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Wilson's Presidency Term
Wilson was the 28th President of the United States and served two terms from 1913 to 1921. -
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WW1 Timeframe
On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated which starts WW1. 5 years later the Treaty of Versailles is signed ending the war. -
Lusitania
Lusitania was a British ocean liner sunk by a German boat in 1915. This sinking led up to the U.S. declaring war on Germany 2 years later. -
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Great Migration Timeframe
The relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the North, Midwest, and West. -
First Woman Elected to Congress
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in 1917. -
Lenin Led a Russian Revolution
A revolution happened in Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting into motion political and social changes that leads to the Soviet Union. -
Selective Service Act
President Wilson signed this act into law in 1917, this law stated that all men age 21 to 30 must register for military service. -
Espionage Act
Enforced heavily by A. Mitchell Palmer who was the attorney general at the time, made it a crime for a person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces. -
Influenza Epidemic
Influenza, or flu, spread worldwide from 1918 to 1919. It infected about 500 million worldwide and killed about 50 million worldwide. -
Wilson's 14 Points
A statement of principles for peace that was used for negotiations to end World War 1. -
Sedition Act
The Sedition Act was a piece of legislation that imposed harsh punishments on anyone found guilty of making false statements that interfered with the war, or anything insulting the U.S. government or flag. -
Schnenck vs. U.S.
A legal case that ruled free speech can be restricted if words spoken or printed represent a clear and present danger. -
U.S. Senate Rejects The Treaty of Versailles
The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 which formally ended World War 1. -
Prohibition
The Federal Volstead Act closed every bar in the United States. From then on it was illegal to sell any intoxication beverages with more than 0.5% alcohol, this led to crime figures and gangsters like Al Capone -
Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics took place in Antwerp, Belgium, very close to the ending of World War 1, which caused many countries to not be able to participate due to the destruction. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment prohibits the states and federal government from denying citizens the right to vote based on sex. -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
A bribery scandal that lasted from 1921 to 1923 that involved the President at the time Warren G. Harding. -
Disney is Founded
Walt Disney and his brother Roy officially founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood California. -
Great Gatsby Published
The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that is a story about people living in Long Island in 1922. -
Black Tuesday
The collapse of stock prices on Wall Street which led to the Great Depression.
