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car
karl benz produced the first working car. -
computer
charles babbage invented the computer but the lack of funds did not allow him to continue tweaking it. -
telephone
alexander graham bell created the telophone and patentend it. -
radio
tesla was the one who improved the radio making it beter so he is the forfront for it. -
the great migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 2 million African Americans out of the Southern United States to the Midwest.
it was important because with slavery abloshied they didnt wanant them there.
the blacks moved to the west because thats were all the work was. -
19th amendment
this amendment gave women the right to vote. -
18th amendment
phrohibitid the sale or consumption of alchol
alchol was involved in 80% of crime
women were tired of geting abused by there drnk husbands -
Emergency Quota Act
it only allowed 3% of each race to come in a year.
it restriced access to coming to the america for alot of countries except england.
the government created it in hooe to have the population even out. -
Immigration Act 1924
it reduced immigration to two percent of each race
it was more leoniant towards europeona then other groups
they7 disciminatesd more against other races -
Television
philo fransworth created the tv but it was four yars before the first regular program was created. -
black thursday
stock market loses 11 more percent. -
black tuesday
thirty three billion dollars were lost in two days
stock market lost eleven percent -
hoover dam built
the hoover damn made jobs for many americans that were suffering from the reccesion.
they piped water from the colorado river to cool down the concrete
the hoover damn provides electricty for los angeles -
franklin d rooselvelt was elected president
he was elected because he saisd he had a way out of the great depression
he used the government to fix things -
state of the economy
this is the worst that the ecnomy has ever been
25% un employment rate
half of all banks closed down -
21st amendment
ends the prohabition atlast
it overturned the 18th amendment.
only amendment to overturn another -
gi bill of rights
it was created so hat vetereans could get money and homes.
people in the military can go to school for free
it contributed to the growth of the suburbs. -
frisbee
the plasctic disk was invented in 1948 but the first frisbee was made in 1987 -
internet
it was originally used as a means to share information on defense research between involved universities and defense research facilities.
