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Woodrow Wilson's presidential terms
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Lusitania
This Irish bound ship would be sunk while entering the U-boat infested waters of Britain by a German torpedo. It was transporting innocent civilians and war munitions and the death toll would amount to around 1,200. -
Congressional Election of Rankin
Amidst the raging war Jeannette Rankin was the first women elected to congress. She represented Montana's 1st district on the republican ticket as a congresswomen. -
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Great Migration
The migration of African Americans out of the rural south into the northern and western areas of the United States -
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Russian Revolution
Communist revolution that ended the reign of the Czars and led to the Soviet Union -
Selective Service Act of 1917
Upon entering the war America looked to increase its fighting size. With the legislation of the Selective Service Act of 1917 the US could now effectively draft (conscript) its citizens into the armed forces for the war effort. -
Espionage Act of 1917
Often labeled as an infringement on the first amendment the Espionage Act of 1917 defined espionage and gave the government the power to punish any one who disclosed national defense secrets to the "injury" of the US. -
Influenza epidemic
H1N1 virus or Spanish flu struck all around the globe -
14 points
Speech delivered by Woodrow Wilson in the senate that spoke about how to reach peace in Europe -
Sedition Act
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Schenk vs. US
Landmark court case that decided whether the Espionage act violated the first amendment (it was upheld) of Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer who passed out leaflets that criticized the draft. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
Congress did not ratify the treaty of Versailles because the treaty gave the League of Nations too much power/control over the US -
19th amendment
The amendment that gave women the right to vote -
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Prohibition
The ban on alcoholic drinks in the US by the 18th amendment -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Considered one of the biggest scandals before watergate, the teapot dome Scandal was a case of bribery and corruption. Then Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, was convicted on April 15th, 1922 by a senate committee for accepting bribes from a private oil company in exchange for access of federal land. Their intentions was to drill for oil on these lands as they had been set aside by the government for their concentration of petroleum. -
Lincoln memorial
The Lincoln memorial is created -
Death of Warren G.Harding
President Harding dies after being struck by an illness and is succeeded by Calvin Coolidge -
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Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
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Creation of Television
The very first "electronic television" would be created by Philo Taylor Farnsworth.
