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An act passed by congress as a first test of freedom of speech. the act permitted the deportation, fine, or imprisonment of anyone deemed a threat or publishing “false, scandalous, or malicious writing” against the government of the United States.
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When Wilson is inaugurated, he proclaims it his duty “to cleanse, to reconsider, to restore, to correct the evil without impairing the good, to purify and humanize every process of our common life without weakening or sentimentalizing it.” He appears in front of congress to discuss tarifs,recognizes the new republic of china, He declares the United States policy towards Mexico to be one of “watchful waiting.” , signs the Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act, and much much more
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Having many names including the Great War, WW1 was started after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. All the countries involved had territorial goals. The U.S. president at the time claimed Germany's violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and its attempts to coax Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasoning for declaring war in 1917.
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Less than a year after World War 1 raged across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner coming from New York and going to Liverpool, England. Out of 1,900 passengers and crew members , 1,200 died including more than 120 Americans.
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During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, who were led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of csarist rule.
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It was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and West
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On April 2nd, 1917, Jeanette Rankin was sworn into the house while being the first Woman elected to Congress. During her campaign she pledged work for a constitutional woman suffrage amendment and emphasized social welfare issues. The same day, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to send U.S. troops into the fight against Germany in World War I.
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Six weeks after the U.S. joined World War 1, Congress passed the Selective Service Act. The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. The act gave the president the ability to draft soldiers.
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Enacted by Congress on June 15 1917, The Espionage Act of 1917 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. It also penalized anyone obstructing enlistment in the armed forces or causing insubordination or disloyalty in military or naval forces.
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The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. at least 50 million deaths worldwide resulted from it.
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The Fourteen Points were a proposal made by Woodrow Wilson in a speech before Congress , outlining his vision for ending World War I in a way that would prevent such a war from happening again.
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In this case,the Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer for violating the Espionage Act of through actions that obstructed the “recruiting or enlistment service” during World War I. The ruling established that Congress has more latitude in limiting speech in times of war than in peacetime.
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The U.S.Senate rejected the treaty because they feared that U.S. involvement in the League of Nations would mean that American troops might be sent into Europe and settle European disputes and they felt that America should maintain a neutral role in the conflict.
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The scandal involved ornery oil tycoons, poker-playing politicians, illegal liquor sales, a murder-suicide, a womanizing president and a bagful of bribery cash delivered on the. Finally, the scandal would give the Senate the power to conduct investigations involving government corruption. It also marked the first time a U.S. cabinet official served jail time for a felony committed while in office.
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Charles Ponzi , an Italian immigrant, discovered a loophole in the system of international mail and set up a business surrounding that loophole. Eventually , he made enough money where profit wasn't necessary for the company to operate and investors funded each other.
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Following President Wilson's address to congress about his 14 points, on January 16 ,1920, the League of Nations held its first executive Council meeting.
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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.
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a horse drawn cart carried a massive explosive which was detonated on the busiest corner of wall st. 38 people were killed. At the time it was the worst terrorist attack in American history
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The Great Depression was a relentless worldwide economic depression. Millions out of jobs.
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it was a constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages
