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The Churches of Christ were organized
Fundamentalism was rapidly growing in the Baptist Church -
The NAACP was founded
black rights organization in the twentieth century. -
the Sixteenth Amendment passed
It allows Congress to levy an income tax. -
President Wilson set an income tax of 1%
INcreased to 77% by 1917 -
The 18th Amendment was ratified.
banned the manufacture and sale of "intoxicating liqours." -
The "Red Scare" begins
promoted nativist and anti-immigrant frenzy. -
Scott F. Fitzgerald published This Side of Paradise
was popular with the younger populas who were dreamers of becoming things like flappers. -
Sinclair Lewis published Main Street
told the story of a woman's unsuccessful war against provincialism. -
Harlem becomes capital of black America
Was one of the promise lands of the north -
Broadway grows
By having 50 new Broadway musical premiere -
Styles of dancing spread
Such as the Lindy Hop -
Jazz music
Jazz begins to take hold in America and spreads -
Negro National League was founded.
Not even in sports black males were allowed to play together with the common populas -
The federal Volstead Act was established
It closed every tavern, bar and saloon in the United States. Because of bootleging and moonshining -
Democrats meeting in San Fransisco
Democrats nominated James M. Cox and used Franklin Roseavelt as the voice -
Republican National Convention
Republicans nominated Warren G. Harding against Calvin Coolridge -
Federal Volstead Act
Destroyed and closed every bar and saloon -
Economic Recession
Bacically left allone to fix itself -
Herbert Hoover passed the Fordney McCumber Act
nonfree goods was raised from 38.5% to nearly 60%. -
Jazz Title ¨Chimes Blues¨ released
Popular among African American populas at the time -
1924 U.S. presidential election
President Coolridge won the election -
The National Origins Act was passed
restrictive immigration law that favored others over people -
Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby
Story of the Iconic Idea American man -
The Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act for teaching evolution. Which was against certain religions -
Marcus Garvey
showed the anger that many blacks felt about their place in American society and was arrested -
The Great Urbanization
population was moving from rural areas to urban one -
The Sun Also Rises
told of spiritually numb American expatriates in Europe -
Chinese imports go Crazy
increased at about 30% per year -
1928 U.S. presidential election
Herbert Hoover become the new president -
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway describes his WW1 experiance. -
The United States stock market crashed
Stock market crashes and with it America's economy -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Herbert Hoover's highest protective tariff in the nation's peacetime history -
African Americans voted by a large majority
The democratic party put a giant push to gain the attention of the african american population -
The Home Owner's Refinancing Act was passed
Helped those in danger of losing their homes during the Great Depression
