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Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws were laws enforcing racial segregation in the southern united states. -
Chinese exclusion act
The chinese exclusion act prohibeted all immigration of chinese laborers -
The sinking of the lusitania
A british passenger ship that was sunk off the coast of ireland by a german submarine. This event brought the united states into the war -
The zimmerman telegram
The zimmerman telegram was an alliance between germany and mexico incase of a war with the united states -
Sedition Act
The sedition act stated that you werent aloud to talk negative about the government or the war effort by law -
19th amendment
The 19th amendment guarentees all women the right to vote -
18th amendment
The 18th amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcahol in the united states. -
The red scare
The promotion of fear and the potential of communism or radical leftism -
immigration act of 1924
The immigration act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed into the US through a nation origins quota -
John scopes- The monkey trial
A trial against John scopes by the state of tenessee when he was accused of teaching kids about evolution in a state funded school. -
Eugene V Debs
Eugene V debs was an american union leader, one of the founding members of the industrial workers of the world and five time candidate of the socialist party for president of the united states -
20th amendment
The 20th amendment says that presidents can only serve a 4 year term. -
21st amendment
The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment in the sale and consumption of alcahol