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Eugene V. Debs
-Was a five time candidate fro the Socialist Party for America for President of the U.S.
-Was a labor unionist
-A founding father of the Industrial Workers of the World organization -
Jim Crow Laws
-Were laws made by southern states that legalized the segregation of African-Americans and whites in schools, public locations, and otherwise
-Led to civil rights movements being formed, especially later in the 1960's -
Chinese Exclusion Act
-Was a law that prohibited all immigration of Chinese eastern laborers to the United States
-Signed by President Chester A. Arthur
-Was one of the most restrictive immigration acts in history and restricted the American dream for many -
Sinking of the Lusitania
-Was a ship of the U.K. that was sunk in 18 minutes in the early stages of World War I, as German superior submarines sunk several British ships
-Was another catalyst for tensions and war in WWI
-Was a passenger ship that no one feared would be attacked by another nation -
Zimmerman Telegram
-Was a note from the passed German official secretary Arthur Zimmerman, who proposed that Mexico and Germany become allies in the case of a war between the U.S. -Was dangerous because of the potential threat on the homeland Mexico could present -
Sedition Act
-Made it illegal to write about or speak poorly of the U.S. government in times of war during the onslaught of World War I
-Restricted the American freedom of speech, as rights were often restricted in times of war -
18th Amendment
-Was enacted by Woodrow Wilson, and prohibited the transport, sale and production of alcoholic beverages.
-Proved ineffective as it led to crime and hidden methods of bootlegging and other alcoholic bars -
Red Scare
-Was a psychological fear in America of growing socialist/communist influences in the country, or simply a radical leftist change
-Caused many to be falsely persecuted on claims that they held socialist values and were disloyal to their country -
19th Amendment
-Effectively granted both men and women equal voting rights
-Gave the growing women's suffrage movements what they had been fighting for for some time -
Immigration Act of 1924
-Completely excluded people from Asia
-Lowered visas given to all nationalities in US to 2 percent
-Was established through an 1890 quota -
The John Scopes Monkey Trial
-Was a trial in which John Scopes was on trial for violating the Butler Act (making it illegal to teach human evolution)
-Was found guilty, yet the verdict was overturned due to a technicality
-Sparked nationwide controversy over whether teaching every practice was lawful or not -
20th Amendment
-Moved the beginning/ending terms of the vice and actual presidency from March 4th to January 20th
-Members of Congress were moved from March 4th to January 3rd
-Limited the ability of the president by effectively shortening his reign -
21st Amendment
-Repealed the effects of the 18th amendment and effectively ended the law of prohibition
-Was put into effect as a result of the terrible backlash that prohibition had brought with crime and new alcohol smuggling rings reaching an all time high