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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I, imposing harsh surrender terms on Germany, creating territorial mandates, and arranging the creation of the League of Nations.
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Palmer raids
After radicals sent dozens of bombs to prominent government officials and American business men, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer initiated an anti-Red campaign. Appointing J. Edgar Hoover to the Justice Department, Palmer ordered a series of raids on suspected radical individuals and organizations. The raids turned up little evidence of violent intentions, but hundreds of aliens were deported anyway as a result.
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Woodrow Wilson elected president
Democratic Party nominee Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election, beating out three other candidates: Republican incumbent William Howard Taft, Progressive Party nominee Theodore Roosevelt, and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.
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NAACP founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by Mary White Ovington and others on the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.
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Theodore Roosevelt elected president
Theodore Roosevelt easily won the presidency with 56.4 percent of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
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World War I began
The Great War began when Austria, assured of Germany’s support, declared war against Serbia.
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Treaties with Central Powers
Having refused to join the League of Nations and ratify the Treaty of Versailles, the United States ratified separate peace treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary to officially end its involvement in World War I.
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McKinley re-elected
With Theodore Roosevelt as his running mate, William McKinley again beat out William Jennings Bryan to win re-election to the presidency.
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The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway’s landmark first novel, The Sun Also Rises, was published.