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Woodrow Wilson becomes president
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Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Act was signed into law by Wilson. This Act created a Federal Reserve Board, 12 regional banks, and made for a smoother overall banking system. -
The Panama Canal Opens
Opened up trans-atlantic traffic. Shortened the voayge from eact coast to west coast by 8,000+ miles -
Lusitania Sinks
The British passenger ship Lusitania was hit by an unannounced German U-boat torpedo. 128 of the 1,200 that died were American. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany signs this pledge saying that they will wrn ships before they shoot or bomb. -
Wilson is reelected
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Germany Restarts Unrestricted Sub...
Germany informs the US that they will be resuming unrestricted submarine warfare the next day. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note is received, showing Germany's attempt at an alliance with Mexico. -
US Declares War on Germany
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Selective Service Act
Congress passes this Act, requiring all men 21-30 to register for the military -
Espionage & Sedition Acts
No one is allowed to speak negatively of the US -
Fourteen Points
Wilson announces his plan for lasting peace, Congress denies it initially. Leauge of Nations is created, but US never joins. -
Wilson's presidency ends
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Warren Harding becomes president
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Emergency Quota Act
Quota is set, limiting immigration into the US -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal involves several powerful leaders accepting bribes from each other, and laundering money through bank accounts. Eventually caught, all are found guilty. -
Harding dies suddenly
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Calvin Coolidge becomes president
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Dawes Plan
US, France, Britain, Italy, and Belgium sign this, to settle reparations due by Germany to the other countries, and give Rhur back. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Klan hosts a parade of over 40,000 people in white robes down Pennsylvania Avenue. -
Charles Lindbergh Flight
Lindbergh completes the first ever non-stop flight across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris. -
Sacco & Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed for robbery and the murder of two men. There was never any substantial evidence proving them guilty, but because they were foreign and thought to be comunists, they were killed "just in case". -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Put in place to settle war disputes between ultimately 62 nations. -
Coolidge's presidency ends
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Herbert Hoover becomes president
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Black Tuesday
The stock market in New York crashed. -
Hoover Dam
Construction of the Hoover Dam begins. It will be completed in 1936 -
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes president
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Hoover's presidency ends
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National Labor Board
Enforces the right of organized labor to bargain collectively. -
Social Security Act
Creates a Board of people to coordinate the payment of elderly benefits to Americans over 65 -
FDR's presidency ends