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18th Amendment
Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
Volstead Act
Was to carry out the intent of the Eighteenth Amendment. -
Red Scare
The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism used by anti leftist proponents. -
Palmer Raids
Were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists. -
Harlem Renaissance Began
The Movement also included the new African-American cultural expressions across the Northeast and Midwest United States. -
Treaty of Versailles Rejected
A vote of 39 to 55, -
19th Amendment
Prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. -
Warren G. Harding Elected President
He protected alcohol interests and moderately supported women's suffrage. -
Washington Disarmament Conference
Was a military conference called by President Warren G Harding and held in Washington. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1923. -
Calvin Coolidge Became President
was divided between those who approve of his reduction of the size of government programs and those who believe the federal government should be more involved in regulating. -
J. Edgar Hoover Appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation
Worked with instituting a number of modernizations to police technology. -
Immigration Act Basic Law
That limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country. -
Scopes Trial
legal case in which a high school teacher John Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act. -
NBC Founded
Is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network. -
Charles Lindberg Made First Trans-Atlantic Flight
is world fame is the result of his Orteig Prize-winning solo non-stop flight. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
Were convicted of murdering two men during the armed robbery of a shoe factory in South Braintree Massachusetts. -
The Jazz Singer Released
The film depicts the fictional story of Jakie Rabinowitz, a young man who defies the traditions of his devout Jewish family -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
was a nternational agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Name given to the murder of seven mob associates of North side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran during the Prohibition Era. -
Herbert Hoovers Elected President
Achieved American and international prominence in humanitarian relief. -
Stock Market Crash (black Tuesday)
Was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States. -
Great Depression Began
Was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. -
Amelia Earhart Flew Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean
The first woman and the second person to solo the Atlantic.
