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Labor Unrest
Soldiers returned home and create an influx of workers and people seeking employment. Over 3,000 labor strikes occurred during this time. -
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1920’s
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18th Amendment
Banned the transportation, production, and sale of alcohol, although it did not outlaw the drinking of alcohol. -
Volstead Act
Enforced the 18th amendment. -
Flappers
Flappers began the “Women’s Liberation” movement in America and defied the box women were placed in. -
The Great Migration
African Americans moving north and west, away from the south, due to segregation and prejudice in the south. -
Election of 1920
Harding won with the basis of “returning to normalcy”. His presidency led to an increase in the income gap between the poor and the rich. -
19th Amendment
Gives every United States citizen the right to vote, including women and people of color. -
First Radio Broadcast in America
People were able to hear the news as it happened. -
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
Put limits on how many immigrants could enter the U.S. -
Chanel No. 5
An elitist named Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Channel released a perfume that revolutionized the world perfume and changed the way people thought about perfume and those who wore it. -
Insulin Becomes Widely Available
Insulin became mass produced from the pancreas of cows and pigs. Because of the mass production, diabetes was no longer an obvious death sentence. The mass production saved so many lives. -
National Origin / Immigration Act of 1924
Made the quotas/limits of the Emergency Quota act of 1921 harsher and permanent. -
Scopes Trial
John scopes was convicted and fines $100 for teaching evolution in his science class after it was outlawed in Tennessee. -
Route 66
The establishment of Route 66 allows you to travel through 8 states, staring in Chicago and ending in Santa Monica. It cut down the travel time between the two cities by more than 200 miles. -
Home Run Record
Babe Ruth set a 34-year lasting record of 60 home runs in a single season. -
Steamboat Willie
Was the very first Mickey cartoon, and led to the world domination of Disney studios on the animated film seen. -
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Due to the increasing stock bought “on margin” the market crashed and was a major component that lead to the Great Depression. -
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th Amendment and ended the prohibition period.
