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1920's
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Prohibition Begins
The 18th amendment declares that the manufacture, consumption, sale, and transporting of alcohol is illegal. This created angry, violent gangs that would bargin and smuggle alcohol throught large cities, such as Chicago. -
The 19th Amendment was adopted to the Consitution
The 19th Amendment gave women in America the rigthto vote. This granted women as having more political power in the governments decisions. -
KDKA Broadcast in Pitsburgh
The broadcast of KDKA was the first broadcasting on the radio. The thought behind it all was Harold Aldrin. He changed the way that people veiwed public baseball games and any other sport that was played because they no longer had to wait to hear the turnout. -
Congress inacts the Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act was an immigrant restriction act. It was created to reduce the number of immigrants that could migrate into the United States to 3% of the residents from the counrty they came from, annually. -
Boll Weevil and the Destruction of Cotton Crops
The Boll Weevil is a small beetle that destroys the cotton crop. In 1922, this pest destroyed more than 85% of the South's cotton crop. This made the manufacturing cost of any cloth made of cotton more expensive. This event also was made worse by the Great Depresion in the 1930's -
The Stock Market rise in 1924
This rise in stock prises was a time of great prosperity in the United States. It helped to create high levels of profit for any business. It was a time when revolutionary inventions were changing the way that people lived. The automoblie, for example, gave people a faster and easier way to travel. -
John Scopes trial Takes Place
The Scopes trial involved John Scopes and the Theory of Evolution. John Scopes taught the Theory of Evolution in his classrom and was found guitly for doing so. This event shows that the diversity in beliefs was changing and among that they were frowned upon and even came with punishment. -
Klu Klux Klan Members March on Washington
The Klan's march on Washington D.C. was important because it presented the large mass that the klan had gathered since its decline in the earlier decades. When they paraded in washington, over 40,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan were involved. -
Langston Hughes Publishes "The Weary Blues"
The book called "The Weary Blues" had won many awards after publication. It was a collection of Hughes's work. This piece shows the rebirth and significance of the African American culture that spread in the United States. -
Charles Lindbergh Flies Across the Atlantic Ocean
Charles Lindbergh was the first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. He proved that there are no limits to anyone who has the inspiration and the drive. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Execution
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, italian anarchists, were convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killing two men. The court rule was proven to be unjustified and these two men were treated unfairly. Their trial shows the period of time in which America was afriad and blamed anarchists because of their fear. -
Herbert Hoover is Elected President
Herbert Hoover was elected a year before the Stock Market Crash of 1929. He used his efforts to maintain employment rates and income for laborers.
