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Lusitania
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Great Migration*
Lasted from 1910 to 1970. It was the migration of 6 million blacks out of the rural southern United States to the urban Northeast Midwest , and west. Blacks moved from 14 different states in the south. Georgia was especially affected by this, seeing declines in Black popuation for 3 consecutive decades starting at 1920 -
Wilson's Presidency term
Served in office from March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1921 -
World War One
Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and U.S. Vs. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. -
First woman in Congress*
Jeannette Rankin. She was a republican from Montana. She was elected to the House of Representatives as Montana's Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress; she served from 1917–1919. -
Selective Service Act*
Also known as the selective Draft Act. It was enacted on May 18th, 1917. It gave the government authority to raise a National Army for the entry of WW1. The idea was brought to President Woodrow's attention after break in relation with Germany. -
Espionage Act*
This act was passed after the U.S's entry of WW1. It has been amended many times. It was to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment. Also to prevent the support of U.S.enemies during wartime -
Lenin leading russian revolution
Bolshevik leader, Vladamir Lenin lead his leftist revolutionaries on a revolt against ineffective provional Government. -
U.S rejection of League of Nation's membership
the U.S. saw many weaknesses and flaws in the League of Nations and also did not agree with the treaty of Versailles -
Wilson's 14 Points
President Woodrow Wilson Proposed a 14 point Program for world peace. -
Influenza Epidemic
Lasted from 1918 to 1919 - the epidemic killed more people than WW1 did. ranging from 20 million to 40 million -
Sedition Act*
enacted May 16, 1918 was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds. The Sedition Act of 1918 stated that people or countries cannot say negative things about the government or the war. -
Schenk vs. Us
Schenk distributed leaflets to draft - age men, arguing a resistance to induction. Supreme Court decided it was constitution. -
19th Amendment
Passed by Congress June 4th, 1919 and was ratified August 18, 1920. It gaurentees all women the right to vote -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were a series of raids by the United States Department of Justice intended to capture, arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. The raids and arrests occurred in November 1919 and January 1920 under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. -
Senate reject treaty of Versailles
Senate reject based primarily on objections to the league of Nations -
Egypt delcare Independance
he Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence was issued by the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 28 February 1922. Through this declaration, the British government unilaterally ended its protectorate over Egypt. -
Lower Louisiana Floods
Nearly 3,500 square miles were underwater in the state of Louisiana and around 50,000 people were affected -
Great Depression
Started october of 1929 to 1939. It was the deepest and longest economic plunge of U.S. history. -
Creation of the talking box
In November 1920, the first commercially-licensed radio station began broadcasting live results of the presidential election. The transmission of breaking news was new and unprecedented, and as word spread of this new medium, the “talking box” exploded in popularity.
