America 1910-1929

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What is a flapper?
A strong, confident, independent young women
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What was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
Capone's men killed seven members of his rival Moran's gang while Capone lay innocently on a beach in Florida.
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Who were the Ohio Gang?
The Ohio Gang was a gang of politicians and industry leaders closely surrounding Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States of America. Many of these individuals came into Harding's personal orbit during his tenure as a state-level po
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What was the Tea Pot Dome Scandle?
A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration. Synonyms: Teapot Dome
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What happened in the Sacco and Vanzetti case?
Despite worldwide demonstrations in support of their innocence, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed for murder. On April 15, 1920, a paymaster for a shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts, was shot and ki
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What is a Speakeasy?
A speakeasy, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, is an illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages. Such establishments came into prominence in the United States during the Prohibition era (1920–1933, longer in some states).
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