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NAACP is formed
National accociation for the advancement of colored people -
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The Turbulent Decade
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Seattle General Strike
35,000 shipyard workers walked off the job demanding higher pay and shorter hours. There number soon increased to 60,000 supporters, -
Volstead Act
Established Proabition. -
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Recession
After the war, when all the soilders came home there were more people than jobs. The U.S also left it's war economy -
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Harding's Presidency
Warren Harding was the 29th president of the united states. He died in office and was part of many scandels. -
Babbit is published
Book deatailing and against middle class conservitisim -
Bursum Bill is proposed
THe bursum bill was a bill to give claim to native american land -
Equal rights Amendment is passed
An amendment to guarantee equal rights -
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Coolidge's Presidency
THe 30th president of the united satates, was well liked and very pro-business -
KKK reaches its peak
The kkk has almost 5 million members at this time -
Brotherhood of sleeping car porters is founded
Union for better working conditions of african americans -
Penicillin is invented
Alexander Fleming discovers the first antibiotic on accident. -
Herbert Hoover Elected president
Herbert hoover becomes our 31st president.
