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Prohibition
Prohibition begins which is when the sale, manufacturer, and transportation of alcohol was banned (18th amendment) -
Treaty of Versailles
The US fails to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and joins the UN -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment was passed and no US citizen can be denied to vote -
Maternity Act
Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act of 1921 provided federally financed instruction in maternal and infant health care -
Charles Evans Hughes
Secretary of state Charles Evans Hughes initiated talks on naval disarmament, hoping to stabilize the size of the US navy -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act
Representative Joseph W Fordney and senator Porter J McCumber guided this legislation through congress. Tariffs raised above the level set in 1913 and also authorized the president to raise or lower a given tariff rate by 50% in order to even out production costs. -
Washington Naval Treaty
Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and the US concluded an agreement that intended to slow the Naval arms race and reduce the chance for future wars. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US through a national origins quota. -
Dawes Plan
Dawes Plan was an attempt to collect war reparations from Germany .After five years it showed to be unsuccessful and pointless. -
Darwins Theory
John Scopes challenged the states ban on teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in public schools. -
Washington DC March
The march in Washington DC 35,000 KKK members preached Americanism based on racism, anti-catholicism, anti-communism, nativism, and anti-semitism. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
The trial of Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti was a highly politicized dispute -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The General Treaty for the Renunciation of war focused on trying to outlaw war between Italy, Japan, Germany, UK, France, and the US. This is also known as the Kellogg-Briand Pact. -
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
Four men (supposedly part of Al Capone's gang) went into a warehouse, where they then open fired on the Morans and killed seven. -
Stock Market Crash
Increased use of buying stocks "on margin" caused the stock market crash, which devastated the economy and is one of the leading factors into the Great Depression.