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The Radio, a Modern Convenience
Invented by Guglielmo Marconi in 1901, the radio was a huge advancement in technology. Radios help companies and people around the world communicate and spread news more quickly than a phonograph or on television in most cases. -
Introduction of the Automobile
Carmaker Henry Ford introduced a series of methods and ideas that revolutionized production, wages, working conditions, and daily life by creating the automobile industry. In 1908 he completed the first automobile which was called the Model T. This was a reliable car that the average American could afford. -
Introduction of the Assembly Line
The assembly line was not invented at one given time. After Henry Ford introduced the first car, he had the idea of the assembly line which was practiced from 1908 to 1915 and became an extremely important idea to the manufacture of cars. -
NAACP was formed
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) protested for African American rights, and was mainly led by Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. It changed African American rights in many ways, such as their right to vote and liberties as American citizens. -
Mechanization of Labor, Automobiles
With the creation of the automobile, it had countless effects on our economy. It helped with the transportation of goods and made it much easier for people to travel. -
The Great Migration
The 'Great Migration' was an event that significantly impacted the role of African Americans in the United States. Between 1910 and 1920, more than 1.2 million African Americans moved to the North. Some hoped to escape the violent racism in the Sout, others desired better jobs and wanted a chance for economic advancement in the "Land of Hope". -
Mechanization of Labor, Mass Production
Henry Ford brought the idea of mass production to new heights with the assembly line. Mass production, which was only made possible by machines such as the automobile, was a significant part in the economy of the U.S. and the mechanization of labor. -
The Ku Klux Klan
This large group of racist Americans that feared change in the United States terrorized any African Americans who sought the right to vote. They would torture them in inhumane ways, which often resulted in murder. -
The Army Corps of Nurses
This group of women that enlisted in the army affected their roles and how they were viewed. It proved that they could succeed in any type of job, regardless of difficulty or risk. -
The Red Scare Begins
Police authorities discovered a plot for mailing thirty six bombs to prominent members of the U.S. political and economic establishment: J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, US Attorney General Alexander Mitchell Palmer, and immigration officials. -
The Red Scare Bombings
In eight cities, eight bombs simultaneously exploded at the same hour. One target was the Washington, D.C., house of U.S. Attorney General Palmer, where the explosion killed the bomber, whom evidence indicated was an Italian-American radical from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
The Nineteenth Amendment, Women's Suffrage
This amendment significantly changed the role of women in the 1920's. It stated that women's right to vote "shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex." On August 18, 1920, the Tennessee State House of Representatives passed the amendment by one vote, which allowed enough states to pass it in order to become official. -
The Palmer Raids Begin
Alexander Mitchell Palmer, along with local police, orchestrated a series of well-publicized and violent raids against suspected "radicals" and foreigners, using the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918. -
Motion Pictures were introduced
Technology that was used to produce motion pictures had been around for nearly a generation before the movie industry increased in the 1920's. -
Prohibition Begins
Prohibition began on January 16, 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect. Federal Prohibition agents (police) were given the task of enforcing the law. -
The Palmer Raids Bombing
The Wall-Street Bombing which was done by two anarchists killed thirty-eight persons and wounded 400. This was one of the largest bombing incidents that has ever occurred in the United States. -
The Ku Klux Klan Reaches Its Peak
The KKK targeted specific groups of people, such as Jews, Catholics, immigrants, and mainly African Americans. They caused hundreds of murders across North and South America. -
Television, a Modern Convenience
The television was created by Herbert E. Ives. He demonstrated a mechanical color TV system of 50-lines from AT&T in New York to Washington DC. This invention was a modern convenience because it provided entertainment for people and was very useful for being informed of news or retrieving information. -
The National Origins Act of 1924
This law governed immigration from specific countries and restricted it to a certain extent. This act, along with the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, helped control immigration from foreign countries to the U.S. -
Immigration Restrictions
The National Origins Act of 1924 restricted immigration to two percent of the total amount of American citizens in the U.S. -
Mexican Immigration to the U.S.
The quota laws from the Emergency Quota Act and the National Origins act did not apply to Mexico, therefore immigration from Mexico to North America increased with no restrictions. -
Prohibition Laws End
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. This amendment repealed the 18th, making alcohol once again legal. This was the first and only time in U.S. history that an Amendment has been repealed.
