World War 1

By Arisa Takemura
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    Wilson’s presidency term

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    World War 1

  • Lusitania

    Lusitania
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    Great Migration

  • The first woman elected to Congress

  • Selective Service Act

  • Espionage Act

  • Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    Lenin led a Russian Revolution
    Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks. The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union.
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    Influenzas (flu) epidemic

    It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus, and the number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

  • Wilson’s 14 points

    Wilson’s 14 points
    The League of Nations has its origins in this Fourteen Points speech of President Woodrow Wilson, outlining of his ideas for peace after the carnage of World War I. Wilson envisioned an organization that was charged with resolving conflicts before they exploded into bloodshed and warfare.

  • Sedition Act

  • Schenck vs. US

  • US rejects League of Nations membership

  • US senate rejectsTreaty of Versailles

  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment
    The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowed American women the right to vote, a right known as women’s suffrage.

  • World Series broadcast on the radio

    World Series broadcast on the radio
    The 1921 World Series Betwen The New York Giants and New York Yankees. Game 1 Of The 1921 World Series, Which Took Place On October 5, 1921, Was The First To Ever Be Broadcast On Radio.

  • Klansmen March

    Klansmen March
    40,000 Ku Klux Klansmen march on Washington, their white-hooded procession filling Pennsylvania Avenue.

  • Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run

    Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run
    Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years.

  • Hoover elected as 31st US President

    Hoover elected as 31st US President
    While his presidency, U.S. economy plummeted into the Great Depression.

  • Mickey Mouse is born

    Mickey Mouse is born
    Mickey Mouse turned 90 years old on Nov. 18, 2018.
    Fun facts about Mickey Mouse.
    1. Mickey was originally going to be named Mortimer!
    2. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon character to ever speak. And what were his first words? “Hot dogs!”
    3. Mickey Mouse only has four fingers! Walt Disney felt that five fingers resembled a “bunch of bananas.”