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Harlem Renaissance Began
A cultural movement that spanned the 1920's. -
Red Scare
The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents -
Volstead Act
This was enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th ammendment, which established prohibition in the United States. -
Palmer Raids
Attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. -
18th Amendment
Effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport and sale of (though not the consumption or private possession of) alcohol illegal. -
Treaty of Versailles Rejected
The United States Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles, by a vote of 49-35, falling seven votes short of a two-thirds majority needed for approval. -
19TH Amendment
Pohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. -
Warren G. Harding
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Washington Disarment Conference
Was a military conference called by President Warren G. Harding and held in Washington from 12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922. Conducted outside the auspices of the League of Nations, it was attended by nine nations—the United States, Japan, China, France, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Portugal -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1923, during the administration of 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 -
J. Edgar Hoover
Appointed director of the bureau of investigation -
Immigration Act Basic Law
A United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890. -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was a famous American legal case in 1925, in which John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act. -
NBC Founded
An American commercial broadcast television and radio network. -
Charles Lindbergh
Made first trans-atlantic flight. -
Secco and Vanzetti Executed
Convicted of murdering two men during the armed robbery of a shoe factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts, United States in 1920. -
The Jazz Singer Released
The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences. -
Amelia Earhart
Flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
It was an agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them" -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The 1929 murder of seven mob associates of North side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran during the Prohibition Era. -
Herbert Hoovers Elected President
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Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
About sixteen million shares were traded, and the Dow lost an additional 30 points, or 12%, amid rumors that U.S. President Herbert Hoover would not veto the pending Smoot Hawley Tariff Act -
Great Depression Began
A severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II.
