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World War 1
Known as the Great War or First World War, a global war centered in Europe -
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First Battle of the Marne
The Allied Powers won the battle against the German Army. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania, a British ocean liner was torpedoed by the German U-boats and onboard were 128 Americans. -
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Great Migration
The movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities between 1915 and 1930 -
The sinking of the Arabic
A German Submarine sank the Arabic, another British liner, killing two Americans. -
Sussex Pledge
A renewal of an earlier promise to not sink liners wihtout warnings or without ensuring the passengers safety. -
National Defense Act
Increased the amount of soldiers in the army, approx. 90,000 to 175,000. -
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Battle of the Somme
Allied attack on the Western Front, famous chiefly on account of the loss of 60,000 British troops. -
Committee of Public Information (CPI)
President Wilson established this committee so that more people could be influence their opinion about the war and wouldn't be so opposed. -
Selective Service Act
Congress passed the Selective Service Act, basically allowing them to establish an age limit so they could draft men for the war. -
Espionage Act
This Act, Later known as the Sedition Act, were put so that nobody could talk about the American Governement in a bad way. Would it be to "utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal things". -
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Battle of the Argonne Forest
The battle of Argonne Forest went on for 47 days -
National War Labor Board
President Wilson created this board that was composed of business and labor representitives which was suppose to serve as way to help the unemployed. They got more than 1,200 cases.
