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Italy's king assassinated
Anarchist Angelo Bresci shot the italian king 3 times over a labor revolt. -
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Wilson's presidency term
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World War 1
World War 1 lasted from 1914 -1918 -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Lusitania was sunk by the Germans, and brought the United States into the war. -
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Great Migration
400,000 African Americans left the south to take advantage of a labor shortage -
First woman elected to Congress
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman ever elected to congress. -
Selective Service Act
It was enacted on this date -
Espionage Act
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Lenin's russian revolt
The Bolsheviks revolted in Russia against the ineffective Russian government -
Sedition Act
Extended off of the Espionage act to cover a broader range of offenses -
Schenck Vs U.S.
Argued that the Espionage act took away vital rights from the first amendment -
Senate rejects League of Nations
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Jazz is developed
Jazz is developed by musicians of New Orleans. -
Warren G. Harding elected president
He started as a small-town newspaper publisher, and worked his way up to U.S. Senator from Ohio. He eventually became a Republican presidential candidate. -
Lindbergh takes first flight lessons
Lindbergh took his first flying lessons, preparing him for his cross continental flight. -
Model T was invented
Although the first car was invented in 1896 by Henry Ford it was very expensive, people wanted to make it more affordable -
The KKK is reborn
The Klu Klux Klan had over 5 million members in 1924. It tried persuade politics by using violence, but by the end of the decade the Klan began to decline.
