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Red Scare
People feared socialist revolution and political radicalism -
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1919-1930
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18th Amendment
The Voistead Act enforced the 18th amendment which prohibited alcohol. criminals like Al Capone sold alcohol illegaly. -
Volstead Act
Enabled legislation for the 18th amendment. It was first vetoed by Woodrow Wilson but was overturned by the House of Represenatives. -
Palmer Raids
Attempt of the United States government to arrest and deport foreign radicals and anarchists -
Palmer Raids
Palmer Raids end -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Two itallian imigrant anarchists were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery. They were found guilty and were executed in 1927. -
19th Amendment
Gave women in the United States the right to vote. It was ratified durring Woodrow Wilsons Presidency -
Teapot Dome Affair
President Warren G. Harding was caught in a bribery scandle. The scandle began by Wyoming Democratic senator John Kendrick -
Scopes Trial
Legal case in 1925 when a high school biology teacher was accused of teaching evolution in class. He was found guilty but the case was later overturned on a technicality. -
Charles Lindbergh Crosses the Atlantic
He was only 25 years old when he flew solo from Long Island, New York to Paris, France -
National Origins Act
Federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admited from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country in the United States at that time. -
First Talking Movie The Jazz Singer Released
Musical film is the first feature length movie with diologue. It was produced by Barner Bros. -
Red Scare
Red Scare ends -
Stock Market Crash
The thursday through tuesday of that week were called black thursday and black tuesday. The economy was growing rapidly between 1920 and October 1929 when the stock market crashed -
Herbert Hoover Elected President
31st president of the United States. Republican. His term lasted from 1929-1933. He was the president durring the Great Depression
