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1914-1918:
World War I started when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914. The war would last until 1918.
The Dayton Chapter of NAACP was founded in 1915.
A mob of 3,000 seriously injured the sheriff of Lima, Ohio, after he concealed a black rape suspect in 1916.
The U.S. entered WWI in 1917.
1,184 striking miners were forcibly deported to an internment camp in New Mexico by boxcar in 1917. Germany would later use boxcars to deport Jews to concentration camps.
1919-1920:
The Treaty of Versailles was signed and the League of Nations was organized for the preservation of peace in 1919.
U.S. Senate voted against joining the League of Nations.
The National Socialist German Worker's Party (Nazi) was formed with 60 members. Adolf Hitler writes the party platform.
Race riots occurred in Chicago.
There was rapid growth in the black population of Dayton, Ohio, as blacks moved north to seek employment. The black population rose from 4,824 in 1910 to 9,025 in 1920. |