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    Wilson’s Presidency term

    Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president.
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    World War 1

    World War 1 started because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers) are the nations that fought in the war.
  • Lusitania

    Lusitania

    The Lusitania was a boat that was sunken by Germany because it was carring war munitions for Britain.
  • The first woman elected to Congress

    The first woman elected to Congress

    Jeannette Rankin the first women elected to Congress was anti war and a women's rights advocate.
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    Great Migration

    The Great Migration is the movement of over 6 million African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities.
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    Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    The Russian Revolution was a Revolution to abolish the monarchy in Russia.
  • Selective Service Act

    The Selective Service Act made it so all men between the ages 21 to 30 were required to register for the military.
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act

    The Espionage Act made it so you weren’t allowed to talk bad about the United States and the government.
  • Sedition Act

    The Sedition Act allowed imprisonment or anyone who is deemed a threat or wrote something against the government.
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    Influenza epidemic

    An illness that infected 500 million people.
  • Wilson’s 14 points

    Wilson’s 14 points

    The 14 points is a peace negotiation written by Woodrow Wilson in hope to stop World War 1 in a peaceful manner.
  • Schenck vs. US

    Schenck vs. US

    The US Supreme Court was concerned over the enforcement of the Espionage Act.
  • US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles

    The first rejected peace treaty.
  • The League of Nations

    The League of Nations

    The League of Nations was created after World War 1 to create a resolution for anymore international disputes.
  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

    The ban on alcoholic beverages.
  • 19th amendment

    The 19th amendment made it so no one can be denied a vote because of their sex.
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    Teapot Dome Scandal

    Albert Fall accepted gifts and money from oil companies in exchange Albert Fall allowed oil companies control over government oil reserves.
  • Immigration Quota Established

    Immigration Quota Established

    Congress passed an imagination restriction.
  • Hoover Elected as President

    Hoover Elected as President

    Herbert Hoover was elected as president making him the 31st president.
  • Martin Luther King is born

    Martin Luther King is born

    Martin Luther King is born In Atlanta, Georgia in his grandfather's house.