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Jim Crow Laws
These laws enforced racial segregation in the South. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act prohibited all immigration of Chinese workers. -
Eugene V. Debs
He was the president of the Railway Union. The Union ran a successful strike to get higher wages. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The loss of many lives outraged Britain and the U.S., which led to the U.S. declaring war against Germany. -
Zimmerman Telegram
It was a secret communication that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of WW1. -
Sedition Act
This act covered a wider range of offenses, speech, and opinion that casts the government in a bad light. -
18th - 21st Amendments
The 18th-21st Amendments prohibit manufacturing, women gain the right to vote, people of power will step down, and alcohol is prohibited. -
Red Scare
The Red Scare was a threat about a rise of communism, anarchism, or radical leftism. People often feared immigrants due to this reason. -
Immigration Act of 1924
This act limited the amount of immigrants that were allowed to enter America. -
John Scopes - The Monkey Trial
This was a trial that lasted eight days due to John Thomas being accused of violating his teaching right.