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Chinese exclusion act
This act was the first to prohibit a specific ethnic group to come to the u.s in this case the Chinese labors for over 10 years. This declined wages and economics ills on the west coast. -
jim crow laws
Jim crows laws were referred to laws that were met for the separation of the whites and blacks.it had became a pejorative expression meaning "negro". It was a time where blacks were treated differently because of their skin color -
sinking of the Lusitania
the sinking of the ship caused many deaths, because of this many were angry and pressured president Wilson to enter world war I -
Zimmerman telegraph
This is when the united states congress declared war on Germany and allies. This is one of the reasons why the u.s entered war -
sedition act
this act was passed to silence the opposition press that was critical of the administration foreign policies.It was a prevision to protest against government polices -
18th-21st amendment
these amendments are important because the 18th amendment was passed to end prohibition but some states didn't end it, till after the 21st amendment was passes and officially ended it -
Immigration act of 1924
till today this is law, this act was created to only let 2% of immigrants into the u.s. This was enforced because the number of immigrants in the u.s increased a lot. -
John scopes- the monkey trial
After John scooped was arrest, unions were formed to help him in trial, he was arrested because while teaching he taught the evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
Eugene V. Debs
He was know of the best known socialist, he called boycotts for events and was even arrested for defying a court injunction against a strike. He helped encourage Americans to organize political opposition to corporations and world war 1 -
18th-21st amendment
the importance of these amendment was that the 18th amendment prohibited the sale of consumption until the 21st amendment where it officially ended the national prohibition. -
red scare
the red scare led to witch hunt for suspected communist supported. It affected whole sale violations of constitutional rights, the development of negativism and intolerance and deportation of innocent people, many died.