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palmer raids
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer conducted two raids in November (1919) and January (1920) of suspected radicals and anarchists. 500 foreign citizens were deported as a result and this led to the Red Scare. Much of the public was upset about the disrespect for the legal process during these raids. -
prohibition begins
Prohibition in the United States, was the period from 1920 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol was banned in the US as said in the 18th Amendment. Prohibition was aimed to lower crime and corruption, reduce social problems, and improve health and hygiene in America. However, Prohibition made alcohol more dangerous to consume. Organized crime increased and corruption of police and public officials occurred. -
Passing of the 19th amendment
This new amendment prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. The amendment was a culmination of the women's suffrage movement which was fought throughout the nation to achieve the vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were the original drafters of the amendment. -
Warring Harding is Elected President
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Washington Conference
Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes initiated talks on naval disarmament, hoping to stabilize the size of the U.S Navy relative to that of other powers and to resolve conflicts in the Pacific. -
Presidency of calvin coolidge
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The Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924, was a US federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country -
Dawes plan
he plan established a cycle of payments flowing from the United States to Germany and from Germany to the Allies which was given back to the U.S. It was an attempt following World War I for the U.S. and the Allies to collect war reparations from Germany. After five years in use, it proved to be unsuccessful and pointless. -
scopes trial
A young biology teacher named John Scopes challenged the state's ban on teaching 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. It highlighted the controversy between Modernity vs. Tradition. -
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Nellie Tayloe Ross was nation's first female governor (14th governor of Wyoming). She remains the only woman to have served as Wyoming's governor to this date. -
KKK March in Washington DC
Ku Klux Klan known as the KKK preached Americanism based on racism, anti- Catholicism, anti- Communism, nativism, and anti-Semitism. At it’s peak in the 1920 approximately 4 million people were members of the KKK. The march on Washington demonstrated the public acceptance of the KKK and it’s views.
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Trial of Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery armed in South Braintree, Mass. After a controversial trial and a series of appeals, the two Italian immigrants were executed on August 23, 1927. The highly politicized dispute over their guilt or innocence, as well as whether or not the trials were fair was wildly disputed. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact (also known as the General Treaty for the Renunciation of War) was a multilateral pact focused on trying to outlaw war between Italy, Japan, Germany, UK, France, and the US. The pact was the result of a determined American effort to avoid involvement in the European alliance system. -
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. The Massacre both shocked the public and symbolized gang violence. It confirmed popular images associating Chicago with mobsters, crime, and death. -
Presidency of herbert hoover
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1929 Stock Market Crash
This Stock Market Crash was one of the leading factors of the Great Depression. The cause of tthe Crash was the increased use of buying stocks "on margin". The Crash devestated the ecnomy and is also known as the Great Wallstreet Crash of 1929. -
dustbowl
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
