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Archduke Franz Ferdinand had the throne of Hohenberg. He was killed and this caused WW1 to occur.
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Russia Mobilizes it's army to intervene against Austria-Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia.
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Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I.
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The Great Migration was about six million African Americans that migrated.
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Shortly after World War 1, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania heading to Liverpool.
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Jeannette Pickering Rankin was the first woman ever elected to Congress. Not only was she the first Congresswoman she was also an activist and women's right activist.
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An Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front.
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President Wilson gives an outline of his case for war to Congress.
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Authorized the United States federal government to make a national army by drafting.
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When first created it was to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment and stop interference with United States Military.
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Leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the Duma's provisional government.
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The Influenza (flu) epidemic killed over 50 million people. 1/5 of the world's population was affected.
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he Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
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The Sedition Act was an act that extended the Espionage Act and broader range of offenses.
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The Schenk vs. United States was a case that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the freedom of speech protection could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.”
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Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based primarily on objections to the League of Nations. The U.S. would never ratify the treaty or join the League of Nations.
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery scandal with oil companies.
