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1 What were the effects of U.S. involvement in
World War I?

2 Armistice Day celebrations (November 11, 1918)
U.S. involvement in WWI greatly aided the Allies war effort and helped them win WWI. Armistice Day celebrations (November 11, 1918)

3 During WWI, many women helped gain support for suffrage by working in wartime industries.

4 As a result, the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 to give women the right to vote.

5 During and after WWI, African Americans migrated to the North as a result of the availability of new factory jobs.

6 After WWI, President Woodrow Wilson proposed the Fourteen Points, which was a post-war plan for establishing world peace. Post-war Europe (1919)

7 One principle of the Fourteen Points was the creation of an international peace organization called the League of Nations.

8 The creation of the League of Nations was included in the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended WWI. Signing the Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919)

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12 Many U. S. senators opposed the U. S
Many U.S. senators opposed the U.S. joining the League of Nations, arguing that it would lead to U.S. involvement in future foreign conflicts.

13 As a result, the U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.


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