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Red Scare
Promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents -
Volstead Act
Enacted to carry out the intent of the Eighteenth Amendment, which established prohibition in the United States. -
Palmer Raids
Were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States -
Harlem Renaissance Begins
The Movement also included the new African-American cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States -
18th Amendement
Established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport and sale of (though not the consumption or private possession of) alcohol illegal -
Treaty Of Versailles Rejected
Treaty of Versailles was a formal peace treaty between the World War I Allies and Germany. United States Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles, Drafted by Woodrow Wilson -
19th Amendment
Prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. Womens right to vote -
Warren. Harding,
29th President .His term followed World War I and a campaign promising a "return to normalcy." -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods in order to protect factories and farms. Congress displayed a pro-business attitude in passing the tariff and in promoting foreign trade. -
Washington Disarmament Conference
It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history. Held By President Warren G. Harding -
Teapot Dome scandal
Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1923, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. -
Calvin Coolidge
He became the 30th president following the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Coolidge, also known as "Silent Cal," chose not to seek a second term -
J.Edgar Hoover Dicrector
First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigati one was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, -
Immigration Act Basic Law
United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890. -
Scopes Trail
A high school teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school -
NBC Founded
Formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), NBC is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States -
Charles Lindberg Made First Trans-Atlantic Flight
Made the first non-stop flight.As a result of this flight, Lindbergh was the first person in history to be in New York one day and Paris the next. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
Italian-born anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during the armed robbery of a shoe factory. Both executed -
The Jazz Singer released
The Jazz Singer is American musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Agreement to outlaw war signed Sometimes called the Pact of Paris for the city in which it was signed, the pact was one of many international efforts to prevent another World War. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Murder of seven mob associates of North side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran during the Prohibition Era -
Herbert Hoover
Hoover was elected president, but eight months later the stock market crash of 1929 occurred.pearheaded the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Hoover Dam -
Stock Market Crash(Black Tuesday)
Most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States.The crash signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression. -
Great Depression Begins
severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s.it was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. -
Ameila Earhart Flew Solo Across Atlantic
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this record.
