Kaitlyn's Timeline

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    Wilson's presidency term

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    WW1

    The World War 1 timeframe

  • Lusitania

    The Lusitania sank
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    The Great Migration

    1916-1970

  • First women elected to congress

  • Russian Revolution

    Lenin led the Russian Revolution

  • Selective Service Act

    The selective service act was enacted on this day.

  • Espionage Act

    The espionage act was passed

  • Influenza

    Influenza
    The flu is another way of saying the influenza virus. The symptoms can be very mild to severe and in a lot of cases death during 1918. It infected around 500 million people at the time and it was known as one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history.

  • Wilson's 14 points

  • Sedition Act

    The sedition act was enacted

  • Schenck vs. US

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    19th ammendment

    passed in 1919 and ratified in 1920

  • League of Nations

    The US rejects the league of nations membership

  • Treaty of Versaille

    The US rejected the treaty

  • Winter olympics

    Winter olympics
    The first winter Olympics were held starting in January and ended Feb, 4. It was originally known as the "International Winter Sports Week". The winter Olympics are held every 4 years apart but they alternate with the summer Olympics. So you can watch the Olympics every 2 years.

  • Macy's parade

    Macy's parade
    The first Macy's thanksgiving day parade was created when Macy's had just opened on 34th street. They had decided to throw a parade for everyone in New York on Thanksgiving. Macy's was not the first to ever have a parade but the idea has stuck ever since and they have one every year on Thanksgiving and millions of people go to watch it.

  • Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby
    The great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is about a young boy named Jay and his obsession with a beautiful girl. The Great Gatsby is a book that describes the American Dream.

  • Mickey Mouse

    Mickey Mouse
    The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was originally debuted in Steamboat willie, which was one of the first sound cartoons. Disney originally had created a character named Oswald who was a rabbit. He had that taken from him so during a long ride home he drew a mouse with ears and named him Mickey. Ever since his first appearance on Steamboat Willie, Mickey is the most known character around the world.

  • Amelia Earhart

    First women to fly a plane over the Atlantic Ocean