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18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment created prohibition in the United States. The 18th Amendment was later repealed by the 1933 ratification of the 21st Amendment. It's the only time in U.S. history of a repeal of a constitutional amendment. -
Lenin and the Communist State/ Red Scare
Vladimir Lenin founded the communist state in Russia. Communism is an economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by dictatorship. The Red Scare was about how after Russia left WWI they became a target from the U.S. because of their Communist believes and that they were going to take over America. -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. The raids and arrests occurred in November 1919 and January 1920 under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. -
Volstead Act
The volstead act enabled prohibition in the united states. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti were two italian immigrants who were convicted of murdering two men during an armed robbery in Massachusetts. They were executed after a controversial trial and a series of appeals, -
19th Amendment ratified
The 19th Amendment prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. -
Teapot Dome Affair
The Teapot Dome Affair was a bribery incident that took place in the United States in 1922–23, Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome and two other locations to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding. In 1922 and 1923, after investigation, Fall was convicted of accepting bribes from the oil companies. -
National Origins Act
The National Origins Act limited the number of immigrants from any contry to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890. The law was aimed at further restricting southern and eastern europeans who were immigrating in large numbers. -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial was an American legal case in which high school science teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act which made it unlawful to teach evolution. He was guilty, but the verdict was overturned and he went free. -
Charles Lindbergh crosses the atlantic
Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S. Air Mail pilot, went on a solo non-stop flight on May 20–21, 1927, from Roosevelt Field to Paris, France. -
1st talking movie, the jazz singer is released
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film. It was the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences. Produced by Warner Bros. -
Herbert Hoover elected president
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States. When the Wall Street Crash of 1929 struck less than eight months after he took office, Hoover tried to combat the ensuing Great Depression with volunteer efforts, public works, tariffs, an increase in the top tax bracket, and increases in corporate taxes. -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market crash in 1929 was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, The crash signaled the beginning of the 12 year Great Depression and did not end until the onset of American mobilization for World War II at the end of 1941.
