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Great migration
African Americans move from the south to the north 1910-1979 -
Wilson Presidential terms
He was President from
1913-1921 -
WWI
World War One started after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
1914-1918 -
Lusitania Sinks
Germany sinks British ship. -
First woman elected to congress
She was elected four years before women were given the right to vote. -
Lenin led the Russian revolution
Lenin was a Russian communist revolutionary -
Selective service act
Congress passes the selective service act 6 weeks after US joins WWI -
Espionage Act
It prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense -
Influenza epidemic
1918-1919
The first place it was identified in the US was in the military -
14 points
President Wilson introduced his 14 point plan. -
Sedition act
Can’t talk negatively about the government -
Schenck vs US
US Supreme Court decision on the espionage act 1/9/19 - 3/3/19 -
US rejects League of Nations invite
The senate thought this would keep the US out of future wars. -
US rejects treaty of Versailles
US senate doesn’t sign the treaty hoping it would keep us out of future conflict -
Roaring 20’s
The roaring 20’s took place right before the Great Depression -
19th amendment
Women were given the right to vote -
First Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
The macy’s thanksgiving parade still happens today -
Route 66
Route 66, a major U.S. road running from Chicago to Los Angeles, is opened -
Holland tunnel
The holland tunnel connects new york and New Jersey -
Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger
Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger, becoming the first woman to do so successfully.