1920s and Prohibition

  • National Origins Act limits immigration to U.S
    1924 BCE

    National Origins Act limits immigration to U.S

  • 19th Amendment = gave women the right to vote

    19th Amendment = gave women the right to vote

  • Warren Harding, President, 1921-1923

    Warren Harding, President, 1921-1923

  • Teapot Dome Scandal (government corruption)

    Teapot Dome Scandal (government corruption)

  • Calvin Coolidge, President, 1923-1929

    Calvin Coolidge, President, 1923-1929

  • Scopes Trial in TN: Science and Religion

    Scopes Trial in TN: Science and Religion

  • the federal government increased the amount of methanol, a poisonous alcohol-based substance, required in industrial alcohols,

    the federal government increased the amount of methanol, a poisonous alcohol-based substance, required in industrial alcohols,

  • The jazz singer, first talking movie

    The jazz singer, first talking movie

  • Herbert Hoover enter the White House

    Herbert Hoover enter the White House

  • Nationwide Prohibition lasted from 1920 until 1933. The Eighteenth Amendment, which illegalized the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol, was passed by the U.S.

    Nationwide Prohibition lasted from 1920 until 1933. The Eighteenth Amendment, which illegalized the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol, was passed by the U.S.