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18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment banned the manufacture of alcohol. It also banned the sale and use of alcohol as well. The 18th Amendment was passed in 1919. The amendment was passed, however, the Volstead Act, in a sense, clarified the law. It stated that owning any item deisgned to make alcohol was illegal. If unfollowed, set fines were given along with some jail time. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act was formally known as the National Prohibiton Act. It enforced the 18 ammenment. It was passed by Congress in October,1919. The Volstead Act was vetoed by President Wilson on October 27, 1919. The Act was passed, however, because it had enough votes to overthrow the president's veto. -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were raids on Russian Unions. In 1919 Woodrow Wilson appointed A.Michell Palmer as his attorney general. Palmer, along with John Edgar Hoover, used the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act to create a campaign against radicals. They were worried that Communist agents were planning to overthrow the American government. Thus was born the Palmer Raids. -
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were italian anarchrists who were convicted of murdering 2 men during a 1920s armed robbery. After a series of appeals, the two men were executed on August 23, 1927. However, there was a huge dispute on whether the trials were fair or not. Some angered anarchists believed that the trial had been unfair because it was the judge that had sentenced the two men. They said it was not the jury that had decided to execute them, but unlawfully, the judge. -
Lenin and the Commusnist State/Red Scare
The Red Scare immdediately followed World War 1. During this time, race riots, massive deportations of foreigners, and espionage laws occuried.There was alot of fear of communism. It is rumored that there were over 150,000 anarchists in the USA at the time. This only represented 0.1% of the overall population of the USA. -
19th Amendment Ratified
The 19th Amendment- Ratified -
Teapot Dome Affair
This scandal began in the early part of the 20th century when large oil reserves were discovered at Teapot Dome, Whyoming. In 1912, President Taft decided that the government owned the land and that the oil was to be used by the US Navy. Congress passed a bill that said the Secretary of the Navy could have the power to do whatever they wanted with the oil. The deal was meant to be kept a secret but rumors began to spread and the Senate fianlly said that the lease was passed under false circumsta -
National Origins Act
The National Origins Act was a law that restricted immigration by the use of quotas. The quota system discriminated against immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and Asians. This act also excluded other non-whites. However, congress had ablolished the national origins system in the 1960s. -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial was about the trial of a man named John T. Scopes against the state of Tennessee. John Scopes was a teacher who had mistakenly broken the law. Scopes had been teaching his students about evolution. The talk of evolution instead of creation was against the law and Scopes was arrested. He was put under trial and was found guilty. However, the verdict was overlooked because of a technicality and he was set free. -
Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic
On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh began his flight across the atlantic ocean. At first, bad weather threatened to delay his flight. On the morning of May 19th, the weather reported a break in the rain and Limbergh decided to begin his flight the very next day. After take off he flew over the atlantic ocean, even in darkness. Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the night of May 21 at around 10:22pm. A crowd was waiting to greet and congradulate the man and the mark he made on histor -
1st Talking Movie, "The Jazz Singer" is released
The 1st talking movie, "The Jazz Singer" is released in 1927. This musical film was the first motion picture with dialogue sequences. It started the decline of the "silent film" era. The film was produced by Warner Bros. and Al Jolson stars as he performs 6 songs. It was directed by Alan Crosland and based on a play by Samson Raphaelson. -
Herbert Hoover is elected president
Herbert Hoover is elected to be the 31st president of the US. He was originally a professional mining engineer and author. He promoted partnerships between the government and buisnesses. He easily won republican nominations even though he had no previous elected office expirience. He was in office from March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933. -
Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market crashed in October of 1929. It was also known as "The Great Crash". It is known as the most devestation crash of the stock market in history. The crash signaled the beginning of The Great Depression. The time that was once full of wealth was now full of poverty. The depression lasted until the end of 1941.
