Week 4

By mpiaz
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.
  • Eugene V. Debs

    He became a major leader in the labor movement.
  • Jim Crow Laws

    Jim Crow Laws is what sparked an uprising in the black community because of all the prejudices they faced,
  • Sinking of the Lustania

    Thus is important because the Germans sunk American ships on their way to Britain and these attacks were declared unrestricted submirne warefare my the Germans.
  • Zimmerman Telegram

    The Zimmerman Telegram is important because it was able to create an alliance between Mexico and Germany in case of a war between America and Germany.
  • Red Scare

    The fear of the spread of communism in America
  • Sedition Act

    Was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light.
  • 18th Amendment

    The 18th Amendment is what started the Prohibition era.
  • Immigration Act of 1924

    Was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2%
  • John Scopes - The Monkey Trials

    The Trials were all because a teacher could not teach evolution in his classbut it was unlawful at the time
  • 21st Amendment

    The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.