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also called prohibition, this amendment made alcohol illegal in the U.S
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palmer hunted down and arrested suspected communists, socialists, and anarchists.
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established a prohibition bureau in the treassury department that was underfunded
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americans began to fear that communists were trying to take over the country
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sacco and vanzetti were charged with robbery and murder and executed in 1927
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gave women the right to vote
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Albert Fall used his political power to make secret deals with oil companies and make a profit for himself with the oil rich lands of teapotdome, Wyoming
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established immigration quotas that discriminated strongly against people from outside western europe
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scopes was a teacher in tennesse who was arrested for teaching evolution to his students.
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it took lindbergh 33 hours and 29 minutes to cross the atlantic
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talking movies doubled movie attendence in the U.S
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hoover was elected just before the stock market crash
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the thursday through tuesday of that week were called "black"