Major events that occurred during the 1920's.
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Also known as Pact of Paris, the Kellogg-Briand Act was a multinational treaty that prohibited the use of war as "an instrument of national policy." It failed in its purpose but was significant for later developments in international law. It was named after the American Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and French foreign minister Aristide Briand, who drafted the pact.
An international conference held in Washington, D.C., by the United States to limit the naval arms race and to work out security agreements in the Pacific area. The conference resulted in the drafting and signing of several major and minor treaty agreements.
This act raised American tariffs in order to protect factories and farms. Congress displayed a pro-business attitude in passing the tariff and in promoting foreign trade through providing huge loans to Europe, which in turn bought more American goods.
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL)
Sacco and Vanzetti case Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants charged with murdering a guard and robbing a shoe factory in Braintree, Mass. The trial lasted from 1920-1927. Convicted on circumstantial evidence, many believed they had been framed for the crime because of their anarchist and pro-union activities.
The Dawes General Allotment Act was enacted on February 8, 1887, regarding the distribution of land to Native Americans in Oklahoma.