American History Timeline

  • Wilson’s Presidency term

    Wilson’s term started at March 4th 1913 and ended in March 4th 1921
  • World War I

    World War 1 was called the Great War first because they didn't know another World War was going to happen. Began in 1914 ended in 1918
  • Lusitania

    Germany made the Lusitania sink because they found out ammo was in it. Thousand plus people died including American's this was the reason why America Declared War on Germany
  • The Great Migration

    The relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the south going into the North to look for better opportunities. 1916 to 1970
  • Year of first woman elected to Congress

    She wanted to pledge to work for a constitutional woman suffrage amendment and emphasizing social welfare issues.
  • Selective Service Act

    The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service.
  • Espionage Act

    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.
  • Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    Bolshevik Party leader Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup against the Duma’s provisional government
  • Influenza Epidemic

    The amount of people who got this virus was 500 million people
  • Wilson’s 14 points

    Was a statement of principles for peace that was used peace negotiations in order to end World War 1
  • Sedition

    The act is a piece of legislation designed to protect America’s participation in World War 1
  • US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles

    The Senate rejected a peace treaty
  • Schenck vs United States

    Case concerning enforcement of the Espionage act of 1917 during World War 1
  • Summer Olympics

    Summer Olympics
    Started at April 20th and ended Semptember 12. Was in Antwerp, Belgium
  • 19th Admendment

    The rights to let women to vote
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Started from 1921 to 1923 was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G Harding
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    Egypt declares Independence. Afterwards Sultan Fuad I declared himself King of Egypt
  • Great Trail of 1922

    Great Trail of 1922
    Gandhi preached for mass civil disobedience, non-violence and peaceful resistance against British Rule in India and Britain sentenced him to six years behind bars
  • The Great Kanto earthquake

    The Great Kanto earthquake
    The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama leaving over 100,000 fatalities.
  • The first Winter Olympics

    The first Winter Olympics
    The very first Winter Olympics are held. They take place in Chamonix, France.