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Great migration
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Wilson presidency
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World War 1 starts
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Lusitania sinking
On May 7, 1915, the RMS Lusitania sank off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. -
First woman elected to congress
Ob November 9, 1916, Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, became the first woman to serve in congress. She was elected to the house of representatives as Montana's Representative-at-Large to the 65th congress. -
Selective service act
The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act (Pub.L. 65–12, 40 Stat. 76, enacted May 18, 1917) authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Espionage act
The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. The law was extended on May 16, 1918, by the Sedition Act of 1918, actually a set of amendments to the Espionage Act, which prohibited many forms of speech. -
Lenin led a Russian Revolution
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Flu epidemic
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Wilson's 14 points
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Sedition act
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Schenk vs US
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US rejects league of nations
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US senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
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Jazz is developed by musicians of New Orleans
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19th amendment
The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted women the right to vote, prohibiting any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920 after a long struggle known as the women's suffrage movement. -
Ford Model T, the first affordable car, was invented
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Warren G. Harding dies and Calvin Coolidge becomes President
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Charles Lindbergh flies across Atlantic
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Babe Ruth becomes the first player to hit 60 homeruns in one year
