Small Major Events History Unit Four Timeline

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  • The Start of the Red Scare

    Vladimir I. Lenin and his followers the Bolsheviks establish a communist state fueling the Red Scare.

  • 18th Amendment

    Launched the Prohibition era, influencing a boost in organized crime.

  • The Palmer Raids

    Raids and violence towards communists, socialists, and anarchists.

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    A civil rights movement fueled by literature, music, and dancing.

  • Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

    The KKK makes a comeback opposing blacks, Catholics, Jews, immigrants, unions, and saloons gaining 4.5 million members in 1924.

  • Native Americans

    Native Americans Receive Full Citizenship

  • Tennessee passes law making it a crime to teach evolution

    This contributed to the Scopes Trials.

  • Election of 1928

    Herbert Hoover wins the election of 1928

  • Black Tuesday

    The stock market crashes.

  • The Dust Bowl

    Causes many farmers to have to migrate to Pacific coast states.

  • New President

    Franklin D. Roosevelt Becomes President