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Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. His term lasted from 1913-1921.
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World War I was also known as the Great War. The start of WW1 was most likely caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. Many soldiers suffered from shell-shock. By the end of the war, over 9 million soldiers had been killed and another 21 million had been wounded. The war lasted 4 years.
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The Lusitania ship sank in 18 minutes after being torpedoed by the Germans.
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The Great Migration was the relocation of over 6 million African Americans from the Southern US to the North, Midwest, and West. This lasted from 1916-1970.
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Jeannette Rankin, a republican from Montana, was the first woman elected to congress.
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Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the communist party, and he was the leader of the Russian Revolution.
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The Selective Servicd Act was created so the Federal Government could create a draft for citizens of the US to serve in the military for WWI.
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The Espionage Act of 1917 created penalties (20 years of imprisonment and fines up to $10,000) for those who interfered with military recruitment. The law had the power to remove suspicious and/or treasonable material from the mail. This Act was son challenged by the Supreme Court in Schenk vs. United States.
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The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed more people than WWI.
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Wilson's 14 point program was proposed for world peace.
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The Sedition Act of 1918 was created to extend off of the Espionage Act covering a broader range of offenses.
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Schenk vs. United States was a court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917.
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The US Senate rejected the peace treaty, the Treaty of Versailles. It was rejected by the Senate Majority Leader, Henry Cabot Lodge.
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The US rejected the League of Nations membership. Many historians believe the League of Nations, an organization created after WWI, was run less efficiently without US participation.
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The 19th amendment granted equal suffrage for women (women's voting rights). The movement started in Seneca Falls, NY. Abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony created organizations to raise public awareness to grant women the right to vote. This battle for women's suffrage lasted about 70 years before women were granted the right to vote.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal happened because President Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the oil reserve to private companies for a bribe.
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President Harding died suddenly of a stroke.
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The Butler Act prohibits public schools and universities in Tennessee from teaching evolution.
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Charles Lindbergh made the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight. This gained him nicknames such as "The Lone Eagle" and "Lucky Lindy." His love of planes began when he left college to become a barnstormer, a pilot who performs daredevil stunts at fairs. His plane, Spirit of St. Louis, flew from New York to Paris.
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Investors traded approximately 16 million shares on the NY stock exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, which lead to the Great Depression: the longest lasting and deepest economic crash in western culture. Unemployment, loans, and debt were quickly on the rise.
