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warren g. harding
was the 29th president of the u.s. a republican from ohio senate and then in the united states senate, where he protected alcohol interesta and moderately supported womens suffrage -
volstead act
was enacted to carry out the intent of the eighteenth admendment, which established prohibition in the united states -
palmer raids
were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States -
18th amendment
established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production -
tea dome scandal
was a bribery incident that took place in the united states from 1920 to 1923 during the adminitstration of president warren g. harding. -
red scale
is the name given to a technique of shooting photographic film where the film is exposed from the wrong side -
harlem renaissance began
was known as the negro movement -
treaty of versailles rejected
was rejected by congress -
19th amendment
prohibits any united states citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. -
sacco and vanzetti executed
italian born anarchists who were convicted of mudering two men during the armed robbery of a shoe factory -
washington disarmament conference
was a military conference called by president warren G. harding and held in washington -
fordney-mccumber tariff
was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods in order to protect factories and farms -
calvin coolidge
30th president of the united states -
immigration act basic law
was 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
was a famous american legal case in 1925 in which a highscool teacher, john scopes was accused of violating tennessee's butler act. which made it unlawful toteach human evolution in any state funded school -
nbc founded
is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network -
charles lindberg made first trans atlantic flight
made flight from roosevelt field in garden city on new yorks long island to le bourget field in paris, france -
the jazz singer
the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences. -
amelia earheart flew solo across the atlantic ocean
was the first female aviator to fly solo across the atlantic ocean. -
kellogg-briand pact
was a 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve disputes of whatever nature they may be -
st. valentine's day massacre
is the name given to the 1929 murder of seven mob associates of north side irish gang led by bugs moran during the prohibition era -
herbert hoover
was the 31st president of the u.s., is the most recent cabinet secretary to be elected president of the united states, -
stocket market crash
began in late october 1929 and was the most devasting 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 -
j. edgar hoover appointed director of the bureau of investigation
was the first director of the federal bureau of investigation of the united states
