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Wilson’s presidency term
Wilson was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party. -
WW1 Timeframe
It lasted for 5 years 1914-1919 -
Lusitania
Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk on by a German U-boat killing 1,198 passengers and crew. The sinking of the ship caused United States declare war on Germany two years later. -
First women for Congress
Jeannette Rankin added to the U.S. in 1916. A year later, she earned a second distinction by joining in voting against U.S. entry into World War I. That vote destroyed her prospects for reelection in 1918. -
Great migration
The Great Migration, known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States -
Selective service act
The Selective Service Act of 1917 or Selective Draft Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army -
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. -
Lenin led a Russian revolution
They were led by Vladimir Lenin and believed that the new Russian government should be a Marxist communist government. -
Flu epidemic
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world's population became infected with this virus. -
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 I. -
Sedition Act
The Sedition Act of 1918 was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses. -
Rejects League of Nations
In 1919, for the first time, the Senate rejected a peace treaty. By a vote of 39 to 55 -
Rejects treaty of Versailles
the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I, in part because President Woodrow Wilson had failed to take senators objections to the agreement into consideration. -
Schenk v. Us
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 -
19th amendment
Women could vote -
Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby -
Evolution Trial
Tennessee school teacher John T. Scopes trial for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution -
Winnie-the-pooh
A. A. Milne publishes his first collection of stories about the character Winnie-the-Pooh -
Motion picture
Audiences see the first motion picture with sound The Jazz Singer in 1927. -
Ford
Ford Motor Company celebrates as the 15 millionth Model T Is sold
