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Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act was passed on May 19th, limiting the number of immigrants that were allowed to enter the U. S. This act was a response to the anti-immigrant sentiment and high unemployment following the end of WWI. -
Railway Strike
In 1922, seven of the sixteen major railway unions joined together to protect the cut wages for railway maintenance workers. The strike was made up of over 400,000 workers. The strike ended after two months. -
Meyer vs. Nebraska
After Nebraska passed the Siman Act in 1919, the use and study of foreign languages was prohibited in schools. Shortly thereafter, Robert T. Meyer was accused of teaching German in a Lutheran school. His defense stated that the law violated the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court sided with Meyer in a 7 to 2 vote. -
Indian Citizenship Act
Passed on June 2, 1924, the Indian Citizenship Act granted U. S. citizenship to all Native Americans born on U. S. soil, giving citizenship to over 125,000 Native Americans. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
In 1925, Tennessee passed the Butler Act, prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools. Then, John Scopes was accused of teaching a chapter about evolution to his class. After Scopes was found guilty in a local, Scopes' lawyers took the case to the Supreme Court. The court ruled the Butler Act unconstitutional and cleared Scopes' name. -
First SAT
In 1926, United States administered the first SAT college admissions test. Created by psychologist Carl Brigham, the SAT was immediately successful and has since been made a requirement of all universities. -
Nixon v. Herndon
In the case of Nixon v. Herndon, the Supreme court declared that a Texas law that prohibited black voters from participating in the state’s primary elections was unconstitutional. The Texas law violated the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
St. Francis Dam Collapses
The St. Francis dam was curved concrete gravity dam built near Los Angeles, California. On March 12, 1928, the dam suffered a catastrophic failure and flooded over 1,200 homes. The damage done to the area was worth over 7 million and caused over 400 deaths. -
Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 started the period of The Great Depression in the United States and began a world-wide economic crisis that lasted till the mid 1930's. The Great Depression continued until the beginning of World War II. -
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The Great Depression
After the Wall Street crash occurred in 1929, 1,350 banks failed in the U. S. Then, unemployment in the U. S. reached 8.7 percent, about 3.2 million people. Ultimately, the worldwide economic decline reached its worst point in 1933.