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Wilson’s Presidency Term
With the outbreak of WW1 President Wilson led the U.S. in its declaration of neutrality. However, this stance began to be tested when Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare. -
WW1
World War 1, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of the Archduke of Austria. This war was between the Allies ( France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and U.S.) against the Central Powers ( Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) -
Lusitania
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was launched in 1906. Built for the transatlantic passenger trade, it was luxurious and noted for its speed. During WW1 it was hit by a German torpedo which killed most people onboard. -
Great Migration
The Great Migration, sometimes 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 to the urban Northeast -
First woman elected to Congress
Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the United States Congress. -
Selective Service Act
Wilson signed the Selective Service Act into law which required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the military service. -
Espionage Act
This act prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation. -
Russia Revolution
Leftist revolutionaries lead by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d’etat against the Duma’s provisional government -
Wilsons 14 Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peach that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end WW1. -
Influenza Epidemic
The Spanish Flu, also known as the 1918 influenza pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. -
Sedition Act
This act permits the deportation, fine, or imprisonment of anyone deemed a threat or publishing “false, scandalous, or malicious writing” against the government. -
Schenck vs. U.S.
United States, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the U.S. Constitiution’s first Amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger” -
Roaring 20s
The 1920’s in the U.S. called “Roaring” because of the exuberant, freewheeling popular culture of the decade. The Roaring Twenties was a time when many people defied Probation, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. -
U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
U.S. Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was a formal peace treaty between the WW1 Allies and Germany -
19th Amendment
The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or by any state on account of sex. -
Fords Cars
Model-T costed $850 when it came out in 1908. Inflation to today and its about 22000. In the 1920s they reduced the cost down to $260 which today is $3500 -
Harding
Warren G. Harding inaugurated as President of the United States in 1921 -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. -
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were international multi-sport event which celebrated in 1924 Paris, France. It was the second time Paris hosted the games, becoming the first city to host the Olympics twice
