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Woolworth Building
One of the first skyscrapers created in New York -
KKK reborn
Klu Klux Klan was reestablilshed on Thanksgiving night 1915 -
Eighteenth ammendment passed by congress
prohibbitting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages -
literacy test
congress enacted a literacy test that reduced the number of immigrants alllowed in the country. -
50 years and other poems
published by James Weldon Johnson. commented on the half century of suffering following the emancipation proclaimation. -
ratification complete
Nebraska was the last state to ratify the 18th ammendment -
bombings
a series of bombings an dbomb threats, thought to be communists hit cities around the US -
Palmer raids
a massive round up of foreign- borns by attourny general Mitchell Pakmer -
Volstead Act
banned most commercial production and distribution of bewverages containing more that .5% of alcohol by volume -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested
without due process for robbery and murder. sentanced to death -
19th ammendment passed
granted women the right to vote -
emergency immigration act
congress passed this act to reduce the flow of immigrants to the US even more -
Sheppard-Towner Act
provided for federal aide to establish state programs for maternal and infant health care -
Equal rights amendment
stated that men and women shall have equal rights throught the US and every place subject to its jurisdiction -
National Origins Quota Act
limited immigration from Europe to 150,000 a year, allocated most available slots to immigrants from Great britain, Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavia and banned all Asian immigrants -
sports craze
more than 20 million fans attended baseball games in 1927 -
Herbert Hoover elected
defeated Alfred Smith by a landslide -
electricity
by 1929, 70% of all indutrial power came form electricity -
18th ammendment repealed
repealed due to urban resistance -
KKK disbands
although they declined after the 20's, they didnt officially disband untill 1944