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First Automobile in the United States
Oliver Evans introduced the first car to the United States. -
The Reaper-Mechanization
Cyrus McCormik created the mechanical reaper which allowed farmers to cut crops,without bending down. -
Chinese Exclusionary Act
This didn't allow the immigration of Chinese laborers. It also forbade the naturalization of Chinese in America. -
The Bicycle
The Schwinn bicycle was cheap and faster than walking -
Air Conditioning
Willis Haviland Carrier created the first conditioner for home usage. -
The Beginning of Henry Ford's Assembly Line
The Henry Ford assembly line was the practice of moving the work from one worker to another until it became a complete unit, then arranging the flow of these units at the right time and the right place to a moving final assembly line from which came a finished product. -
Organization of NAACP
The NAACP was established to help African Americans protect their lives, win the right to vote, and secure their civil rights. It was made up of black and white Progressives. -
The Tractor
The tractor increased production of farm goods. Also, it was less exspensive than hiring employees. -
Red Scare:Bombing in Eight Cities
In eight cities, eight bombs simultaneously exploded at the same hour. One target was the Washington, D.C., house of US Attorney General Palmer. -
Working Women
Women are allowed to work and get paid for the work they do. -
Lynching
416 African Americans were lynched -
The Beginning of Prohibition
Prohibition was the banning of alcohol usage. Women believed that Prohibition would keep them safe from their drunken husbands, who liked to be violent . -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment
The ratification of the 18th amendment allowed women to vote for the first time, on November 2, 1920. -
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921
It limited the number of immigrants coming to America. Three oercent of a nationality could come to the U.S. -
National Origins Act
The National Origins Act was a quota system to govern immigration from specific companies. -
Ku Klux Klan Killing of Madge Oberholtzer
Grand Dragon David Stephenson kidnapped and rapped Oberholtzer. -
The Refrigerator
The "Monitor-Top" was created. -
Red Scare:Murder of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were anarchist charged with the shooting and killing of two men during a holdup at a shoe factory near Boston. -
First Black Congressman
Oscar DePriest elected to 71st Congress from Chicago's South Side, becoming the first Black congressman from the North and the first Black in Congress since the end of the first Reconstruction. -
End of Prohibition
The 21st amendmaent repealed the 18th amendment. So, it was legal to make and sell alcoholic beverages.
