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in 1917 America had gone to war and nothing would ever be what shows for the men and women overseas but also for the Americans with behind is over 2 million American soldiers boarding the transport ships Bound for France more than 1 million wartime labor force which previously been considered men's work at the shipyard how many Armed Forces women plow the fields fix the cars delivered the mail ran the elevator is in the street cars and even wrote the traffic tickets President Wilson Anchorage employees get paid female workers same wages they had paid blood what year did even worse when the war was over and then return to the workforce a great many women were fired other women contributed to the volunteering they served in the Red Cross sold liberty bonds and planted Victory Gardens weather is like Gina and Carrie Chapman Catt raise public awareness demonstrating against war and militarism as the war dragged on the nation began to appreciate their valuable contribution made by we in the world freezing a prime opportunity Janine's civil liberties on January 10th 1917 Alice Paul and Lucy Burns of the national woman's party took action demanding passage of a constitutional amendment granting women's suffrage the right to vote Wilson was out of office by the time the 19th amendment was ratified but there was no doubt that the new role of women America during World War 1 was a catalyst Society also had to come to grips with her new role for African Americans like most Americans African Americans were divided in their opinions about the war w e b Dubois moving editorial in the creases newspaper published by the National Association for the advancement of colored people urging African Americans to support the war effort let us while the crisis last for get our special Grievances and close our ranks shoulder-to-shoulder with her own white fellow citizens and the Allied nations are fighting for democracy William Monroe Trotter Boston Guardian newspaper disagreed he felt African Americans were victims of racism and should not support a Reese's government at home the war contributed to the large-scale migration of more than conversion from prison Americans need to be industrialized cities the north they provided the workforce desperately needed to produce wartime girls in addition immigration into America has slowed to a trickle many immigrants have returned to their native homelands leaving more jobs to be filled to spank the many women employed companies were still short of workers many African Americans working and its pattern of racial discrimination and all too often life-threatening conditions between 1892 and 1919 approximately 3000 African Americans were Vinylmation nobody in the song When Northern manufacturing companies Centric free agents with free railroad tickets in with the sour looking for Laborers hundreds of thousands of men and women boarded trains cities like Chicago and New York and Philadelphia in the south southern African Americans to come north sound even with the newspaper for advice dear sir I have a wife and one child and we can hardly feed them I thought to write and ask you for some information concerning how to get a pass for myself and family please don't publish this because we have to wish for the surround The Marcels cuz the white folks are angry now there's a Negroes are doing more places like Henry Ford's assembly lines they could make as much as $5 a day African Americans in the south despite the opportunities in the north black Americans found some new and some familiar problems in the North many blacks were forced to live crowded segregated housing contributing to the rise of urban black gutters and they made ridiculously high rest for the dubious privilege African Americans were frequently denied membership in labor unions. therefore they were last few choices other than to accept improve your positions as scams or replacement workers employed during strikes this labor struggle resentment, what rivers their feelings ignorant racist Vineyards insurance agencies undertaking other African-American men and women allowed few options worked as domestic servants in the North or a laundry so much money in a day that she made a little. domestic servants could earn twice as much in the northern home as a southern home but northern homes tend to be smaller and more modern so if you were half of Americans were being hired for full-time work Craigslist jobs even if the lowest Factory pay scale could hurt African-Americans $3 a day compared to $0.50 a day in the world South what's showing at the competition and tension between blank and blank orders led to race riots in Dungeons & Dragons awards given to 15197 Spring Creek Rd difference between principal streets stalking and killing blacks number 49 African-Americans and 911 the New York Yankees reported on March are making a single just to chelation and protested in respectful silence against the reign of mob law segregation Jim crowism in many other indignities to which races are necessarily subjected in the United States just two years later 17 year old swim from the black Beach to the white Beach on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago by the Whites by Barrett Junction blacks ruble news of the plank reach server neighborhoods in 1 hours fighting broke out there 2 or 3 days and nights do I intend on check Joe Illinois state troopers finally restored 3018 roster 43 oz in American in 15 days is 520 citizens injury James Weldon Johnson Diplomat novelist critic and composer summer of 1919 was the red summer of hate for the Bloodshed in racial violence White America was learning what black Americans have known all along racial Prejudice wasn't the problem find yourself it was an American problem and African Americans weren't the only ones who is civil liberties once war was declared Foreman patriotism and computer support War who demanded of all Americans freedom of speech suspicious or scrutinized and there question driven from their language classes German Measles with rename your crush preferred stock distinguished conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was not allowed to conduct any other Orchestra manifested into Auntie German the most notorious case occurred in Collinsville Illinois when german-born Robert breaker intolerance could be on June the Americans William Harding been governor of Iowa made a brass chocolate conversation in public places on trains for over the telephone should be in the English language on top of those who spoke German Shepherd elderly women were jailed for speaking German over the telephone was in prison for preaching part of a funeral service for a soldier killed in the war in Swedish his explanation a good because the young man parents couldn't speak English did not slay the judge Governor Harding even maintained that God did not hear Critters that was spoken in any language 1917 Congress pass down President Wilson signed the Espionage Act and 11 months later this additional under these laws a person could be fined as much as $10,000 would be sentenced to as many as forty years in prison for entering War activities like interfering with a draft or with the sale of government bonds imprisonment could result from saying anything disloyal or abusive concerning the war effort violated the First Amendment to the Constitution the right of free speech the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality running that there was a clear and present danger free speech and a free press the result was did citizens work against Kirlia on suspicion was jailed for the high crime and contributing to the columns under the post office consent to the mail and over 400 periodicos we're paying for it. Including Saturday evening