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Red Scare
The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents. -
18th Amendment
Effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport and sale of alcohol illegal. -
Palmer Raids
Were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. -
Volstead Act
Enacted to carry out the intent of the Eighteenth Amendment, which established prohibition in the United States. The Anti-Saloon League's Wayne Wheeler conceived and drafted the bill, which was named for Andrew Volstead, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who managed the legislation. -
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
Allowed women the right to vote. -
Harlem Renaissance Began
The Movement also included the new African-American cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States. -
Warren G. Harding
He was the first incumbent U.S. senator and the first newspaper publisher to be elected U.S. president -
Santo and Vanzetti Executed
Were convicted of murdering two men during the armed robbery of a shoe factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts. -
Washington Disarmament Conference
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, regarding interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods in order to protect factories and farms. -
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. Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and two other locations in California to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding. -
Calvin Coolidge
He was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. -
Immigration Act Basic Law
Was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country. -
Scopes Trial
The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes. John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school. -
NBC Founded
NBC is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States. -
Charles Lindberg
Made first Trans-Atlantic flight. -
The Jazz Singer Released
The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
International agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to settle disagreements. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Murder of seven mob associates of North side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran during the Prohibition Era -
Herbert Hoover
He was elected as president and had no electoral experience or high military rank. -
Great Depression Began
The sudden devastating collapse of US stock market prices, known as Black Tuesday. -
Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
Billions of dollars were lost in stock exchange, wiping out thousands of investors, and stock tickers ran hours behind because the machinery could not handle the tremendous volume of trading. -
Amelia Earhart
Flew Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean -
J. Edgar Hoover
Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation.
