Major Events of WWl By Taddy Apr 27, 1890 Southern and Eastern Europe immigrants poured into the United States Apr 27, 1914 Parliament passed a home-rule bill Apr 27, 1919 18th Amendment ratified Apr 27, 1919 Red Scare set off in Russia Apr 27, 1919 Red Scare set off in Russia Apr 27, 1920 New Technology helped to create a mass culture. Apr 27, 1920 Jazz Age Apr 27, 1920 African American cultural awaking called the Harlem Renaissance began Apr 27, 1926 Conservatives passed legislation limiting the poewr if workers to strike Apr 27, 1926 a general strike lasted nine days and involved some three million workers Apr 27, 1929 jitters about the economy caused people to sell theri stocks at once Apr 27, 1930 United States Congress pass a series of Neutrality Acts Apr 27, 1931 Federal Reserve increasd the interest rate, with even more disatrous effect Apr 27, 1935 Italy invaded Ethiopia Apr 27, 1937 German planes dropped theri bombs on Guernica Apr 27, 1938 Hitler was ready to engineer the Anschluss Anschluss: or union of Austria and Germany Sep 1, 1939 Natzi forces stormed into Poland Apr 27, 1940 The Maginot Line was built to pervent a third invation Apr 27, 1940 The Maginot Line was built to pervent a third invation Apr 27, 1940 Hitler launched a blitzkreg against Norway