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Great Migration Timeframe
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Wilson’s Presidency term
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WW1 Timeframe
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Lusitania
The Lusitania was blown up by a German U-boat. -
Year of first woman elected to Congress (Rankin
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Espionage Act
Prohibits obtaining military information that can be used against the U.S. -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the federal government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. -
Lenin led a Russian Revolution
leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the Duma's provisional government. -
Sedition Act
Made it a crime to convey information interfering with the war effort. -
Influenza (Flu) epidemic
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. -
Wilson’s 14 points
In this January 8, 1918, speech on War Aims and Peace Terms, President Wilson set down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. -
US senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
In 1919 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. -
Schenck vs US
Supreme Court case where Schenk was charged under the Espionage Act by obstructing military recruitment. -
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19th Amendment
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Scandal where oil tycoons bribed the Secretary of Interior to secretly lease federal oil reserves. -
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding was elected the 29th president of the US in 1921. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the US in 1923. -
George Mikan
George Mikan, NBA Hall of Fame Center was born on June 18th, 1924 in Joliet, IL.