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Glenn Curtiss
In January of 1911, Curtiss successfully flew from water to land. He also founded the first company created specifically for manufacting airplanes. -
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John J. Pershing
During World War I, John J. Pershing served as a commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. His troops defeated the Central Powers in 1918. He was later promoted to the rank of "General of the Armies of the United States. -
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The Great Migration
Between the years of 1916 and 1960, more the 6 million African Americans migrated from the South to the North. During this time, African AMericans created a new way of life for themselves along with a new image. -
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Marcus Garvey
In 1916, Marcus Garvey founded the Negro World newspaper, an international shipping company (Black Star Line), and the Negro Factories Corporation. During the 1920s, his Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was the larget organization in African American history. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promised to alter their naval and submarine policy of unrestricted submarine warfare and stop the sinking of non-military ships. -
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Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance marked a period of the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. -
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Battle of Argonne Forest
The Batthle of Argonne Forest was part of the final Allied offense of World War I. This event is momorable for being the biggest victory for the American Force during WWI. -
Alvin C. York
Sargeant Alvin C. York was serving in the 82nd Infantry Division in WWI. During his service, Alvin and his troops captured a total of 132 German soldiers. -
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Red Scare
Within these two dates the country went through a deadly flu epidemic, harsh suppression, race riots, mass round-ups and deportations of foreign born citizens, espionage laws, sedition laws and the advent of Prohibition and women's suffrage. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. This is a treaty that ended World War I. It also ended the period of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Warren Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
Warren Harding won the election of 1920 by a landslide on the promise of a “return to normalcy" . Which for Republicans meant a return to big business. -
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Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was a famous poet and author during the Harlem Renaissance, all the way to the Civil Rights time period. During this time, he wrote many poems and plays. He was very influential to the African American public. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. It began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Rooselvelt was elected into office. Also, he swore on this day to do something about the rising unemployment rate in the United States -
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The New Deal
This "New Deal" was in place the whole time Franklin D. Roosevelt was in presidency. This New Deal was Roosevelt's approach to unemployment and how he planned to lower this rate in the United States. -
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The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was the name given to the Great Plains region devastated by drought in 1930s. This region included Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico.
