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Under the Harding Administration, members of the cabinet accepted bribes from oil companies.
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Prevented Immigrants from Asia and set quotas on number of immigrants from Eastern Hemisphere
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John Scopes violated the Butler Act by teaching the theory of evolution in a state-funded school -
First film with synchronized sound
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First pilot to make a transatlantic flight -
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Unemployment spiked and world trade stopped. The U.S. ultimately brought out by WWI
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Created panic and ushered in the Great Depression
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Signed by Hoover, it brought American tariffs to a historical high causing other countries to put up their own tariffs.
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The first phase of several programs know as the New Deal. Created by FDR as a way to help get America out of the Great Depression.
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FDR's more aggressive approach to poverty. Established a high income tax, mandated new reporting requirements for publicly traded companies, refinanced home mortgages, and employed rural reconstruction projects.
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The Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Peral Harbor