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The first world war starts; America will not join until later.
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After American intervention, it draws to a close with the German surrender.
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The Eighteenth Amendment outlaws alcohol in the United States.
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The congress ratifies the nineteenth amendment, granting suffrage to women federally.
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As a campaign promise, he calls for America to regain footing after World War I
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The period of dramatic social change from women's suffrage and jazz dominated the era.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes the famous "The Great Gatsby".
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First nonstop flight from New York to Paris is performed.
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Sells 2.5 million copies in 18 months.
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The stock market crashes, and the country is on the road to Depression.
