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28th president
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The Great War. The First World War which was brutal and hellish. Fought in Europe and had consequences of many lives lost
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Less than a year after WW1 started, a German U-Boat sank the Lusitania killing many people including US citiznes
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Jeannette Rankin was the first women elected into the US Congress. She was elected in the state of Missouri for the House of Representatives.
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Blacks migrating out of the south heading north looking for better lives.
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Act authorized by the government to build a National Army. This brought a military draft to the US.
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Intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment.
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Vladimir Lenin was the most influential person in running the Russian Revolution
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The influenza pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus.
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Very famous speech given by Woodrow Wilson.
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Expanded the Espionage act to cover a broader range of offenses.
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A landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I.
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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
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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Scandal involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves by the secretary of interior
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The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is won by Margaret Gorman for the title of the Golden Mermaid trophy, later dubbed Miss America.
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The Lincoln Memorial, located on the opposite end of the National Mall from the Capitol building, is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
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The IBM corporation is founded.
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The Great Mississippi Flood occurs, affecting over 700,000.
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The NBC Radio Network is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations.
