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Wilson’s presidency term
Woodrow Wilson served as U.S president during the Great War. -
WW1
World War One starts -
Lusitania
The Lusitania was sunk by German u-boats -
First Woman Elected to Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin Was the first woman to be elected into congress. She was a politician and women's rights advocate. -
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The Great Migration
The relocation of millions of African American from rural south areas to urban areas of the north. -
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Lenin Led a Russian Revolution
Lenin led the revoulution which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union -
Selective Service Act
The Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription(the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service) -
Espionage Act
Prohibited any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States -
Influenza Epidemic
The deadly outbreak of the flu claiming many lives -
Wilson’s 14 points
The speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. -
Sedition Act
An addition to the espionage act which was to forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt. -
Schenck vs U.S
A Supreme Court case concerning the enforcement of the espionage act. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations meets for the first time, the U.S was not a part of it. -
U.S Senate Rejects Treaty Of Versailles
The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based primarily on objections to the League of Nations -
19th Amendment
The Amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
The bribery scandal of oil involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
Death of Lenin
Lenin died and was succeeded by Joseph Stalin -
Teaching of Evolution
Tennessee passes a law against the teaching of evolution in public schools, setting the stage for the Scopes trial -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market crashes, signaling the onset of the Great Depression -
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated as president.
