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The Red Scare
Red Scare definition. The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government in 1919 and 1920. This “scare” was caused by fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution. http://www.dictionary.com -
Warren G. Harding becomes 29th US. President
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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; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration. www.vocabulary.com -
Warren G. Harding dies from a stroke.
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Calvin Coolidge wins 1924 election
John Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929). A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont. Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. en.wikipedia.org -
Scopes Trial
The trial of John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, for teaching the theory of evolution in violation of state law. The trial was held in 1925, with eminent lawyers on both sides — William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense. Although Scopes was convicted, he was given a nominal fine, and the outcome was widely seen as a victory for Darrow. http://www.dictionary.com -
KKK in front of the white house.
More than 50,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan paraded through Washington, D.C. Some walked in lines as wide as 20 abreast, while others created formations of the letter K or a Christian cross. A few rode on horseback. Many held American flags. -
Henry Ford introduced 40 hours workweek.
Thanks to a new efficient way to produce workers were able to work less and earn more money than before. -
Sliced bread was invented.
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Herbert Hoover 31st US. President
A political leader of the twentieth century, who was president from 1929 to 1933. Hoover became famous for his direction of relief work in Europe after World War I. He had been president only a few months when the Great Depression began ( see stock market Crash of 1929, stock market, and Hoovervilles ). http://www.dictionary.com -
Stock market crash.
A severe downturn in equity prices that occurred in October of 1929 in the United States, and which marked the end of the "Roaring Twenties." The crash of 1929 did not occur in one day, but was spread out over a two-week period beginning in mid-October.
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