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President Thomas Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1913 and served for 2 terms. Wilson was the 28th president to be elected into office and had Thomas Marshall as his Vice President.
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World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918. This war began in Europe and took place mainly in this continent. The countries that were mainly involved were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and later America.
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The Lusitania was a passenger ship that left from New York City to go to Liverpool located in the UK. Six days after leaving New York, the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 128 Americans. This angered many Americans causing retentions to grow between the US and Germany.
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The Great Migration happened between 1916 and 1970. This was the migration of African Americans in the south moving to the north. Many migrated north for better jobs, money, and opportunities. This created many cultural advances such as the uprising of Jazz music.
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Vlademir Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist party, and led the Russian Revolution. He led the Bolshevik to a Revolution against the Czarist rule, or the monarchy that ran Russia. This would later lead to the uprising of the Soviet Union. This Revolution would end in 1923.
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Jeannette Rankin, a representative from Montana, was the first women to be sworn into congress on May 2, 1917. She planned was a republican for and worked towards women’s suffrage.
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The Selective service act was issued on May 18th, 1917 and it gave the president power to draft soldiers into the war. This was issued due to the lack of volunteers to participante in World War 1. It required also men between the ages if 21-30 to participate in the war.
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The Espionage Act was put in place in 1917. This act prohibited acquiring information about or relating to the United States national defense that could be used against the country. This is so information could not be exchanged between foreign nations and so that they could not harm the US.
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This was known as the Spanish flu that began in February of 1918 and ended around April 1920. This pandemic effected about 500 million people, killing about 50 million. The cause of this virus was H1N1 influenza A virus.
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President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points was proposed in a speech he gave on January 8th, 1918. These 14 points were Wilsons thoughts and ideas on how to end World War 1. He presented it in a way to prevent from the issue from happening again.
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The Sedition act issued in 1918 permitted the imprisonment or punishment of anyone who was considered a threat to the US government. This act ended in March 1801.
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Schenck V. US was a US Supreme Court case that was voted unanimous in favor of the United States or against Charles Schenck. This case was argued on January 9th and 10th. Schenck argued that the Espionage act was violating the US citizens 13th Amendment rights and wanted to stop the recruitment.
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The Treaty of Versailles, a treaty that would end World War 1 was rejected by the senate in 1919. Due to President Wilson offending the US senate because he refused to include them from the peace talks. This would lead to the opposition of the League of Nations.
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The 19th amendment gave the right for women to vote in the United States. This amendment was issued in August of 1920.
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President Warren Harding was elected the 29th president in 1920. He ran for about 1 term, but passed away in 1923. Harding was part of the Republican Party and one of the most popular presidents. He established America’s first budgeting policy with the Budget and Accounting act.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal was a scandal involving President Harding that began in 1921 and ended in 1923. It also involved secretary interior Albert Fall. The scandal was the acceptance of money and gifts from private oil companies in exchange for these companies to control government oil reserves.
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On August 2nd, 1923, President Warren Harding would pass away in office due to a stroke. He was in San Francisco at the time when he had this stroke. He fell to the ground and was rushed ti the hospital where he died.
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On April 10th, 1925, one of the most famous books of all time would be published. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Gatsby showcases a love story and a closer look at the “roaring” 20s and prohibition.
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Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to fly a nonstop, solo transatlantic flight from New York City to Paris.
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The Amsterdam summer Olympics was held during the summer of 1928. This multi sport event happened between July 28 to August 12. This was located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. There were a total of 2,883 athletes that participated in the event.
