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Harlem Renaissance Began
A cultural movement that spanned the 1920's -
18th Amendment
Established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States -
Red Scare
The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism -
Treaty of Versailles Rejected
One of the peace treaties at the end of World War I -
Volstead Act
Enacted to carry the intent of the Eighteenth Amendment -
Palmer Raids
Attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists -
19th Amendment
Prohibited denial of voting rights due to gender -
Warren G. Harding Elected President
Warren G. Harding was elected president -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Bribery incident -
Washington Disarment Conference
Military conference held by President Warren G. Harding -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
A law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods in order to protect factories and farms -
Calvin Coolidge Became President
Due to the death of Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge was made president -
Immigration Act Basic Law
Limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country -
Scopes Trial
Famous American legal case in 1925 where John Scopes was accused of violating the Butler Act -
NBC Founded
The channel NBC was founded -
Charles Lindberg Made First Trans-Atlantic Flight
Charles Lindberg flies across the Atlantic -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
Two anarchists convicted of murdering two men during a robbery -
The Jazz Singer Released
The film The Jazz Singer came out -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The murder of seven mob associates -
Herbert Hoovers Elected President
Herbert Hoover was elected president -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Agreement to not use war to resolve conflicts -
Great Depression Began
A severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II -
Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
The beginning of The Great Depression -
Amelia Earhart Flew Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart begins her flight across the Atlantic Ocean -
J. Edgar Hoover Appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover becomes the director of the Bureau of Investigation
