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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
28th president from 1913 to 1921, saw US over WW1 -
World War 1
America joined in 1917, conflict spanning from 1914 to 1918 -
Sinking of The Lusitania
British ocean liner sunk by a German U boat 11 miles off the coast of Ireland. -
First Woman Elected into Congress
Jeannette Rankin of Montana became a member of the House -
The Great Migration
6 million African Americans moved out of the South to go to the Northeast, Midwest, and West from 1916 to 1970 -
Lenin's Russian Revolution
Was the leader of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924. Bolsheviks proclaimed Soviet rule. -
Selective Service Act
Act requiring all men between the ages of 21-30 to register for Military service -
Espionage Act
Criminalized any disloyal, profane, scumilous, or abusive language against the American government -
Influenza Pandemic
Ranged from 1918-1919 -
Wilson's 14 points
proposal outlining his version of ending the war -
Sedition Act
broadened the Espionage Act's list of offenses -
Schenck v. US
protection from the freedom of speech amendment in the sense if words were clear and present danger -
Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
Senate rejected treaty because of too many alliances -
19th Amendment
Guaranteed woman's suffrage -
Summer Olympics
Antwerp, Belgium
Us wins 41 gold, 27 silver, 27 bronze -
Negro National League
founded by Rube Foster, 8 teams -
Teapot Dome Scandal
bribery involving the administration of President Warren G.
1921-1923 -
Babe Ruth
Ruth breaks the all time home run record by hitting 60! -
Immigration Act
Immigration Act is passed and cuts number of immigrants allowed into the US. -
SAT Given
The college board gives first ever Sat Test.
