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28th president of The United States, served 1913 to 1921. Helped America get through WW1
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Global conflict, started in 1914, ended in 1918
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Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk by a German boat 11 miles off the coast of Ireland
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Jeannette Rankin from Montana was sworn into the House of Representatives
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6 million African Americans moved out of southern United States to the northeast, midwest and west from 1916-1970
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Served as the head of government of soviet Russia from 1917-1924, Boisheviks gained control of the government and proclaimed soviet rule.
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this act required all men in the United States between the ages of 21 and 30 register for the military
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criminalized any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the government or military
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the pandemic went from 1918-1919, it killed more people then the Great War. Killed between 20-40 million people
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proposal made by Wilson, outfitting his vison for the end of WW1 and saying that they would prevent something like this from never happening again
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extended the Espionage act of 1917to cover a larger range of offenses
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freedom of speech in the first amendement could be restricted if words are clear and present danger
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Senate rejected the because they didn't want to have an alliance with Germany and they won't have to be forced to join war if one broke out
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gives the women the right to vote
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Held in Antwerp, Belgium, United States won 27 bronze, 27 silver, and 41 gold medals.
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a scandal the administration of President Harding which took place from 1921-1923
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The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is won by Margaret Gorman for the title of the Golden Mermaid trophy, later dubbed Miss America.
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From 1923 to 1967, Warner Bros. was known as Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. main focus was on the motion picture industry
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The Grand Ole Opry transmits its first radio broadcast.
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Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean
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Future Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King is born in his grandfather's house in Atlanta, Georgia.