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Hispanic Immigration to the United States
By 1914, more than 70,000 Mexican immigrants gravitated toward the U.S. to flee from the terror of the Mexican Revolution. -
Return of the Ku Klux Klan
William J. Simmons founded the new Ku Klux Klan in Atlanta, Georgia. Pledged to serve America’s white, Protestant community; Fight for “Americanism” -
18th Amendment Ratified
It prohibited the government from committing cruel and unusual punishments. This included torturing people. -
Radio Growth
One of the first commercial radio broadcasts informs listeners of the Warren G. Harding landslide victory in the presidential election -
Nativism Resurges
Racial and cultural tensions follow the influx of immigrants. Fear and prejudice felt toward Germans and Communists extends to all immigrants. Rise in racism; Resurgence of nativism; Growth in the desire to protect the interests of
old-stock Americans against those of immigrants. Eugenics: Pseudo-science that deals with improving hereditary traits; Depicted human inequalities as inherited traits; Warned against the breeding of “inferior” humans. -
Emergency Quota Act Passed
Established a temporary quota system which limited immigration. According to the act, only three percent of the total number of people in any ethnic group already living in the 1910 census could be admitted in a single year. Restricted the number of immigrants from all countries; Discriminated heavily against people from Southern and Eastern Europe. -
Anti Lynching Bill Passes in House but not the Senate
This bill would make lynching illegal in the United States. -
Harlem Shadows Published
Claude McKay, an immigrant from Jamaica, translated the shock of American racism into a collection of poetry. -
Coca-Cola Creates the six pack
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Nation Origins Act Passed
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This act stopped the rapid amount of immigrants who were flooding our nation. -
The Negro League Holds Its First World Series
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This is an important step, because before they were not allowed to have a world series. -
The Butler Act
Tennessee passed the Butler Act which outlawed any teaching that denied “the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible.” -
F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is published.
A very popular book at the time, because it exposed the emptiness and superficiality of our modern society. -
Langston Hughes's The Weary Blues is published
This is important because it portrayed the African American Experience of the United States -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed.
For more info click hereTwo Italian Immagrants blamed to be anarchists, after 6 years of legal battles the jury found them guilty, without proof and they were executed. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Babe Ruth was famous for hitting hundreds of home runs in the 1920’s. -
Charles Lindbergh makes first solo transatlantic trip
This is important because it shows the advancment in planes, during the Jazz Age. -
Coming of Age in Samoa
Margaret Mead, one of the first woman anthropologists published this highly regarded study. Sometines Described life in a Pacific island culture. -
Claude Mckay’s Home to Harlem is Published
Claude had already published works before, a collection poems. -
Prohibition Repealed
- Prohibition was not well-received by any means
- Almost as soon as the Eighteenth Amendment was ratified, the battle began to repeal -ProhibitionThe ratification of the 21st Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and ended the federally-mandated Prohibition.