post and New York Times Robert Goldstein grandfather war with his crew the Spirit of 76 it was just as soon as I wore and of course the British corporate rate is America's enemy America in Great Britain war allies Gold stock told you remove scenes of British soldiers shooting Collins years in a federal penitentiary ghost 9 serve 3 years and his career ever recover put the real Street under the Espionage and Sedition Acts is reserved for the Socialists who is the founder of the Socialist Party and frequent presidential candidate Eugene Debs was sentenced to 10 years in prison on each of three Servpro currently for his outspoken opposition to the war I have been accused of obstructing the War I admitted settlement I have World War undaunted Deb's ran for president from his jail cell Atlanta prison in 1920s 1921 President Warren Harding commuted sentence believe there should be no government is fine thousand dollars you get in 2 years in jail for denouncing the draft on her release she was promptly deported to Russia labor organizer Big Bill Haywood was convicted of sabotaging the war effort words to strike fear pay and decent working conditions they would receive years but jumped bail and fled to Russia remained until his death 10 years later Wilson's last day of Congress repealed ironically while being denied to American General thankfully war was coming to education Russia had already withdrawn from the battle after the Bolshevik Revolution the Allied Forces and who did he answered no cervix out of her and this led to long-term lease trucks between Russia by November 1918 with the flu American forces beginner drum solo began to retreat along the German Navy Sailors refused in Germany soldiers and civilians during organizing revolutionary councils the people of Berlin rebelled against the British throne and escape to the Netherlands no final decisive battle was bought go Allied soldiers and their German territory instead the German war machine ground to a halt on the 11th Hour of the 11th day of India monthly Beauty Nazi Germany agreed to a cease-fire that ended the war Captain Eddie Rickenbacker America's East Frontier pilot Flew Over The Trenches on this disc was declared a both sides No Man's Land trenches erupted around uniform men poured out of the American trenches gray green uniforms out of the German and watch them throw their helmets in the air to start their guns wave their hands above radiator Park mixed with brown if you see them image of a dancing jumping the bloodiest war is finally over during its four long years more than 30 inches participated in Bengal is the world ending Americans faced store has the crisis at home that took more lies than the war itself of flu epidemic ultimately 25% of the population fell ill with my fevers headaches and off of pneumonia about 500,000 Americans died businesses shut down telephone service was curtailed corpses lay unburied due to a shortage Michael Oher find me some second and look to President Wilson and the Victorious allies to the liver on last even before the war was Wilson had presented his plan for peace to Congress his 14 points speech violations of right that occurred which touched us to the quick made the life of our own people impossible Wilson's first wife still with the issues to Shell them caused the War Nation should no longer engage in secret treaties the Freedom of the Seas must be restored and tariffs should be lowered or removed so free trade flourish Wilson has he declared that should be considered by the imperialist country Wilson's next points address bumbry Changers advocating the principle of self-determination Wilson wanted Hulu National boundaries to be drawn a long history of Stanley schlein Egyptian nationality is last point was the most important to Wilson he called for the formation of the League of Nations to keep World Peace the members of the league would agree to protect each other from aggression grievances without going to war following the ceasefire in December of 1918 it was the first time in history American president United States while in office Wilson was given a few dollars welcome crowds cheered and the citizens and solve this at their best hope or I watched him bro peace up the politicians of Europe particularly British prime minister Lloyd George on the slogan make Germany and French prime minister George clemenceau German invasion of France resisted most to Wilson's ideas the first and foremost goal of the peace treaty was to punish Germany so she could never wage war again the peace conference for defeated Central Powers Russia in the smaller Allied countries did for America Britain France and hammered out the peace treaty time and again Wilson was forced to concede elements of his 14 points in return for the establishment of the League of Nations finally on June 2018 the Big Four along with the leaders of the defeated Nations met at the Palace of Versailles to sign the treaty the Treaty of Versailles create conditions including Poland and Yugoslavia other countries where we dropping four sections of the Ottoman Empire when they temporary colonies under the rule of France and Great Britain until they were ready for Independence Christian Wilson to prevent extreme punishments for the treaty demilitarized Banning or Airforce and navy and moving her arm you only $100,000 Germany was ordered to return all sassler on to France Germany had to pay reparations War damages of 33 billion dollars to the allies and admit total responsibility for the war certainly Germany had played a major started World War 1 what other countries were German citizens and there was no way the country could ever repay the Allies the movie Commando instead of providing a last name the Treaty of Versailles Wilson returned home to Livermore disappointment instead of enthusiastic support for the treaty and the League of Nations he found most Americans were recent history foreign policy and wanted to return to the pre-war atmosphere of isolationism the republican-controlled Congress led by Wilson's over Siri some of the provisions of the treaty Wilson was equally stubborn and refuse to even the smallest compromise intern Wilson the state the advice of his doctors and close friends said his health was fragile took his proposal direct me to the office on a 2000 mile 2 of a Nation delivering speeches 22 days to convince Americans that the treaty did the old public opinion Woodforest the Senate to approve a treaty and join the League of Nations Americans greed in Pueblo Colorado crowd there seems to me to stand between us and the rejection or qualification of this treaty the Siri dranks those boys in khaki not only those boys who came home but those dear ghosts that still deploy upon the fields of grass the campaign however proved too much for President Woodrow Wilson on October 2nd he collapsed and was rushed to the White House Wilson Lane is an invalid as a result of for more than two still Wilson's below League of Nations which were passed during the Wilson Administration the 17th providing direct election of senators 1811 he is remembered for his Progressive reforms or his finger attempt to convince the Senate to join the League of Nations and for his prophecy of 1919 the preacher can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war at the nations of the world do not concern the method by which to prevent it the American League of Nations meetings who is participation black cloud who is Warren had left the country sent over the loss of so many lives and what was Turkish rule in a global Community award and the roots are associative few days after breast of all Americans long for return to what new President Warren G Harding called next decade 1920s known as The Roaring Twenties

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