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First women elected to Congress
“Lady of the House” Jeannette Rankin entered the U.S. House of Representatives as first women in congress. She continued to be there until May 18th 1973. -
Lusitania
British ocean liner that sunk on May 7th by a German U-boat, 11 miles off of the southern coast of Ireland. -
Wilson’s Presidency Term
His term lasted until March 4th 1921. -
Great Migration timeframe
It was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural southern United States to the urban northeast it went up to 1970. -
Selective Service Act
This act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in world war 1. -
Espionage Act
The act is a United States federal law, it has been amended several times over the years. -
Lenin led a Russian Revolution
The Bolsheviks and their allies occupied government buildings, and soon formed a new government with Lenin as the head. -
Wilson’s 14 points
The 14 points was a statement of principles for peace. -
Sedition Act
It was an Act of the United States congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses. -
WW1 Timeframe
Global war originating in Europe that lasted from July 28th to November 11th 1918. -
Influenza (flu) epidemic
It was a deadly influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 A virus, it infected 500 million people. -
18th Amendment
Established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. -
Schenck vs. US
It was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
They made the French treaty subject to the authority of the league which isn’t tolerated. The senate rejected the treaty of Versailles which ended the world war 1. -
Roaring Twenties
It lasted until 1929 and it was an economic growth and widespread prosperity. -
19th Amendment
19th amendment to the United States constitution prohibits states and federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens on the basis. -
America had a de- facto woman president
President Wilson suffered a blood clot that caused paralysis, partial blindness, and brain damage. -
Economic Boom
Technological progress which led to the mass production of goods, and the electrification of America. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
It was a bribery scandal involving the administration of the United States president Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. -
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Indian nationalist movement against British war was released from imprisonment.
