Imperialism By emarquez2000 Period: Nov 5, 1855 to Oct 20, 1926 Eugene V. Debs May 6, 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 1896 Jim Crow Laws Apr 7, 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania 1917 Zimmerman Telegram May 16, 1918 Sedition Act Period: Jan 16, 1919 to Dec 5, 1933 21st and 18th amendment May 26, 1924 Immigration Act of 1924 Jul 10, 1925 John Scopes the monkey trails Period: 1940 to 1950 Red Scare