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Jim Crow Laws
Legalized segregation between blacks and whites. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
prohibitied all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
the sinking of the Lusitania played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany. -
Sedition Act
Extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses -
18th Amendment
Established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages -
Eugene V. Debs
One of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World and Presidential candidate 5 times -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote -
immigration act of 1924
Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota -
John Scopes - The Monkey Trial
An American legal case in 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act -
20th Amendment
Sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end and defines who succeeds the president if they die. -
21st Amendment
Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment -
Red Scare
The worker - socialist revolution and political radicalism
