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Prohibition
In the 18th amendment, the sale and transportation of alcohol was banned in the US. Prohibition was aimed to lower crime and corruption, reduce social problems, and improve health and hygiene in America. -
Women Granted the Right to Vote in U.S.
The 19th amendment prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was a culmination of the women's suffrage movement which was fought throughout the nation to achieve the vote. -
Washington Conference
Also called the Washington Arms Conference or the Washington Disarmament Conference, was a military conference called by President Warren G. Harding and held in Washington.It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act
Raised American tariffs in order to protect factories and farms. -
Teapot Dome scandal
Teapot Dome was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1923, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. Secretary Albert B. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and two other locations in California to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding. -
The Immigration Act
The Immigration Act was a US federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country -
Scopes Trial
Biology teacher, John Scopes, taught students Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in public schools. William Jennings Bryan argued against Scopes saying evolution cannot be taught because it is not in the Bible. -
KKK March in Washington DC
35,000 Ku Klux Klan known as the KKK preached Americanism based on racism, anti- Catholicism, anti- Communism, nativism, and anti-Semitism. -
St. Valentines Day Massacre
Four men (believed to be part of Al Capone's gang) entered a warehouse claimed by opposing gang 'Moran Gang' on Valentine's Day. The newcomers opened fire on the Moran's and killed seven. -
Stock Market Crash
This Stock Market Crash also known as the Great Wallstreet Crash was one of the leading factors of the Great Depression.
