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Eugene V. Debs
Ran for presidency 5 times as a socialist. -
Jim Crow Laws
These laws inforced racial segregation in the South. -
Chinese Exculsion Act
Prohibited the imiigration of Chinese Laborers. -
John Scopes-Monkey Trial
John Scopes was charged for teaching the theory of evolution to his high school students. This trial triggered the argument of whether or not science should be taught. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The ship left New York City, as it neared Ireland, a German submarine fired a torpedo that sank the ship. -
Zimmermann Telegram
Formed alliance between Germany and Mexico when the U.S joined World War I. -
Sedition Act
This forbid the use of disloyal speach against the U.S government. -
The immigration Act of 1924
Limited the amount of immigrants allowed into the U.S. -
18th and 21st Amendment
The ratification of the 18th amendment ended prohibition. -
Red Scare
Threats coming from the communists scared the people into hysteria.