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This brought Prohibitation to the United States. This also meant "intoxicating liquor" was prohibited. It was replaced in 1933 by the 21st ammendment.
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The Red Scare refers to anti-Communism in the United States. This was focused on socialist revolution and political radicalism.
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This tried to deport and arrest leftists and anarchists. A. Mitchell Palmer was the leader of the group.
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This act enabled legislation for the Eighteenth Ammendment. Wayne Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon Leauge drafted the bill.
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These two men were convicted of murdering two other men. This was a controversial trial, and many questioned whether or not the trial was fair. They eventually were executed.
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This prohibited anyone to be denied to vote because of their sex. This was brought together by the women's suffrage movement.
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This was a bribery scandal of president Warren G. Harding. Navy petroleum was for low prices at Teapot Dome and two other places without competing for prices.
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This act limited the amount of immigrants coming in the country each year. Only 2% of the amount of Americans can be immigrants.
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John Scopes, a teacher violated the Butler Act by teaching evolution. He was found guilty, but he ended up going free.
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This was done for a prize of $25,000 to have a flight between New York and Paris. His engine was called "Spirit of St. Louis".
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This was the first full length movie with dialogue. It also was a musical.
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He was the 31st president of the United States. He was in office for 120 days, and he was very optimistic about his position.
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After WWI, people were more optimistic about the world. Many invested their money. On this day, which is known as "Black Thursday", the stock prices went way down.
