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Great Migration
Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states -
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Wilson’s Presidency term
His earliest memory as a child was hearing that Abraham Lincoln had been elected president and that war was coming. -
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World War 1
USA enters in 1917 -
Lusitania sinks
The ship was repainted in camouflage -
Jeannette Rankin becomes first woman to serve in Congress
Jeannette Rankin of Montana was elected to the House of Representatives in 1916 and sworn into Congress in 1917. -
Espionage Act
prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information -
Congress passed the Selective Service Act
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Selective Service Act
Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. -
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Lenin led a Russian Revolution
October 24 and 25 on the Julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the October Revolution -
Sedition Act
curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war -
Influenza (flu) epidemic
the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin -
Wilson’s 14 points speech
The main purpose of the Fourteen Points was to outline a strategy for ending the war -
US rejects League of Nations membership
The United States never joined the League -
Schenck vs US
Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act of 1917 by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct recruitment. -
19th amendment gets passed
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I, in part because President Woodrow Wilson had failed to take senators' objections to the agreement into consideration. -
Seattle Metropolitans lose to Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Stanley Cup Final
The Senators won the series by three games to two in the best-of-five game series. -
Jack Rabbit (Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA) opens
Kennywood’s oldest rollercoaster -
Metropolitans’ last season. In the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA)
The Metropolitans folded in 1924 when a replacement for the Seattle Ice Arena could not be found. Seattle would not have another team competing for the Stanley Cup for almost 100 years until the NHL expansion Seattle Kraken, who began play in 2021. -
Cyclone (Revere Beach, Massachusetts)
Becomes first roller coaster to reach 100 feet -
Racer (Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA) opens
the only single-continuous track coaster in the U.S.