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Wilson's Presidency term
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WW1 timeframe
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Lusitania
British ocean liner that carted passengers. A German submarine sank it during WW1. -
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The Great Migration
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First women elected to congress
Jeannette Rankin was elected to the House of Representatives. -
Lenin led a Russian Revolution
Lenin overthrew Nicholas the second and installed provisional government. -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into the war. -
Espionage Act
The United States federal law. -
Wilson's 14 points
A statement of principles for peace to end WW1. -
Sedition Act
United States congress extended espionage act, cover range of offenses, speech, and expression of opinion. -
Influenza epidemic
The virus killed more people then WW1. -
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Schenk vs. United States
Schenk mailed circulars that draft was monstrous wrong motivated by capitalist system. Schenk was charged with violate and caused subordination in military recruitment. -
United States rejects League of Nation membership
Congress believed joining it would commit United States to an expensive organization. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was rejected primarily on objection to the League of Nations. -
19th amendment
The right of citizen of United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States. -
Leonard Thompson
First human who received a injection of insulin as a treatment for Type 1 Diabetes. Thompson received his forst injection of insulin in Toronto, Ontario, at 14 years of age. -
9th Rose Bowl game
South California beat Penn State 14-3 -
Nellie Tayloeross
She was the first women governor. She was the governor of Wyoming. Nellie wanted to continue spending cuts, state loans for farmers and ranchers and strong enforcement of prohibition. -
Babe Ruth
He played baseball for the New York Yankees. He got payed 70,000 dollars per year. He became the highest paid baseball player. -
Amelia Earhart
She was the 1st women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She landed the plane at Burry Port, Wales.
