1919-1929 Timeline

  • 18th Amendment

    It was certified on Januraury 16,1919. It repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933.
  • Lenin and the communist state/Red scare

    Vladimir Lenin founded the communist state in Russia. Russia targeted the U.S.
  • Volstead Act

    It enabled legislation for the 18th Amendment. It was effective October 28, 1919 and Jan 16 1920.
  • Palmer Raids

    The U.S. justice tries to arrest and deport left wing, especially anarchists . It occured in November 1919 and A.Mitchell Palmer led it in 1920
  • Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

    They were two men accused of murder. Their case upset the whole world.
  • 19th Amendment ratified

    It was ratified August 18,1920. In 1918 president Woodrow Wilson announced his support.
  • National Origins Act

    It pplied on June 30,1927. It gave limitations on immigrants into the U.S.
  • Scopes Trial

    It was known as Tennessee v Scopes. He violated the states Butler Act.
  • Teapot dome affair

    It was an unprecedented bribery scandal and investigation.The Teapot Dome is an oil field on public land in Wyoming.
  • Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic

    He flew on the Spirit of St. Louis and landed on the Rosevelt field. His first stop was to Paris.
  • The Jazz Singer release

    It was a huge musical film. It was about Jakie Robinowits and a traditional jewish family.
  • Herbert Hoover elected president

    He was the 31st president. He was an author and a mining engeneer.
  • Stock market Crash

    It started the Great depression. It was the most devastating stock market crash in U.S. History.