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Wilson’s Presidency term
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the US. member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the 34th governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election. He also led the United States into World War I in 1917. -
Sinking of Lusitania
Lusitania was a British Steamship that was shot down by a German U-boat. It killed 1,195 people including 123 Americans. The ship was said to be carrying ammunition and weapons for the British. -
Jeannette Rankin elected in the House Of Representative
Jeannette Rankin was the first women elected in congress. Rankin was born on June 11, 1880. She was first elected in 1917 and the in 1940. Each of her term coincided initiation of U.S Military intervention in the 2 World Wars. -
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Selective Service Act
It authorized the federal government to raise a Army through conscription. This led to hundreds and thousands of people to be drafted by 1921 -
Espionage Act
It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of United States enemies during wartime. -
Sedition Act
It was an extension to the Espionage Act. It made sure that no negative remarks are given to the government of the war. It was later repelled by President Wilson. -
Influenza/Flu
The epidemic was named as the Spanish Flu. At first most of the reports were minimized by the nations involved in WWI to Maintain the Morale. The epidemic started in soldier camps as many people were there in unhygienic conditions. -
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Lenin Led a Russian Revolution:Civil War
Vladimir Lenin was a Russian communist revolutionary and head of the Bolshevik Party. The Bolshevik Revolution plunged Russia into a three-year civil war. The Red Army – backed by Lenin’s newly formed Russian Communist Party – fought the White Army, a loose coalition of monarchists, capitalists and supporters of democratic socialism. -
Wilson’s 14 points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War . -
The Great Migration: Red Summer
It was given the name ‘Red Summer’ because an anti-black sentiment swept throughout the country. There were a lot of white supremacist terror attacks. Hundreds of people died. The most affected places were Chicago and Washington DC. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty to end WWI. This treaty was rejected by the US senate because it comprised some of the things the US believed in this caused the United States to not join the League of Nations. -
Schenck vs. US
It was a Landmark Us Supreme Court case. It was related to the Espionage Act. A man who was trying spread awareness about drafting under age people. The verdict of the case wasn’t in the favor of Schenck -
Alcohol Prohibition
The 18th amendment banned Alcohol in the United States. This amendment had a supermajority in the Congress. This ban led to a rise in gangs controlling the alcohol. This amendment was later repealed by the 21 amendment. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment allowed women the right to vote. In the earlier days some colonies did allow women to vote. Though this amendment was put into place the women were still struggling to get their rights until it was later ratified. -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
A bribery sandal involving the president’s administration. Started during the time of President Warren G Harding. It was mostly in California and Wyoming. This also led to the Great Railroad Strike Of 1922. -
Water Skiing
Water skiing was invented in 1922 when Ralph Samuelson used a pair of boards as skis and a clothesline as a towrope on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. Samuelson experimented with different positions on the skis for several days until 2 July 1922. -
Invention of the Bulldozer
In 1923, farmer James Cummings and draftsman J. Earl McLeod made the first designs for the bulldozer. A replica is on display at the city park in Morrowville, Kansas where the two built the first bulldozer. -
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character designed by Walt Disney. He appeared in shows like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. -
Penicillin was Discovered
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming. People began using it to treat infections in 1942.
