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The model T car greatly effected the lives of people in the 1920's. Because of it's low price, it made traveling easier and faster for the middle class America, and gave the people more freedom.
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Prohibition, the 18th amendment, prohibited the consuption, production, sales, and tradeing of alcohol. This movement was pushed by the Womens Christian Temperance Union to try and stop alcohol abuse and to protect families.
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The Americans became paranoid and started seeing anarchists and communists as threats to America and their way of life.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (A.M. Palmer), fueled by the Red Sacre, began to arrest and deport anarchists.
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KDKA was the first radio broadcast and began a radio craze. People started buying radios and they were now being mass produced to keep up with demand.
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President Harding was elected in the first election with women voting.
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Harding dies during office so Cooligde takes his place as president.
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Also known as Scopes monkey trial. The trial is about a science teacher ,John Scopes, who taught evalution in a high school class, breaking the law. Though he was found guilty, this trial effected the way people thought about evolution.
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The red scare led to paranoia and hatred for anarchists and immigrants which led to Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti's death. They were charged with murder and armed robbery and were executed.
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The people of the 20's extravagant spending caught up to them and the stock market crashed.
