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The Red Scare was the panic United States was in when they feared a communist party taking over and changing from capitalism to communism.
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Hunted down suspected Communists, Socialists, and anarchists. Invaded peoples homes and offices jailing suspects and not allowing any legal counsel. Many foreign born radicals were deported with no trials.
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The volstead act, was the enabling lefislation for the 18th amendment to go into effect. Andrew Volstead was the man who came up with it.
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This ammendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
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Two men (sacco and vanzetti) were arrested and charged with the murder of a factory paymaster and his guard, plead innocent and provided alibis but were still found guilty and sentanced to death, Thought to be tried unfairly because of ethnic background.
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In 1919 congress pssed the 19th amendment, which allowed women the right to vote. The amendment won final ratification in August of 1920.
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Secretary of the Interior, Albert B Falls secert leasing of oil rich public land to private companies in return for money and land.
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Established Immigration quotas of about 150,000 peopl annually. It discriminated against southern and eastern Europeans and kept Asians out almost completely,
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A biology teacher who taugh evolution illegally was arrested. Trial held and was found guilty and fined $100 but later the tennessee Supreme Court changed the verdict to a technicality.
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First man to cross the atlantic ocean in an airplane, went from New York to Paris non stop.
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The first major movie with sound, produced my the warner brothers.
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Ran for president in 1928 as the republican candidate. Elected president and was president during the stock market crash of 1929.
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stock prices peaked then fellm shareholders tried to sell, millions couldnt find buyers. Peopl who bought stock on credit were in huge debt, many lost all savings.
