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18th Amendment
Enforced the Volstead Act that implemented prohibition, banned most commercial production and distribution of berverages containing more than one-half of 1% of alcohol by volume. Repealed in 1933 -
19th Amendment
Women were granted the right to vote -
Red Scare
A wave of anticommunism, antiforeign, and antilabor hysteria -
Ku Klux Klan
Membership flourished. Up to 5 million men were members in the 1920's -
Farm Decline
Farm exports had fallen by more then $2 billion after the end of World War I -
Sheppard Towner Act
Provided federal aid to establish state programs for maternal and infant health care. -
National Origins Quota Act
Limitied immigration from Europe to 150,000 a year. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act
Raise the basic rates substantially over the moderate Underwood Tariff. -
Equal Rights Amendment
Amendment stated, "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction." -
Harlem Renaissance
An African American cultural, literary, and artistic movement centered in Harlem, an area in New York City. -
Scopes Trial
John T. Scopes was on trial for teaching Darwinian evolution, which was against Tennessee law. He was foudn guilty and fined $100. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall was convicted of accepting bribes in exchange for leasing government owned oil lands in Wyoming and California to private business men. -
World War I bonus
The Bill giving World War I veterans a bonus is passed. -
Flight across the Atlantic
Charles LIndbergh completes first nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris -
Sacco and Vanzetti
They were arrested in May for a payroll robbery and murder. The were condemmed more by ideas than evidence. They were executed on this day. -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth becomes national idol by hitting sixty homeruns -
The Jazz Singer
This movie features singing-talking soundtrack -
Election of 1928
Herbert Hoover becomes president. -
Union Membership Decline
Union membership declined from the postwar high of five million to less than three million -
Empire State Building Completed
Empire State Building became the tallest building in the world, 102 stories high.
