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Start of Woodrow Wilson's Presidency
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Start of WW1
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Lusitania
British ocean liner that was sunk by a German U-Boat off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 -
Great Migration Start
African Americans moved to northern states. -
First woman elected to congress
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Espionage Act
Punishes acts of interference with foreign relations and enforces criminal laws in the US. -
Selective Service Act
All men aged 21-30 must register for military service. -
Russian Revolution
Lenin launched a coup against the provisional government because he wanted a soviet government, Lenin became dictator of the world’s first communist state. -
Sedition Act
Made it a crime to “willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language” about the US government. -
Flu Epidemic
500 million people were infected by the flu, and 50 million people died. -
Wilson's 14 Points
A statement of principles that were to be used for negotiations about peace. Congress declined because of fear that the us wouldn’t be a world power anymore. -
End of WW1
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Schenck v. United States
Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer printed and mailed over 15,000 fliers to men during ww1 encouraging them by saying “do not submit to intimidation” and “assert your rights”. The criminal conviction against Schenck was constitutional because of the Espionage Act. -
US Senate Rejects the Treaty of Versailles
The Senate rejected the treaty because President Wilson failed to take the senators' objections into consideration. -
19th Amendment
Prohibits the states and the federal government from denying citizens the right to vote based on sex. -
World Series Broadcast on the Radio for the First Time
The New York Giants defeated the New York Yankees. -
End of Woodrow Wilson's Presidency
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Teapot Dome Scandal
The secret leasing of federal oil reserves in CA and Teapot Dome, WY. -
First Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Klansmen March
40,000 Ku Klux Klan members marched on Pennsylvania Avenue. -
Harry Houdini Died from a Burst Appendix
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Stock Market Collapse
Signified the start of the Great Depression.
