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Great Migration Begins
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Wilsons Presidency Term
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US Rejects League of Nations membership
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WW1 Starts
World War I, also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918 -
Lusitania
The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel went down 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale,[1]:429 Ireland, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors -
First Women Elected to Congress (Rankin)
Rankin became the first woman to hold a high government office in the United States when, in 1916, she was elected to the United States Congress from the state of Montana.[1] After winning her House seat in 1916, she said, "I may be the first woman member of Congress but I won’t be the last."[ -
Lenin Led a Russian Revolution
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Selective Service Act
This act 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
It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of U.S. enemies during wartime. -
Influenza Epidemic
The flu epidemic lasted from 1918 to 1919. It killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. -
Wilson's 14 Points
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Sedition Act
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WW1 Ends
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Schenk vs. US
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19th Admendment
The 19th amendment is a very important amendment to the constitution as it gave women the right to vote in 1919. -
US Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles
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Too Much Cotton
Cotton Prices at New Orleans peak at 42 cents a pound, prompting Southern farmers to plant the largest crop in history. The resulting overproduction causes a collapse in prices, with cotton falling to less than 10 cents a pound by early 1921. -
Insulin
Before the discovery of insulin, diabetes was a feared disease that most certainly led to death. -
Klansmen March
Forty thousand Ku Klux Klansmen march on Washington, their white-hooded procession filing Pennsylvania Avenue. -
MLK was Born
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Black Tuesday
Panicked sellers traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange (four times the normal volume at the time), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -12%. Black Tuesday is often cited as the beginning of the Great Depression.
