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Red Scare
A fear of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages -
Palmer Raids
Attorney Alexander Palmer's house is damaged in anarchist bombing -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act banned the consumptiong and selling of alcohol. -
Treaty of Versailles
Senate rejects it for the second time -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
Executed for murder -
Harlem Renaissance
An African American movement that embraces literacy, musical, theatrical, and visual arts. -
Warren G. Harding Elected President
Became president after Hoover -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote. -
Washington Disarmament Conference
The world’s largest naval powers gathered in Washington for a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Raised American tariffs in order to protect factories and farms -
Calvin Coolidge
Coolige becomes president after Harding -
J. Edgar Hoover
Appointed director of the bureau of Investigations. -
Immigration Act Basic Law
Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. -
Scopes Trail
John Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for teaching evolution in his Dayton, Tennessee. -
NBC Founded
The oldest broadcasting network in the United States -
Charles Lindberg
Made first trans-atlantic flight -
The Jazz Singer Released
First successful feature film with sound -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
A treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy and urging peaceful means for the settlement of international disputes, originally signed in 1928 by 15 nations, later joined by 49 others. -
Amelia Earhart
First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic -
Herbert Hoovers Elected President
Hoover won the election, but a few months later, the stock market crashed. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
One of the most notorious ganster killings in the prohibition era -
Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
One of the largests drops in stock market history. -
Great Depression Began
Placed millions of Americans out of work
