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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Term
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WWI Timeframe
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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The main turning point in the war where America started to join and declare war on Germany shortly thereafter the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. -
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The Great Migration
When 6,000,000 rural southern African Americans moved to the West, Midwest, or Northeast from 1916 to 1970 -
Jeannette Rankin Election into Congress
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February Revolution
The February Revolution, was the first of two revolutions to turn Russia from an Autocracy to a Provisional Government. -
Selective Service Act Signed
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Espionage Act Passed
It prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defenses with the intention to send said info to any foreign nation. -
Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points
It was a speech to show the points for how to negotiate for peace in WWI. -
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Spanish Flu Epidemic
Was the Influenza pandemic that swept the world during WWI, it was called the Spanish flu as Spain was neutral and more accurately reported its infection numbers and deaths during the war. -
Sedition Act Passed
Permitted the deportation, fine, or imprisonment of anyone deemed a threat or publishing “false, scandalous, or malicious writing” against the government of the United States -
Schenck vs. United States
Was an important decision of the US Supreme Court on the enforcement of the Espionage Act during WWI. -
19th Amendment Passed
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. -
Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
America rejected to sign the Treaty of Versailles until 1921 -
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Prohibition
Was a timeframe from 1920 to 1933 when the distribution, manufacture, and sale of alcohol was illegal, but not the consumption of it. -
Wonder Wheel Opening
The opening of the Wonder Wheel on Coney Island, New York. -
United States Signs Peace Treaty
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Teapot Dome Scandal
The selling and accepting of bribes to take and use the Navy’s petroleum reserves by the Secretary of the Interior at Teapot Dome Natrona County, Wyoming. -
Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
The murder of 7 rival gang members by Al Capone’s gang -
Wall Street Crash of 1929
Was the start of the Great Depression when the stock market fell hard and lead to a time of poverty for many Americans.
