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  • Lusitania

    Lusitania

    was a British ocean liner that was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 and that held the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908
  • Wilson’s Presidency term

    Wilson’s Presidency term

    When woodrow Wilson was president
  • WW1 timeframe

    WW1 timeframe

    The period of time in which WW1 took place.
  • Great Migration timeframe

    Great Migration timeframe

    Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states roughly from the 1910s until the 1970s.
  • Year of first woman elected to Congress

    Year of first woman elected to Congress

    first woman to hold federal office in the United States
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    The Selective Service Act of 1917 or Selective Draft Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act

    United States federal law enacted on June 15, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I.
  • Influenza (flu) epidemic

    Influenza (flu) epidemic

    was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus.
  • Wilson’s 14 points

    Wilson’s 14 points

    The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I
  • Sedition Act

    Sedition Act

    was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses
  • US rejects League of Nations membership

    US rejects League of Nations membership

    Despite the United States' lack of formal membership, the United States was involved in various League related projects and organisations.
  • Schenk vs. US

    Schenk vs. US

    was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment

    The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
  • Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the Duma's provisional government.
  • US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles

    US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles

    In November Lodge sent to the Senate floor a treaty with 14 reservations, but no amendments. In the face of Wilson's continued unwillingness to negotiate
  • Lost Generation

    Lost Generation

    was the social generational cohort that was in early adulthood during World War I.
  • Volstead Act

    Volstead Act

    Volstead Act, was enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment, which established prohibition in the United States.
  • Wall Street bombing

    Wall Street bombing

    The blast killed thirty people immediately, and another ten died later of wounds sustained in the blast.
  • 1920 United States presidential election

    1920 United States presidential election

    The 1920 United States presidential election was the 34th quadrennial presidential election
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s