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FBI
-Founded July 26, 1908
-president Hoover came to the front of his federal law enforcement in 1919/1920 around the time of the "red scare"
-more than 10,000 suspected of being communists are immediately arrested and not given a real trial
-complete violation of an individuals rights -
teapot dome scandal
-shocked Americans by the its sheer greed and corruption within the government
-oil tycoons / gambling politicians / bootlegging / murder-suicide / sexists president / and a large amount of cash set aside for bribery situations
-this resulted in the first time a U.S. cabinet member serve jail time for a crime committed during their political service -
League of Nations
-created Jan 10, 1920
-lots of death so the US and Britain called for the creation of the organization to maintain postwar peace
-November 15, 1920: first LoN meeting held in Geneva, US not present
-later results in WW2 - Geneva convention -
18th amendment
No alcohol
led to high crime
gangsters
bootlegging
Great Gatsby LOL
alcohol became very cheap and the abuse women wanted to stop just became easier to be victim to. Good job women, what we learn? Don't touch a man's beer -
Rise of Nazi Party
-Adolf Hitler delivers the Nazi Party Platform to a large crowd in Munich (considered the foundation of Nazism)
-originated from the "German Workers' Party / expressed German nationalism and Antisemitism (disliking of Jewish population) / disagreed with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
-Adolf Hitlers becomes the leader of the party and later becomes Germany's chancellor -results in- WW2, Holocaust, other bad stuff, etc. -
19th Amendment
-August 8, 1920
-suffrage, female voting, basically paved the way for women today
-Susan B. Anthony huge advocate for this -
Football
Professional football is born - easily the greatest day in U.S. history
It proved itself as entertainment and as a spectator sport
the business grew and players salaries increased -
Election of Harding
-29th president
-1921-1923
-died of heart attack
-his election looked dirty due to the shadiness of his cabinet and their past criminal behavior
-"return to normalcy"
-pro-business
-less government interaction "dog eat dog" -
Emer. Quota Act
set a cap/limit on how many people from a country could come into the U.S. If the limit was 2000 and you were 2001...bye bye, boat's that way.
-also resulted in the gentleman's agreement
Elis Island was huge with all the immigrants coming in -
Immigration Act
everything that I'm finding says that this and the emergency quota act are one in the same -
Benito Mussolini
-Rose to power in the wake of WWI / leading advocate of Facism at the time / created the paramilitary Facist movement in 1919 /
-Became PM in 1922
-Military expenditures: Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Albania
-Allied himself with Hitler (Axis Power in WW2)
-"Thirst for military glory" resulted in constant military conquest but eventually exhaust all of his resources -
Death of Harding
-Summer 1923
-was on a round trip throughout the U.S. promoting his political policies, while on his tour he died of a heart attack
-57 y/o
-resulted in the swearing in of President Coolidge as America's 30th president -
Scopes Monkey Trial
-Dayton, Tennessee
-called the "monkey trial"
-high school teacher accused of teaching evolution in a way that violates Tennessee state law
-Law: can't teach anything that contradicts divine creation
-He was teaching that we came from "lower order of animals" -
Chinese civil war
-catalyst= the Shanghai Massacre & collapse of the First United Front
-communism is introduced in early 1920s
-Mao Zedong founding father and chairman of the People's Republic of China
-Communists and Nationalists were at peace before the death of Sun Yatsen in 1925, his successor was extremely against communism: executed thousands of communists idealists -
The Jazz Singer
-the film "The Jazz Singer" - opened in New York City Oct. 6, 1927
-marked the beginning of the end for silent films
-talkies came into the era
-the first feature length film to incorporated
-actually began the expression of black music and culture in almost a way of appreciation
-"Black Face" -
Steamboat Willie
-Disney's S.B. Willie is a landmark in animation at the time
-first film featuring Mickey Mouse
-first cartoon with synchronized sound -
Admiral Byrd's Flight
-Richard Byrd and three companions make first flight over South Pole
-fly from their base, Ross Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours and 41 minutes
-he was a pilot in the Navy and faught in WWI
-good navigator
-His success and prestige later in life granted him high military success and fame during WW2
