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The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the mass movement of about five million southern blacks to the north and west between 1915 and 1960. It is significant because it helped them while they were riven from their homes by unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh segregationist laws, many blacks headed north, where they took advantage of the need for industrial workers that first arose during the First World War. -
Sussex Pledge
he Sussex Pledge was a promise given by the German Government to the United States of America on May 4th 1916 in response to US demands relating to the conduct of the First World War. -
John J Pershing
John J. Pershing was the Commander of American armies in Europe during World War I. He is significant to the lost generation and WWI because he led the American Expeditionary Force and that eventually led up to him being one of the most celebrated soldiers in United States history.
