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1900-1930s
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Lusitania
British luxury boat eventually sunken by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915. This is one of the events causing the United States to enter into World War I. -
WWI Begins
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Great Migration
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Year of first woman elected to Congress
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Selective Service Act
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Espionage Act
Congress believed that there was a growing fear that public criticism of the war effort would make it difficult to increase man power in the military and limit participation. -
Lelin led a Russian Revolution
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Influenza (flu) epidemic
Most deadly flu epidemic, killing more in one year then in four when the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351 happened. -
US rejects League of Nations membership
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Wilson's 14 points
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Sedition Act
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WWI Ends
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Schenk vs US
Inappropriate language claiming that the draft was a violation of the Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution (Constitution) and encouraging people to “assert your opposition to the draft” was held not to be protected speech. -
US Senate rejects Try of Versailles
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19th Amendment
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End of Wilson's Precidency Term
Wilson led America through WWI towards the end of his presidency and ranked one of the nation's greatest presidents. After the war he created a peace treaty for all countries involved in the war. -
Insulins were massed produced for treatment of diabetes
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Route 66, a major highway connecting LA to Chicago opened
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United States Volleyball Association (USAVB, now USA Volleyball) was formed
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First Oscars were held in LA
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First 2 man beach volleyball game was played
