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red scare
The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government in 1919 and 1920. This “scare” was caused by fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution. -
18th amendment
The 18th amendment is the only amendment to be repealed from the constitution. This unpopular amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. -
volstead act
was enacted to carry out the intent of the Eighteenth Amendment, which established prohibition in the United States. -
palmer raids
were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. The raids and arrests occurred in November 1919 and January 1920 under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. -
harlem renaissance began
period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished -
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
is a very important amendment to the constitution as it gave women the right to vote in 1920. You may remember that the 15th amendment made it illegal for the federal or state government to deny any US citizen the right to vote. -
fordney-mcCumber tariff
a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods in order to protect factories and farms -
teapot dome scandal
This was an unprecedented bribery scandal and investigation during the White House administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. In 1921, by executive order of President Harding, control of naval oil reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and at Elk Hills and Buena Vista in California, were transferred from the Navy Department to the Department of the Interior. -
washington disarmament conference
was a military conference called by President Warren G. Harding and held in Washington from 12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922. -
calvin coolidge became president
were convicted of a robbery and two murders in Massachusetts in the early 1920s and sentenced to death. -
warren g. harding elected president
a Republican from Ohio who served in the Ohio Senate and then in the United States Senate, where he protected alcohol interests and moderately supported women's suffrage. -
immigrantion act basic law
that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890, down from the 3% cap set by the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, according to the Census of 1890. It superseded the 1921 Emergency Quota Act. -
scopes trial
American legal case in 1925 in which a high school teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, -
NBC founded
Formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), NBC is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States. -
charles lindberg made the first trans-atlantic flight
was an American aviator and writer who rose to fame after he piloted the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean -
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
a treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy and urging peaceful means for the settlement of international disputes, originally signed in 1928 by 15 nations, later joined by 49 others. -
stock market crash (black tuesday)
a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth. -
hebert hoovers elected president
was the 31st president of the U.S elected in was nominated as the Republican candidate, as incumbent President Calvin Coolidge chose not to run for a second full term. -
great depression began
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. -
j. edgar hoover appointed director of the bureau of investigation
Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation—predecessor to the FBI—in 1924, he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, -
amelia earhart flew solo across the atlantic ocean
first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific -
st. valentines day massacre
St. Valentine's Day Massacre is a single credited to MotörheadGirlschool, recorded by members of Motörhead and Bronze Records labelmates Girlschool.
