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1920's and Prohibition

  • The nineteenth Amendment

    The nineteenth Amendment

    It gave women the right to vote
  • The United States goes dry- Prohibition

    The United States goes dry- Prohibition

    shutting down the country's fifth largest industry
  • The Emergency Quota Act

    The Emergency Quota Act

    To restrict immigration from southern and eastern Europe
  • Nellie Tayloe Ross

    Nellie Tayloe Ross

    became the first female governor
  • Scopes Trial

    Scopes Trial

    a teacher went on trial for teaching evolution in his classroom, he was found guilty and was ordered to pay a fine of $100
  • Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh

    completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
  • U.K. passes Equal Franchise Act

    U.K. passes Equal Franchise Act

    making the voting age the same for men and women
  • The Wall Street Crash

    The Wall Street Crash

    Started the period of The Great Depression
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president- Prohibition

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president- Prohibition

    after campaigning, among other things, to end Prohibition.
  • 21st Amendment- Prohibition

    21st Amendment- Prohibition

    repealing Prohibition is ratified.