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1 day ago · Calvin Coolidge. Republican. The 1924 United States presidential election was the 35th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1924. In a three-way contest, incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge won election to a full term. Coolidge was the second vice president to ascend to the presidency and then win a full term.
4 days ago · Political-science document from Livingston High School, 2 pages, The Progressive Era, spanning from the 1890s to the 1920s, was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States. This era emerged in response to the rapid industrialization, urbanization, and the accompanying social pro
20 hours ago · A century ago, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act, also known as the Immigration Act of 1924, which precipitated a two-generation-long pause in mass migration.
4 days ago · Progressivism, political and social-reform movement that brought major changes to American politics and government during the first two decades of the 20th century. It brought together diverse reformers with the common goal of making government more responsive to popular economic, social, and political demands.
5 days ago · This week marks 100 years since the Immigration Act of 1924 became law. Legal experts say it’s a hugely consequential action that’s still shaping immigration politics today. The law placed official limits on the number of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S. every year, and placed individual quotas by country of origin. To Tucson immigration attorney Mo Goldman, it was a reaction to an ...
5 days ago · This article was originally posted on May 24, 2024 and has been updated with new content. Sunday, May 26th, 2024 marked the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Immigration Act of 1924. Also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, the 1924 law is arguably the most overlooked and misunderstood immigration legislation in American history.
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3 days ago · Eugene V. Debs (born November 5, 1855, Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.—died October 20, 1926, Elmhurst, Illinois) was a labour organizer and Socialist Party candidate for U.S. president five times between 1900 and 1920. (Read George Bernard Shaw’s 1926 Britannica essay on socialism.) Debs left home at age 14 to work in the railroad shops and ...
