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Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was a member of the Sac & Fox Nation whose native name was “Wa-Tho-Huk“ meaning “Bright Path”. Although his career was briefly halted due to the US stripping him of awards and medals, he was incredibly successful and is one of the most influential Indigenous athletes in all of American history. His football career ended in 1928 -
Wilson presidency
Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the united states served in office from 1913 to 1921. He was a staunch advocate for world peace, and later won the nobel peace prize -
WW1
The first major world war that involved 6 major world powers and other minor ones, this war wold last until 1918 -
Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was a British passenger ship, sunk by German U-boats killing both Irishmen and Americans -
Great Migration
Mass migration of blacks from the american south to the northeast and midwest. This ended in 1970. -
First woman elected to congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was the first woman elected to congress in the year 1916. She was a lifelong pacifist and one of 50 members to oppose war on germany. She was the sole voter for non retaliation against japan -
Russian Revolution
Lenin led revolution that abdicated the Tsar and established a new communist government -
Espionage act
This act made it illegal convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces's mission -
SSA
This act allowed the government to raise an army through means of conscripton -
Sedition Act
Expansion of the sedition act that criminalized speech and expression of opinions that cast a bad light on the government or war efforts -
Flu epidemic
The influenza was one of the worst outbreaks our nation has ever seen, killing 40-50 million. Thankfully it only lasted until 1920 -
14 points
Speech given by woodrow wilson stating that if the US was to fight inWW1, we would do so separately from the europeans -
Schenck v. United States
Landmark case that determined people handing out flyers urging people to avoid draft could be charged with the crime of interfering with the draft -
Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles
In 1919 the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, by a vote of 39 to 55. This led to the United States not joining the League of Nations -
Prohibition
This was a complete ban on alcohol in the United States lasting from 1920 to 1933 -
19th amendment
The nineteenth amendment was ratified on August 18th of 1920. The ratification of this amendment outlawed the denial of voting on the basis of sex -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 allowing people to drill federal reserves -
Indian Citizenship Act
In 1924 the Indian Citizenship Act was passed, granting citizenship to all natives born in America. Although most could not vote until 1957 due to oppressive state regulations. (picture taken 1916) -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a period of economic ruin in the United States lasting from 1929 into the late thirties -
Dust bowl
The dust bowl was a period of time from 1930-1936 where American and Canadian prairies were subject to horrific dust storms
