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Telephone
We are now able to communicate with people in other places through the telephone. -
Car
We are able to travel longer distances, in a shorter amount of time. -
The Great Migration
1.5 milllion African Americans in the U.S. moved north for industrial jobs. -
18th Amendment
Banned the manufacture, sales, and transportation of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
American women the right to vote. -
Emergency Quota Act
An act to limit the amount of immigrants entering the United States. -
Radio
We are able to hear new music, news and traffic details. -
Immigration Act 1924
A law passed to decrease theamount of immigrants immigrating into the United States. -
Television
People are able to watch movies and other things through a screen. -
Black Thursday
Paniced sellers traded nearly 13 million in shares, investors losted 5 billion. -
Black Tuesday
Paniced sellers traded nearly 16 million shares, four times the normal volume then. its often cited as the beginning of the Great Depression. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president
He closed all of the nation banks, he created FDIC, and he helped create new programs to ensure American stablity. -
20th Amendment
to the United States Constitution establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices. It also deals with scenarios in which there is no President-elect -
Hoover Dam constructed
The dam was built to control flooding and to provide waters for farms. -
GI Bill of rights
This event is significant because it gives veterans the opportunity to go to college, it gives them medical insurance, and other things. It helps them to support themselves and their families. -
Frisbee invented
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Internet
We are able to apply for jobs, research, and shop online faster and easier. -
Computer
Many companies and schools rely on computers to help with faster research and to hold things on them.