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Woodrow Wilson’s Presidential Term
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World War I Timeframe
Ending on November 11, 1918, World War I was started after the assasination of the heir to the Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Originally being Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy versus Serbia, France, Great Britain, and Russia, many countries allied against the Ottoman Empire. Italy ended up switching sides, and Romania, Japan, and the US joined as well. The allied forces ended up winning with no surprise. -
The Great Migration
It ended near 1970. It was a movement of millions of African-Americans from the South to the North to escape racism. -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
Built by the British and launched in 1906 , it was the largest passenger ship for its time. It was sunk by a German U-boat near Ireland. -
First Woman in Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was a politician from Montana and she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1916. -
Espionage Act
This law made it illegal to criticize the US’s choice to help fight in WWI. -
Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin, the head of the Bolshevik party, started the revolution against the Romanovs in 1917. -
Selective Service Act
This is the reason why young men just turned 18 have to register for a the draft in the US military. -
Influenza Epidemic
A third of the world’s population, about 500 million people, had caught the flu, and fifty million of those affected, had died. -
Fourteen Points Speech
A speech by Woodrow Wilson that showed a vision for peace in Europe. It outlined fourteen different points to keep the peace among the different countries. -
Sedition Act
An extension of the Espionage Act of 1917. -
Schenck vs. United States
A case concerning the freedom of speech in the 1st Amendment. -
Rejection of The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I in Europe and also formed a League of Nations, but the US was against the idea of the League, so they rejected the Treaty. -
League of Nations Meeting
The League of Nations’ first meeting was in Switzerland because they have been a neutral territory for a long time. -
The 19th Amendment
This amendment, passed by Congress on June 4th, 1919, finally ratified women’s suffrage rights. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
It involved former Secretary of State, Albert Fall. Teapot Dome was a oilfield in Wyoming. It was a scandal as Fall used bribery, his cunning personality, and his silver tongue, to gain money from this field. Fall was convicted of his crimes in 1929 -
Warren G. Harding’s Presidential Term
He fell ill and died on August 2nd, 1923, unable to finish his term. -
US ends Hostilities with Germany
President Warren G. Harding signs a resolution agreed upon by the whole Congress to end WWI tensions with Germany. -
First Female Governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is the first ever female governor in the US. -
All Quiet on the Western Front
This book by German author, Erich Maria Remarque, outlined the gruesome accounts of the war and was so eye-opening that it was translated into many languages, so all of Europe would know the cost of the war.
