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18th Amendment
The prohibition of alcohol in the US -
Red Scare
A rise in fear of communism or radical beliefs. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote -
Volstead Act
Known as the Proabition Acts -
Palmer Raids
Attempts by the US Justice Department to arrest and deport radical leftists -
Treaty of Versailles Rejected
Rejection of the formal peace treaty between WWI Allies and Germany. -
Harlem Renaissance Began
1920's cultural movement of the Africian American -
Warren G. Harding is Elected President
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Washington Disarmament Conference
The first arms control conference in history. -
Teapot Dome Scanal
Bribery scandal involving oil mining rights with out competitive bidding. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Law passed to increase tariffs on imported goods protecting US factories and farms. -
Calvin Coolidge Became President
Calvin Coolidge took the office of President when Warren Harding died unexpectedly. -
J. Edgar Hoover Appointed director fo the Bureau of Investigation
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Immigration Act Basic Law
Law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890. -
Scopes Trial
Was formally known as the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes -
NBC Founded
National Broadcasting Company -
Charles Lindberg Made First Trans-Atlantic Flight
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Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
Two anarchist accused of murdering two men during armed robbery. -
The Jazz Singer Released
The first full length motion picture with dialogue and music on the same strip. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928. Introduction. The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement to outlaw war signed on August 27, 1928 -
Herbert Hoovers Elected President
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St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The name given to Irish mob and Itallian mob shoot out in Chicago. -
Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
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Great Depression Began
Begins with Stock Market Crash of 1929 -
Amelia Earhart Flew Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean
First woman to fight across the Atlantic Ocean.
