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Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Eugene V. Debs
He became a major leader in the labor movement. -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws is what sparked an uprising in the black community because of all the prejudices they faced, -
Sinking of the Lustania
Thus is important because the Germans sunk American ships on their way to Britain and these attacks were declared unrestricted submirne warefare my the Germans. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram is important because it was able to create an alliance between Mexico and Germany in case of a war between America and Germany. -
Red Scare
The fear of the spread of communism in America -
Sedition Act
Was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment is what started the Prohibition era. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% -
John Scopes - The Monkey Trials
The Trials were all because a teacher could not teach evolution in his classbut it was unlawful at the time -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.