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The Great Migration
the movement of African Americans from the rural parts of the US to the urban parts of the US. -
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Woodrow Wilson's Presidency term
The time frame that Woodrow was a president -
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World War One
First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe. More than 70 million military personnel was in the war. -
Lusitania
A British ship that was sunk by a German u-boat that killed over 1,000 people. This changed the views of the US people and was a part in why they entered the war. -
Jeannette Rankin
First Woman elected to Congress -
Selective Service Act
The creation of the military draft -
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 United States enemies during wartime. -
Lenin led a Russian revolution
Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party, leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, and the architect, builder, and first head of the Soviet Union. The revolution was in October and got the nick name the October revolution. -
Influenza epidemic
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War; it killed somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. -
Woodrow Wilson's 14 points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Sedition Act
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. -
Schenck v. US
A court case that lasted three days in an unanimous decision concluding that his criminal conviction was constitutional. -
US rejects League of Nations
US senate didn't approve Woodrow Wilson's ideas on the League of Nations -
US senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles
The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based primarily on objections to the League of Nations. The U.S. would never ratify the treaty or join the League of Nations. They [US] thought that they were giving too much power to the League of Nations. -
Band Aid
The band aid was created by Earle Dickson. It was just an adhesive bandage was three inches wide and 18 inches long. -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote. -
First Convertible
Was created by Ben P. Ellerbeck. The top of the Car retracted and went behind the seating area. -
The Phantom of the Opera
A famous horror play and movie. -
Sunglasses
Produced by Sam Foster. They were tinted glasses that protected his eyes from the sun. -
Valentine's Day Massacre
Seven men were murdered at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago's North Side. They were shot by four men using weapons that included two Thompson submachine guns. Two of the shooters were dressed as uniformed policemen
