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The 18th Amendment prohibited the sale of all alcoholic products
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A poet during the 1920s, wrote the famous love song of J. Alfred Purfrock
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Warren Harding was nominated as the republican candidate at the Republican national convention
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Politics took a back seat, and economic and social change took the spot light
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In the 1920s, productivity increased tremendously due to the invention of Henry Ford's assembly line in1914
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In the 1920s, Government policy favored the growth of big business
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New technologies put farmers in debt by allowing them to over produce, dropping their crop's prices
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In the 1920s, wages went up, which lowered the sizes of labor unions.
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By 1920, more than half of the population was living in urban areas
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In the 1920s, Jazz became more a popular form of music
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In the 1920s, radios were becoming more and more popular
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In the 1920s, the movie business was starting to develop.
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Durring the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway lived in paris, and wrote many books that eventually became films.
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A journalist who wrote "Main street ; Babbitt
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A poet part of the "Lost generation"
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in the 1920s, Harlem became popular due to it's actors, artists, musicians, and writers
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An African-American poet during the 1920s, he wrote with infulences from African-American life
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Jazz musician, part of King Oliver's band in the 1920s
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Garvey advocated for African-American pride durring the 1920s
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Durring the 1920s, Modernists took a new view at the bible, and accepted Darwin's theory of evolution.
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During the 1920s, many revivalists used the radio as a means of communicating with other people
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Discriminated against southern and eastern European immigrants
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Warren Harding died, and his vice, Calvin Coolidge took over.
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Republican:Calvin Coolidge
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Liberals formed the progressive party in the 1924 election with their candidate Robert La Follette
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gastby" in 1924
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Restricted Immigrants based on the census of 1890
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Soon after Garvey was arrested, he was sent back to Jamaica, and his movement failed
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Republican:Herbert Hoover
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By 1929, 26.5 million automobiles were registered
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In September of 1929, the Jones Industrial Average was at an all time high of 381
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While a big factor, the crash of the stock market was not the only reason for the great depression
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Created before the depression, it was made in order to help farmers stabilize prices
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Signed into law by president Hoover, this was the highest tariff in history
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Hoover took action to help indebted farmers with domestic policies
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Formed by farmers in the mid-west in attempt to reverse the drop in crop prices
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The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.
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Attached to other new deal programs, it was used for hiring temporary workers for projects
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President Roosevelt ordered the banks to close for one day in order to recuperate
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Allowed the federal government to look at status of banks during the bank holiday to determine their stability
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Allowed individual bank deposits up to $5000
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Refinanced small homes
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Offered loans to soup kitchens operating around the country, and provided relief for the jobless
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Help build roads, bridges, dams, etc
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Employed young men in order to help their families survive
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An experiment in the Tennessee valley in regional development and public planning
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Directed by Hugh Johnson, it attempted to provide workers with reasonable wages and hours, with a good amount of business profits
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The Agricultural adjustment administration was basically the national recovery administration for farmers
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Made to regulate the stock market to prevent future crashes
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Gave bank loans to construction projects building new homes and repairing old ones
