coolidge takes over.
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A failed coup by Hitler to overthrow the Bavarian Government.
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Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota.
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This act cut federal tax rates and established the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals, which was later renamed the United States Tax Court.
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John T. Scopes was put on trial for teaching the ideas od Darwin to his students
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Market drops 25 percent. Contributed to the Great Depression.
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Alcohol could now be manufactured in the US.
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Germany successfully takes over the Rhineland
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The second World War begins after Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces.
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FDR begins his third term.
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This attack by Japan made the US enter WWII.