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the great migration
2 million african americans migrated from south to north.there was a lot of reasons they tryed to escape but mainly because of slavery.when the white men went to war they left there jobs behine and blacks filled most of them. -
18thamedment
the prohibition started because the women church group seen how much alcohol was consumed.consequences is gangs, crimes originized crimes. -
18th amendment
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19th amendment
womens voting was supported by the goverment.susan b. anthony was the leading female pushing this although wildro wilfred was against women voting he made it happen. -
emergency quota act.
limited imigrationto 3% to that ethnicity already living in the u.s.this was meant to be tempary solution. -
immigration act of 1924
limited immigration to 2% of that ethnicity living in the u.s. immigration policy is tightning.
this act was in replacement to the emergency quota act -
1929 black tuesday
first day stock market began to collapse,stock market loses 12 million -
1932 F.D.R.
f.d.r. is elected to save the american people from the depression
he created the new deal
and he was in a wheel chair. -
state of economy
worst ever for u.s.
25% unemployment rate
the causes for this was citizen debt and untrust worthy banks. -
1936 hoover dam opens
hoover dam opens.
5,000 workers to build and supplies electrcity to las vagas and los angles. -
gi bill of right
new deal helped to move from ww2 to adopt into popular culture low cost mortgageslow cost loan to start business or farm . -
Period: to
1945-1991 COLD WAR
technological advantages.
1945-1965 babyboom
1950-1953 korean war.