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Great Migration
The movement of African Americans out of the rural south to the Urban northeast, west, and midwest. 1910-1979 -
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Timeline
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Wilson’s Presidency
Served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913-1921. Leader of progressive movement. -
WWI
One of the deadliest conflicts in history, 40 million casualties. -
Lusitania
British passenger ship that was sank by Imperial Germany. -
First woman elected to congress
Jeannette Rankin served one full term until 1940, serving another term. -
Lenin’s Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin served as the first/founding head of government for Soviet Russia from 1916-1924, and the Soviet Union from 1922-1924. -
Selective Service Act
Act that authorized the federal government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. -
Espionage Act
Act that prohibited the spread of information on any information to the national defense with intent to hurt the US. -
Influenza Epidemic
Epidemic that killed 1/5 of the worlds population, 50 million people. -
Wilson’s 14 Points
Statement of principles for peace negotiations to end WW1. -
Sedition Act
Act that made it a crime to publish any information to interfere with the war effor. -
Schenk VS. US
Charles Schenk was charged under the Espionage Act for attempting to cause insubordination in the military. -
Treaty of Versailles
Peace treaty ending WW1. US rejected to do concerns not being fully addressed. -
19th amendment
The right for women to vote. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Bribery scandal involving the administration of US president Warren G. Harding -
The Communist Party of China is created
The Chinese Communist Party, officially the Communist Party of China, is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China. -
Amelia Earhart takes first flying lessons
Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Ghandi was sentenced to 6 years in prison
Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian revolutionary, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist. He got imprisoned for preaching mass civil disobedience, non-violence and peaceful resistance against British Rule in India. -
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held
The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a tradition every year since. -
The Great Gatsby is published
The classic novel published by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald.