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Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States from 1913 until 1921. -
World War 1 began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and ended with the signing of the Armistice on November 11,1918.
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The Lusitania was a British ship that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, killing 1,198 passengers, including 128 Americans. -
The first wave of the Great Migration from 1916 until 1930 saw millions of Black Americans relocating from the South to cities in the North in search of a better life, better jobs, etc. The second wave lasted until 1970.
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Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to be elected to the United States Congress on November 7, 1916. -
In 1917, Vladimir Lenin led a Russian Revolution that attempted to overthrow the imperial government.
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Passed during WW1 in 1917, the Selective Service Act required all U.S. men aged 21 to 30 to sign up for the military.
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This act prohibited Americans from recording information, recording video, etc, that could have the potential to hurt the U.S. in terms of the war.
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The Spanish Flu, or the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, was a worldwide influenza pandemic that began in early 1918 and lasted through April 1920. -
On January 8, 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson delivered his 14 Points speech, which promoted peace as a negotiation to end World War 1.
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The Sedition Act of 1918 limited the free speech rights of American citizens during World War 1, especially negative opinions regarding the way the American government was handling the war.
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In March 1919, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer had violated the Espionage Act of 1917 by attempting to obstruct the “recruiting/enlistment service” during World War I.
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In November 1919, a year after the conclusion of World War 1, the United States Senate declined the opportunity for the United States to become part of the League of Nations, which was an organization created to resolve international problems between countries following the war.
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On November 19, 1919, the United States Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which was a peace treaty that brought World War 1 to an official end.
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On August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was officially ratified (passed). -
On May 30, 1922, former United States President William Howard Taft dedicated the Lincoln Memorial. Current President at that time, Warren G. Harding, also attended and spoke at the event. -
Republican President Warren G. Harding died suddenly of a heart attack while in office on August 2, 1923. He had been in office since 1921.
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Republican Presidential candidate Calvin Coolidge won the United States Presidential Election on November 4, 1924, defeating Democratic candidate John W. Davis.
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Herbert Hoover was elected the 31st president of the United States on November 6, 1928. He officially takes office in March 1929 and serves until March 1933. -
In September of 1929, stock prices in the American stock market began to decline. On Black Tuesday on October 29, 1929, the stock prices completely collapsed. The collapse of the stock market would eventually lead to the Great Depression.