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Permitting the deportation, fine, or imprisonment of anyone deemed a threat or publishing “false, scandalous, or malicious writing” against the government of the United States. -
A British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line and was first launched in 1906.
The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I.
the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, resulting in great loss of life. -
Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921)
He presided over ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and laws that prohibited child labour and that mandated an eight-hour workday for railroad workers. -
Started because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
The 4 main causes were M-A-I-N, acronym for militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. -
The Great Migration was one of the largest movements of people in United States history.
Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern.
caused primarily by the poor economic conditions as well as the prevalent racial segregation and discrimination in the Southern states where Jim Crow laws were upheld -
prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation.
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one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century.
Lenin's administration redistributed land among the peasantry and
nationalized banks and large-scale industry.
Main causes: political, social and economics. -
Jeannette Rankin of Montana
Rankin had campaigned as a progressive in 1916, pledging to work for a constitutional woman suffrage amendment and emphasizing social welfare issues. -
Authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription.
The act eventually required all men between the ages of 21 to 45 to register for military service -
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history
It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus
The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States -
a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I
consisted of certain basic principles, such as freedom of the seas and open covenants, a variety of geographic arrangements carrying out the principle of self-determination, and above all, a League of Nations that would enforce the peace.
Wilson also made proposals that would ensure world peace in the future -
Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act of 1917 by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct recruitment.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, upheld Schenck's conviction and ruled that the Espionage Act did not violate the First Amendment. -
the Congress rejected the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. Much criticism has been made of the Treaty because it was too harsh on Germany.
for the first time in its history they rejected a peace treaty. -
Babe Ruth was very famous in this time period for hitting more home runs for the New York Yankees than any other man in history. -
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. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote
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formed in 1920 with Jim Thorpe as its president and eleven teams. It would change its name to the National Football League in 1922. -
A bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding
It involved national security -
The first Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, but they were originally called “Winter Sports Week.” It wasn't until two years later that the International Olympic Committee retroactively recognized the event as the first Winter Olympics -
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held on November 27th, 1924. -
Walt Disney's famous Mickey Mouse cartoon character appears for the first time in "Steamboat Willie."