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Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German sbmarine during WW1 -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram sent to Mexico from Germany that got America involved in WW1 -
Red Scare
A "Red Scare" is the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, -
Sedition Act
The Sedition Act prevented free speech and expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment banned the production, importation, and transportation and sale of alcohol. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 was a federal law that limited then amount of immigrants who could be admitted into the country each year. -
John Scopes - The Monkey Trial
The Scopes trial was an American legal case where a substitute high school teacher was breaking Tennessee's laws for teaching about evolution -
Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs was an American union leader, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, which banned alcohol