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Wilson's Presidency Term
Woodrow Wilson served as the 28th president of the United States. March 4, 1921. -
WW1 Starts
World War 1 began after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914. 1918. -
Great Migration Timeframe
The travel of around 6 million African Americans from the south to the north. 1917. -
Lusitania
A british Ocean Liner named the Lusitania was struck by a German torpedo off the southern coast of Ireland. -
First Women Elected into Congress
Jeanette Rankin was a women's rights advocate and pacifist. She was against declaring war on Japan and Germany. -
Lenin Led a Russian Revolution
During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule. -
Selective Service Act
This act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. -
Espionage Act
This act essentially made it legal to convey any information that meant to do harm to the U.S. armed forces. -
Influenza (flu) epidemic
The 1918 influenza pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus, with the second being the swine flu in 2009. -
Wilson's 14 points
These points were a statement of principles for pece that were to be used for negotiations to end WW1. -
Sedition Act
This act is an extension of the espionage act by adding to the list of offenses through speech and expression of opinion that cast the government in a negative light. -
Scheneck Vs. U.S.
A supreme Court decision saying that people who disturbed young men, urging them to resist induction, could be convicted of a felony offense. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
For the first time ever the United States rejected a peace treaty. -
Sports Entertainment
For the first time, large numbers of Americans began to pay money to watch other people compete in athletic contests. -
The 18th Ammendment
The 18th ammenment is passed, this ammendment declared the production, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal, though it did not outlaw the actual consumption of alcohol. -
19th amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The scandal was a bribery involving the administration of Warren G. Harding over petrolem reserves. 1923. -
The Convertible
Ben P. Ellerbeck is credited with creating the first practical and retractable manual hardtop system in 1922. -
Gene Tunney Vs. Jack Dempsey
After 7 years as Heavyweight Champion, Jack dempsey falls to Gene Tunney. -
Lindbergh
Lindbergh is the first person to ever fly across the Atlantic ocean.