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Lusitania
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Wilson's Presidency Term
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World War l
Ended- November 11, 1918
In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident, leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I, which pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (the so-called Central Powers) against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers). The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. -
First Woman Elected to Congress
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Great Migration
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Lenin Led a Russian Revolution
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Slective Service Act
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Espionage Act
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Influenza
The influenza virus infected 500 million people across the world, and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million, which is three to five percent of the world's population, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. -
Wilson's 14 Points
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Sedition Act
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Schenk vs US
A man named Charles Schenck was arrested for organizing a protest against the military draft undertaken by the Federal Government. The Government held the draft for World War I. Schenck pointed to the 13th Amendment as his main support; this Amendment outlawed slavery and forced service. The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government. Schenck’s writings were considered to be an immediate threat to the country’s safety and the wellbeing of its people. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
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US rejects League of Nations membership
The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. Though first proposed by President Woodrow Wilson as part of his 14 points plan for peace in Europe, the United States never became a member. Many Americans, however, believed that membership in the organization might require American entry into a future war. -
Steel Strike Ends
In 1919, workers represented by the American Federation of Labor went on strike against the United States Steel Corporation. Eventually workers at other companies joined the strike. -
Prohibition Begins
Many women were complaining that their husbands were coming home drunk and abusing their wives and kids because of alcohol. Some also linked alcohol to prostitution. Eventually, the U.S. passed the 18th amendment, making alcohol illegal. -
19th Amendment
the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this required a lengthy and difficult struggle. Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change of the Constitution. -
Isulin
Insulin is a hormone that lowers the level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood. It's made by the beta cells of the pancreas and released into the blood when the glucose level goes up, such as after eating. Insulin helps glucose enter the body's cells, where it can be used for energy or stored for future use. In diabetics, the pancreas doesn't make enough insulin or the body can't respond normally to the insulin that is made. This causes the glucose level in the blood to rise. -
The Spirit of St. Louis starts its flight
The Spirit of St. Louis is a custom-built, single seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh for the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris. The Spirit of St. Louis took off from Roosevelt Airfield in Garden City. -
Black Tuesday
On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the rest of the industrialized world spiraled downward into the Great Depression.
