1900's Timeline

  • Lusitania

    Lusitania
    The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner launched in 1906. It was launched for the competition of North Atlantic Trade. On May 7, 1915, the ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat killing thousands of its passengers and crew.
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    Wilson's Presidecy Term

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    World War I

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    Great Migration

  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act
    According to Wikipedia, The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people
  • Espionage Act

  • Lenin Lead a Russian Revolution

  • First Woman Was Elected Into Congress

    First Woman Was Elected Into Congress
    Republican from Montana, Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected into congress.
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    Influenza Epidemic

  • Wilson's 14 Points

    Wilson's 14 Points
  • Sedition Act

  • Schenk vs. US

    This Act was a decision made by the United States Surpreme Court. It was concering the Espionage Act of 1917 that occurred during World War I.
  • US Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles

  • US Rejects League of Nations Membership

  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. The amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this was quite a struggle because woman's rights had always been extremely limited.
  • Amelia Earhart Takes First Flying Lesson

  • Adolf Hitler Named Leader of Nazi Party

  • Albert Einstein Awarded Nobel Pirze in Physics

  • F. Scott Fitzgerals Publishes The Great Gatsby

  • Buzz Aldrin Born