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Wilson's Presidency Term
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World War I
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Lusitania sunk
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Rankin was first woman to be elected to congress
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Great Migration
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Lenin led a Russian Revolution
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Selective Service Act
Also known as the Selective Draft Act. It authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the cumpulsory enlistment of people. The act was canceled at the end of the war. -
Espionage Act
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Influenza epidemic
Emerged in two phases. The first phase was the "Three-day fever" and few deaths were reported. A few months later, the illness reemerged and was far more severe. It affected everyone no matter what they lived or what their social status was. An estimated 50 million deaths occured and within just a few months had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history. -
Wilson's 14 Points
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Sedition Act
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Schenk Vs. US
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US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
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US rejected League of Nations Membership
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19th amendment
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. This amendment guaranteed all women the right to vote after not being allowed to for a very long time. -
First Miss America Pageant held
Held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The winner was Margaret Gorman and she recieved the title of the Golden Mermaid trophy. -
Reader's Digest was founded
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Warner Brothers Pictures was Incorporated
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First Winter Olympic Games were held
They were held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France with sixteen nations participating. The US won four medals. Norway had the most with four gold and eighteen medals total. The winter olympics have been held ever since this year except during WWII. -
First Flight to the North Pole and back
