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Wilson’s president term
28th President of United States -
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WW1 Timeframe
Global war originating in Europe -
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Great Migration
6 million African Americans migrating out of the rural south and to the Northeast, West, and Midwest -
Lusitania
Sinking of the Conrad ocean linear Rms -
First woman elected to Congress
Representative Jeanette Rankin became first woman elected to Congress -
Lenin led Russian revolution
Seize power and destroyed the tradition of csarist rule -
Selective service act
All men in the US ages 21-30 must register for military service -
Espionage Act
Prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, relating to national defense -
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Influenza epidemic
Pandemic that affected 500 million people -
Wilson’s 14 Points
Proposal in a speech outlining vision for ending World War I -
Sedition Act
Federal offense to use disloyal, abusive language about the constitution -
Schenck vs. US
Socialist distributed leaflets declaring that the draft violated the 13th amendment -
19th amendment
Reproductive rights for women -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
Bribery scandal involving oil -
The emergency quota act
Passed to restrict immigration from southern and Eastern Europe -
Louisiana floods
Fifty thousand people affected -
Ellis island closure
Ellis island closes as immigration entry point to the US -
The Butler Act
Prohibited evolution from being taught in school -
Tariff act
This ad provided a revenue to regulate commerce with foreign countries and to encourage the industries of the United States
