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Great Migration
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Lenin led a Russian Revolution
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Wilson's Presidency term
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World War 1
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Lusitania
The Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine without any notice. -
Year of first woman elected to Congress
Her name was Jeannette Rankin. She was a republican from Montana. -
Selective Service Act
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Espionage Act
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Wilson's 14 points
Wilson addressed to Congress a 14-point plan for world peace. -
Sedition Act
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Influenza (flu) epidemic
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Schenk vs. US
The Schenk vs US case was a Supreme Court decision concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I. -
US rejects League of Nations membership
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US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
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19th amendment
The 19th amendment is the amendment that gave American women the right to vote. -
Lie detector was invented
John Larson was a medical grad at Calfornia University and invented an advanced type of lie detector that determined if someone was innocent or guilty. -
Time magizine was founded
The Times was created by Henry R. Luce and Briton Hadden. They wanted to start a magazine that would inform people about current events in the United States and the rest of the world. -
First Olympic winter games
It took place in Chamonix, France. It used to be called Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver which meant "International Winter Sports Week". -
Sliced Bread was invented
Otto Frederick Rohwedder from Davenport, Iowa invented the first loaf-at-a-time bread-slicing machine but was destoryed in a fire in 1912. He then made another one that worked better in 1928. -
Car radio was invented
Paul Galvin invented the first car radio. If you wanted to buy the radio, then you had to buy it seperately from the car.
