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Wilson's Presidency Term
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World War 1
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Lusitania's Sinking
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Great Migration
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First Women Elected in Congress
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Lenin Leads the Russian Revolution
Two revolutions swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changes that would eventually lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. Lenin was the leader of one, it set communism into play. -
Selective Service Act
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Espionage Act
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Influenza Epidemic
The influenza or flu pandemic of 1918 to 1919, the deadliest in modern history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims. -
Wilson's 14 Point Speech
President Wilson set down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. -
Sedition Act
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Schenck v. United States
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US rejects the League of Nations
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The US Senate Rejected the Treaty of Versailles
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Flappers Become Famous
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Palmer Raids
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Steel Strikes End
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Ratified 19th Amendamend
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Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
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Fitzgerald Gatsby Published
The Great Gatsby is a story told by Nick Carraway, who was once Gatsby's neighbor, and he tells the story sometime after 1922, when the incidents that fill the book take place -
Radio Invented
