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Assembly Line
The assembly line was invented by Henry Ford and helped manufacturing and the economy greatly. This gave
the United States another big step into the future as it made way for mass production. -
The radio
The invention of the radio was a modern convenience and a way to spread news. The radio, invented by Guglielmo Marconi, also encouraged the era of jazz. -
The Espionage Act
On June 15, 1917, Congress passed the Espionage Act. The law set punishments for actions interpreted as acts of interference in foreign policy and espionage - including many activities that would be seen by contemporary standards as dissent, such as the publication of magazines critical of the government. The act authorized stiff fines and prison terms of up to 20 years for anyone who obstructed the military draft or encouraged "disloyalty" against the U.S. government. -
Prohibition
Prohibition, was the period from 1919 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally as mandated in the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. -
Boston Police Strike
After the working long hours, getting little pay and working in unfit living conditions the police officers had had enough. They went on strike in 37 cities. As a result of this 1,110 were fired and Govenor Coolidge hired 1,574. They recieved higher pay, new uniforms and shorter work days. -
The Centralia Massacare
A gun battle between the American Legions and the Industrial Workers of the World. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance stretched over 25 years. It was a social upstannding for African Americans in the city of Harlem -
Mechinization of Agriculture
Agricultural surplusses became an issue -
Jazz became popular
Jazz became a popular music for white and black people. It revolutionized the radio and styles in the 1920's. -
The Nineteenth Amendment
The United States Constitution prohibits each state and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen's sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. -
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license -
The Birth Control Movement
Women from all economic classes gained greater ability to limit pregnancy in the 1920s as a result of the effort of nurse and birth control advocate Margaret Sanger. -
Immagration Restriction Act
During 1921 a temporary measure was allowing only about 350,000 immagrants into the country. -
Acts of Violence
The Ku Klux Klan planed a rally in Jasper, which was already trying to recover from the killing of a black man who was chained to a pickup truck and dragged 2 1/2 miles until his body was torn to pieces by a member of the klan. -
National Origins Act
In 1924 Congress passed a discriminatory immigration law that restricted the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans and practically excluded Asians and other nonwhites from entry into the United States. -
Restrictions on Immigrants
The law thus reduced the total number of immigrants each year to 150,000. The object of the law was also to favor certain kinds of immigrants and to keep out others. More immigrants were permitted from western Europe and fewer from southern and eastern Europe, and Asians were totally excluded, primarily to prohibit Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos from acquiring U.S. citizenship. These restrictions would be relaxed after World War II. -
Mary Montgomery Booze
Mary Montgomery Booze became the first African American woman elected to the Republican National Committee. -
Thriving Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan became a driving racist force and operated in over twenty-seven states in America with memberships over 100,000. They are known to be scary and threatening but in Washington they marched down Pennsylvania avenue without their masks, for racisim. -
The Television
Philo Farnsworth invented the first varation of the television with moving pictures.
