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Extroardinary Events During The 1920's
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Prohibition and the 18 ammendment
Info. on Prohibition The United States is banned from the sale, manufacture, and the transport of alcohol. During prohibition, many people smuggled alcohol in through Canada, got whiskey through medical prescriptions, or just went to an underground Malt to get their alcoholic beverages. Also, during the prohibition period,alcohol was not allowed to be sold, but there were no laws preventing alcohol from being consumed or in someone's possesion -
Harding and the E.Q.A.
Info. On President HardingHarding signs the Emergency Quota Act, which limited the number of immigrants allowed in the United States to 3% of that nationality already in the U.S. This was a significant event in history because it reduced overpopulation in the U.S. for three years. The law was passede again in 1924 -
Harding Makes Taft Chief of Supreme Court
taftTaft is named the 10th Chief of Supreme court by president harding. Taft makes an amazing contribution to America and later is elected as president. -
19th ammendment is found constitutional
women suffrageThe 19th amendment stated that woman had the right to vote.Weoman was going through hard times to give the right for all weoman to have the right to vote without being judged on the sex they are. -
Walton helps stop K.K.K. with Martial Law
GovernorWalton put Okmulgee County under martial law to investigate Ku Klux Klan activity. Walton said while being questioned that he would bring in witnesses to attest to Ku Klux Klan terrorism. -
Coolidge supports prohibition
CoolidgeCoolidge felt that prohibition was a positive response to a social problem.Coolidge upheld the law passed by Congress,(the Volstead Act)He said. "But he also said, 'Any law that inspires disrespect for other laws-the good laws-is a bad law." -
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The SOCAL Act
The SOCAL actPresident Hoover created the SOCAL Act: Standard Oil of California, which allowed 16 oil wells to be opened in bahrain. This allowed Americxa to bre come more interdepent in the oil industry -
