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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the Austrian throne, when he visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. Serbian nationalst Gavrilo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand. -
Alliance Between Germany and Austria- Hungary
August 1, Germany, obligated by a treaty to help support Austria- Hungary and declared war on Russia. -
Germany Goes After France And Everything Goes Wrong
It was on this day Germany declared war on Russia's ally France. But after Germany invaded Belgium, Britian declared war on Germany and Austria- Hunary. And the great war begins. -
The Palmer Raids
Palmer pointed J. Edger Hoover as his special assistant. Palmer, Hoover, and their agents hunted down suspected communists, socialists , and anarchists -- people who opposed any form of government. -
The Steel Mill Strike
Workers in the steel mills wanted the right to negotiate and collective bargaining rights. -
The Red Scare
Poeple of the United States panic because of the fear communist would take over. -
Strike Ends
The Steel mill strike had ended. -
Prohibition
On this day, the 18th Amendment was in effect. Where all alcholic beverages were illegal. -
Sacco And Vanzetti
Were arrested and charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts. -
The K.K.K
The membership of the K.K.K reached 4.5 million "white male" persons, native-born gentile citizens. -
Illegal To Teach Evolution
On this day, Tennessee passed the nation's first law to make it a crime to teach evolution. -
Scope's Trial
This was a fight over evolution and the role of science and religion being taught in public schools and in the American society. -
Charles Lindbergh
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The Electric Chair
The two men (Sacco and Vanzetti) were killed in the electric chair. And before Vanzetti died he made a statement. -
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
This was the most nortious killing of the 1920's, which was led by Al Capone, killing all of Bug's Moran men. -
Stock Market Crashes
Stock prices reached their peaked and then fell. -
Black Tuesday
Now known as Black Tuesday--- the bottom fell out of the market and the nation's confidence. Shareholders frantically tried to sell before prices plunged even lower. -
Amelia Earhart
Was the 1st women to fly solo across the Alantic Ocean. -
Hoover Disbands The Bonus Army
A force of 1,000 soldiers under the command of General Douglas MacArthur and his aide, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, came to roust the veterans. -
Hundred Days
On taking office, the Roosevelt administration launched a period of intense activity. -
Ann's Diary
A women name Ann Marie Low wrote about her experience living within the "Dust Bowl"
