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The washing machine made washing clothes faster and easier.
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Henry Ford began using assembly lines in 1908 for his car business.
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Henry Ford built the first Model T car- an affordable car.
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Jeannette Rankin was the first women to be elected to congress. This really was a step up for women.
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Palmer Raids begin- many people are attacked and arrested who were suspected to be anarchists.
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Prohibition began when when the Eighteeth Amendment was passed, outlawing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol.
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Marcus Garvey was the leader of the largest black mass in history, with his "back-to-Africa" movement.
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Many African Americans moved north in search of a better life.
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Thousands of people where arrested ending the Palmer Raids.
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The Nineteeth Amendment was passed which gave the women the right to vote.
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The radio made it easier for people to listen to news and other things happening in the world.
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Because of the National Origins Act there were new restrictions on labor.
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The airplane made it easier to transport goods from place to place.
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The first radio broadcast was made.
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The National Origins Act was passed. It restricted immigration. It took place during the Red Scare
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The KKK celebrated when they beat a democratic party. they burned crosses.
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The Ku Klux Klan marched down Washington. There were thousands of KKK members in the "parade."
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The first soda vending machine was invented in the 1920's.
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are accused of shooting and killing two men at a shoe factory. They were charged as anarchists. They were later put to death in the electric chair on August 23, 1927.
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The Twenty-first Amendment was passed, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. This ended the Prohibition.