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Also known as the Emergency Quota Act, this limited the number of immigrants that were allowed into the U.S. It was later followed by The Immigration Act of 1924.
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He was the first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris. This showed a new capability for travel in the near future..
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The worst economic depression in U.S. history. It affected most of the world. It officially began when the stock market crashed in the fall of 1929.
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Around this time, around half of American households owned a radio.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. He was the only president to have served 4 terms and was known for his New Deal.
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This amendment ended prohibition by repealing the 18th amendment.
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An international war fought mainly between the Allies and the Axis powers. It first began when Hitler invaded Poland.
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Japanese bombers attacked the military base of Pearl Harbor which led the U.S. to enter the war.