A Great American Decade: The Roaring T.W.E.N.T.I.E.S Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

T.  Maine was the first state to ban alcohol in 1851  The Temperance Movement grew throughout the 1800s  The 18 th Amendment became law in 1920  It was repealed by the 21 st Amendment in 1933 Tried Prohibition Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

W.  Five countries signed the treaty in 1922  It limited the naval armaments of the U.S., Japan, Britain, France, and Italy Washington Naval Treaties Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

E.  Limited immigration to 3% of each groups population in United States  The main motivation behind the act were the low wages immigrants accepted (thus forcing down wages of native-born Americans) Emergency Quota Act Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

N.  Harlem Renaissance saw the growth of African- American literary and artistic culture  Langston Hughes is probably the most famous Harlem Renaissance writer New writers: Harlem Renaissance Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

T.  This idealist international treaty outlawed war as an “instrument of nationalist policy  Signed in 1928 by 60 nations, including Germany, Italy, and Japan (the aggressors of World War II), thus discrediting the entire pact Treaty: Kellogg-Briand Act Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

I.  Further limited immigration to the United States  Restricted immigration to around 150,000 persons per year  Japanese immigration was completely halted Immigration Act of 1924 Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

E.  Duke Ellington was a famous jazz musician  Considered the key composer, band leader, and pianist during the Harlem Renaissance period Ellington and Jazz Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust

S.  Scopes v. State (1925) trial in Tennessee  Also known as “Scopes Monkey Trial”  A Tennessee law banned the teaching of evolution  Teacher John Scopes challenged the law and won Scopes Trial Chapter 4: The Boom and the Bust