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Volstead Act
made a prohibition bureau in the treasury department, but they were not paided enough. -
Red Scare
A period where the public becomes anti-communism. -
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1919-1929 timeline
These are all events that change America into what it is today -
Palmer Raids
They were attempts to raid and arrest radicals. -
18th Amendment
It banded liquir to stop the violance. -
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
They were arrested and charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in south braintree, Massachusetts. -
19th Amendment ratified
It gave women the right to vote and gave them one more step to having all there rights. -
Teapot Dome Affair
Secretary of the interior Albert B. Fall's secret leasing of oil-rich public land to private companies in return for money and land. (p. 421) -
National Orgins Act
It was a law restricting immigrationto the United States through the system. This mostly restricted European and Asian immigrants. -
Scopes Trial
A sensational 1925 court case in which the biology teacher John T. Scopes was tried for challenging a tennessee law that outlawed the teaching of evolution. -
Charles lindbergh crosses the atlantic
He changed the thinking of travel and how to get places fast. Charles set out on the atlantic in a plain and went 3,000 ml, which was unheard of in that day. -
1st talking movie, The Jazz Singer is released
This movie was a major hit and a huge step for the movie business. -
Herbert Hoover elected president
Herbert went against the Democrat Al Smith. -
Stock Market Crash
The biggest depression in our countries history. In that time 25% of the people in the U.S. were out of work.