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18th Amendment
The amendment stated that the sale, transportation, and manufacture of alcohol are prohibited; excluding the uses for religious practices. The amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919. The Volstead act was also in relation to this amendment. The Volstead act was created to enforce this amendment. This amendment is the only amendment in the constitution that was repealed. -
19th Amendment
The amendment stated that no state could deny any person the right to vote based on their sex. The amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. In 1918 President Woodrow Wilson announced that he supported this amendment. This is significant because it gave women a chance to voice their opinion so to speak in an election. -
Emergency Quota Act
The emergency quota act restricted the number of immigrants that came into the country annually. The immigration level was decreased to 3%.The quota act restricted immigration from eastern and western europe. This showed the fear America had for immigrants. -
Tulsa and Rosewood Riot
In 1921 an African-American man in Tulsa, OK was accused of assaulting a white woman in an elevator. When word got out about this the people of the town went on a rampage. The whites outnumbered the African Americans 10 to 1. At the end of the fighting, it was estimated that 10 white people and 26 African Americans were killed. This even showed the racial tension that was around in the 1920’s. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome was two different federal oil reserves. One in Elk Hills, CA and one in Teapot Dome, WY. These were marked for the future use of the US Navy. Albert B. Fall took these lands and illegally sold them. He sold them off to people for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the form of bribes, stock, and cattle. In 1923 Fall was convicted for accepting bribes. This showed the massive corruption in Harding’s presidency.
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Scopes Monkey Trial
The trial was held on July 21, 1925. John T Scopes was charged with illegally teaching the Darwinian theory of Evolution. Scopes was defended by Clarence Darrow. Scopes was found guilty and had to pay a fine of 100 dollars. In the trial Clarence Darrow challenged William Jennings Bryan on his faith in the bible. He asked open ended questions and it caused Bryan to tweak. Weeks after the trial Bryan died. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were two Itailian Immigrants as well as anarchists. They were convicted of robbery and murder. There was no proof that they were the two that committed the crimes. The only "proof" they had was a person saying that the murderers and robbers looked Italian. They were tried and found guilty. This showed that America had very extreme fears and assumptions about foriegners. -
Lindbergh flies over Pacific
He was the first to fly solo over the Pacific Ocean, from New York to Paris. This flight was non stop and was attempted many times before. This shows that Americans were starting to find ways through science to travel. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was not the official day of the stock market crash. Black Tuesday wqas the first sign that the stock market was going to crash. On this day 13 million stocks were sold and taken out of the stock market. Thousands were devastated. -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday was the official day of the stock market crash. This was one event that lead to the depression in the 1930's. Many of the stocks in the stock market were taken out all on this day. This devastated thousands of people and left many unemployed. The banks were even useless because everyone's money was invested in stocks. This was a major event that crushed America's economy.
