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KKK
The Ku Klux Klan was first started in 1865 in the Southern States, and slowly started to go nation wide. The Klan purpose was to protect the rights and further interest of white Americans. They would resort to violence and other means to keep it that way. -
The first car
The first car was made by Karl Benz. The car was powered by an Otto gasoline engine. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford makes the assembly line. -
Change roles for Women
Jeannette Rankin was the first women to be elected to Congress. Slowly, women were given spots in the government. -
The Red Scare
The Red Scare started in 1917 when Russia had a revolution. Russia was then called the Soviet Union, and the government turned into communits. -
The Red Scare
When it happen, the US was scared that communists would try to change the government here. When they saw people wear red, they would think that was a communists. -
Roles of African Americans
African Americans were able to help out in World War 1 and they got some of their rights, but not at first. -
The Palmer Raids
Was named after Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. People were suspected as anarchists and other things. -
Roles of African Americans
African Americans start the Jazz Age in Harlem, New York. They had a big effect on jazz music. -
KKK
This is when the second group started. The klan went after African Americans, Christians, and other groups that they thought that didn't belong. -
Palmer Raids
Thousands of people were arrested, but some were never charged or tried for a crime. -
Mechanization of Labor
Slowly, techology began to advance durning this time period. -
Start of Prohibition
Prohibition means that the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol was banned because of the Eighteenth Amendment. The women were grateful that it was taking into place because they thought that the households would be more safe from their husbands. The men on the other hand didn't like it. -
Changing roles of women
When the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, women were given the right to vote. -
Mechanization of Labor
When this happen, the farmers were able to sell their product more faster. The city also grew from the technology and more jobs were being created. -
Restrictions on immigration
There were restrictions on immigration now because of the National Origins Act. -
Restrictions on immigrantion
Immigrants must be able to pass certain things before they are allowed to be in America. -
Airplane
The airplanes were used for wars, and they were also used to send mail. -
Radio
First radio station to be broadcasted. -
National Origins Act
It was written to limit the number of immigrants that enter the United States. -
Automatic Vending Machine
In the the 1920s, the first soda vending machine was created. -
End of Prohibition
The Twenty-first Amendment replaced the Eighteenth Amendment.
