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Lenin led a Russian Revolution
April 22, 1870 to January 21,1924. Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks and seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule. -
Wilson’s Presidency Term
March 4,1913 to March 4,1921. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 28th president of the United States as a member of the Democratic Party. He led the U.S. into World War 1, establishing an activist foreign policy known as Wilsonianism. -
WW1 Timeframe
July 28,1914-November 11,1918. WW1 was known as the Great War, it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. -
Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk by a German boat 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland. 1,198 passengers and crew were killed. -
Great Migration Timeframe
1916-1970. The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West. -
First Woman elected to Congress
Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman elected to Congress and sworn into the House. She pledged to work for a constitutional woman suffrage amendment. -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act gave the U.S. President the power to draft soldiers. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act essentially made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies. -
Influenza (flu) Epidemic
January 1918 to December 1920. The epidemic infected 500 million people around the world. The death toll is estimated to have been 40 million to 50 million and possibly as high as 100 million, making it one of the deadliest epidemics in human history. -
Wilson’s 14 Points
The fourteen points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War 1. The points were outlined in a speech to the U.S. Congress. -
Sedition Act
Made it a crime to "willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of the Government of the United States" or to "willfully urge, incite, or advocate any curtailment of the production" of the things "necessary or essential to the prosecution of the war." -
Schenck vs. US
The Supreme Court ruled that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.” -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
The 19th amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. -
Crazy Blues Song
Recorded by Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds. The song is written by Perry Bradford. Within a month, it had sold 75,000 copies. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
1921-1923. The scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. It damaged the reputation of the Harding administration. -
Bye Bye, Blackbird Song
This song was published by Jerome H. Remick. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Sam Lanin’s Dance Orchestra in March 1926. -
Makin’ Whoopee! Song
This song is a jazz blues song. It was originally for a musical called Whoopee! It made #8 on the Billboard charts with Bing Crosby. -
Singin’ in The Rain by Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards was an American musician, singer and actor. He specialized in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. -
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Song
This song is a stride jazz/early swing song. It has a 32 bar form. Louis Armstrong recorded it and ranked #7.
