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Wilson's Presidency
Presidency ended on March 4th, 1921. Wilson oversaw WW1. -
World War I
A bloody conflict fought between the Allies and Central Powers that started with Austria-Hungary declaring war on serbia after a series of events that started with the assanation of the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne. Ended on November 11th, 1918. -
Lusitania Sinking
A german submarine torpedos a British Ocean Liner. -
The Great Migration
Ended about 1970. This migration saw blacks moving from the south to the north to find employment and less racism and segeration. -
First Woman Elected to Congress(Rankin)
Jeannte Rankin became the first woman to serve in the House of represneatives. She was the senator of Montana's at-large district. -
Selective Service Act of 1917
Allowed the conscription of soliders in the U.S. army -
Espionage Act of 1917
prevents speaking against hthe military and the government. -
Lenin's Russian Revolution
This was the second of 2 russian revoultions that saw russia transition into the Soviet Union. -
The Spanish Flu
Affected people around the world throughout 1918 -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Wilson stated the principles of peace negotitations after World War 1. -
Sedition Act of 1918
The act forbade insults directed at the governemnt, military, instuitons, and the u.s flag. -
Occupation of the Rhineland
Ended on June 30th, 1930. Allied forces occupied this region from the end of the First World war and until 1930 as part of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Schenck vs US
Schenk vs Us was a Supreme Court desciion that allowed continued reinforcement of the Espionage Act. -
US senate rejects treaty of Versailles
The clause in the treaty invloving the League of Nations making war without approval of U.S congress caused the U.S. to never ratify the deal nor join the League of Nations. -
treaty of versaillles takes effect
Treaty that saw Germany pay heavy reparations to allied powers -
League of Nations Founded
The predecessor of the United Nations was formed. It was the first intergovermental organization that was meant to create world peace. -
19th Amendment
Amendment that granted woman the right to vote -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Ended around 1923. Bribery scandal involving the Harding Adminstration. Specifically, Cabinet member Albert B. Fall, who was convicted of accepting a bribe. -
Official Creation of USSR
Offical de jure creation of the Soviet Union by a confrence of soviet represenatives -
Republic of Turkey Proclaimed
The Republic was officaly declared after winning the turkish war of independence and the abolition of the ottoman empire.
