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Prohibited the sale, consumption, or importion of any alcohol for consumption. The Volstead Act was also contributing to this cause.
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General Palmer organized raids in hopes that they would advance his presidential ambitions. In fact, they destroyed them.
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A widespread fear of the Bolsheviks. Not John Lennon.
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The amendment that allowed women to vote. Suffragists, the women who protested their voting rights, helped get this amendment ratified.
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Allowed alcohol to be sold, but with lower alcoholic content. A contribution to the 18th amendment.
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Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of murders. They were two immigrants who had some evidence pointing to them, but some evidence was not. They were found guilty and executed, which made the world very furious.
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Albert Fall was convicted of accepting bribes for providing the leases of the "Teapot Dome," an oil field in Wyoming.
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A law that restricted immigrants from coming into America. Specifically, Asians and Orientals. Only 2% of the existing foreign population was allowed in the country.
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A high school biology teacher violated the Butler Act by teaching evolution to his class. In the '20s, creation was the standard teaching curriculum.
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Was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. He began in New York, and 33 hours later, landed in Paris.
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"The Jazz Singer" was the first movie ever made with actual speech. "Wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin' yet!" were the first words heard on screen.
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The 31st president of the United States was elected. Hoover was a Republican from Iowa.
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The economic event that began the Great Depression.
