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The movement of 6 million blacks out of the south into the north.
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28th president, won a Nobel Prize for his efforts to end WW!.
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Started July 28th, 1914 and ended November 11th, 1918. Also known as the Great War
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Ship the was sunk by a German submarine. 1100 of 1900 people died.
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Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to be elected to congress.
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He led the Russian communist party.
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The selective service act authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War 1.
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A federal law that banned spying and other related crimes
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A 14 point program for world peace.
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killed more people than WW!, killed between 20-40 million people
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Extended the Espionage Act to cover a broader range of offenses.
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Supreme court decision on enforcement of the Espionage Act.
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Everyone can vote
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The treaty to end WW1 was rejected by the US
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Prohibits all alcohol sales, transportatiion, and manufacture.
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Time Magazine is published for the first time.
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The first gold medal awarded in the Olympic Winter games was won by Charles Jewtraw of the United States in the 500-meter speed skate.
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Otto Frederick Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, USA invented the first loaf-at-a-time bread-slicing machine
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The American stock market collapsed, signaling the onset of the Great Depression.