Mckayla Kirkwood's timeline week 4

  • Chinese exlusion act

    This was a united states federal act and it was one of the most greatest restrictions on free immigration in the us.
  • JIm crow laws

    These laws were state and local laws enforcing racial seregration in the south of united states.
  • The sinking of the Luitania

    This boat with 68,000 horse power. And it pushed through the water at a high 25 knots. On may 1.1915 it departed and then a german torpedo went into the boats side. It killed 114.
  • Red scare

    A red scare is the prmotion of a potential rise of communism or radical used by anti leftist proponets.
  • Zimmerman telegram

    This was an internal diplomatic communication from the german office that proposed a military alliance betwen germany and mexico. The proposal was intercepted and decoded by british intellegence.
  • the immigration act of 1924

    The iimmigration act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry through a national quota entry. It also complety exluded immigrants from asia.
  • scopes trial

    This was an american legal case in which a substitue teacher was teaching evolution and he was found guilty and had to pay up to a 1000 dollars.