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The Roaring Twenties
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Chicago Race Riots
The riots started when an black teenage boy crossed over into the white beach by accident and was drowned. This sparked a seven day firefight between blacks and whites, especially on the south side of Chicago neer the stock yards. The end result was 15 white people dead and 23 black people dead. -
Prohibition
The time when the production and selling of alcohol in the United States was illegal. This promoted the existance of speakeasies, glamor, and gangsters. -
Women and the Right to Vote
Women paraded the and rallied until in the streets. Suffergettes finaly got the right to vote according to the 19th amendment, fifty years after they should have. -
Warren G. Harding is Elected
He was the 29th President of the United States. He is know for alowing friends of his to use there powers in office for there own gain. -
Jazz it Up
Jazz influenced many aspects of peoples life in the 1920's. One of the most famous musicans was Louie Armstrong. -
Calvin Coolidge
Became President after the death of Warren G. Harding. He tried to bring the presidency back to a respectable status. -
Women Governers?
She was elected 14th governer of Wyoming because of her husbands death. Manly won due to the desire of a women govener. -
The Scopes Trial
He was tried for not teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The trial was also called the monkey trial. -
Swiming Across the English Channel
Was 19 when she swam the 21 mile channel. It took her 14 hours and 30 minutes. -
Charles Lindbergh
He took a transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. The trip took him 33 1/2 hours.
