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The Fighting Starts
On August 3, 1914, Germany first invaded Belgium using a strategy called the Schlieffen Plan. The plan helped the two German armies defeat Russia. This was the first major crisis of the 20th century. -
Lusitania
One of the worst disasters happend on this day. A German U-boat sank a british liner called Lusitania off the southern coast of Ireland.The Germans had bombed this boat. American public opinion turned against the Central Powers. -
Battle of the Somme
This was a battle which started July 1 and ended in the middle of November. It was one of the largest battles of the First World War. The British suffered more than 57,000 casualties. At the end of the campaign the Allies and Central Powers would lose more than 1.5 million men. -
Zimmermann note was sent
This was a telegram sent by Germany to Mexico trying to form an alliance. Their plan was to form this alliance and attack America. -
German Provocation
The German's ignored Wilson's calls for peace. They intended on defeating the Bristish with the U-boats. They waited for actual attacks to delcare war. -
America Attacks
Everyone was waiting to hear President Wilson's resolution. He and many Americans believed they had to join the war to have a future of peace and freedom after all. -
Declaration of War
For 15 hours the house of representatives dabated on President Wilson's request to declare war on Germany. They voted in tha favor of the US. -
Selective Service Act
This act became effective May 18, 1917, were all men from ages 21-35 had to sign up for the draft to increase the military when needed. -
Espionage Act Occurs
This law was passed for anyone interferring with war effort or saying anything disloyal will be fined 10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail. -
Fourteen Points
This was a statement by President Wilson declaring that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and calling for postwar peace in Europe. -
Sediton Act
On May 16, 1918, the United States Congress passed the Sedition Act, part of the legislation designed to protect America's participation in World War I. -
Germany Collaspes
Austria Hungary surrendered to the allies and the german sailors mutinied against government authority. -
Kaiser Gives up Throne
Finally the kaiser gave up the throne. The german soliders were too tired to fight and called a truce and ended the war. -
Treaty of Versallies is Established
This established nine new nations including Poland, Czechoslovkia, and Yugoslavia and shifted the boundaries of other nations. -
Wilson
President Wilson suffered from a stroke and was partially paralyzed for two months. He was not able to even meet with the cabinet. -
Robbery
Two gunmen robbed and killed the guard and paymaster of a Massachusetts shoe factory. Two Italian immigrants were convicted of the murder which created a national public outcry of innocence and an unfair trial. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits by October. -
19th Amendment
Women win the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. -
Women Fight
The Women's Bureau is formed within the Department of Labor. -
War Ends
A joint resolution to officially end World War I in the U.S. finally passes. -
President Death
Warren G. Harding dies 2 and a half years into his presidential term and is succeeded by Calvin Coolidge. -
Evolution
A teacher, John Scopes is tried for teaching evolution. He wanted a trial to fight for Evolution. -
First Flight
Charels Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Babe Ruth
American baseball star Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs, winning the hearts of Americans, and breaking the season record. -
First TV
The first color television experiments are performed by Alexander Grahm Bell. -
Great Depression
This was the begining of the Great Depression. People were poor with no work and also no hope. -
Dust Bowls
US suffers worst ever drought in US History Leading to the Dust Bowl Years. -
Roosevelt wins
Roosevelt is elected as president over Hoover, He had the advantage because the people wanted a change. -
Unemployment Rate Increases
United States More than 24.5% of the population are unemployed.In the United Kingdom Over 20% of the workforce are unemployed also. -
Emergancy Banking Act
After many banks are forced to close, Congress passes the Emergency Banking Act. Only stable banks will be allowed to reopen. -
Prohibition
21st Amendment is passed repealing the 18th Amendment "Prohibition" -
Hoover Damn
Roosevelt attends a ceremony to dedicate the Boulder Dam at the Arizona-Nevada border. -
WPA
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act Creates the WPA or Works Progress Administration to create millions of jobs -
Unconstitutional New Deals
Six of eight major New Deal initiatives were found to be unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Hindenburg
The German ship Hindenburg bursts into flames while attempting to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey. -
Franklin D Roosevelt
During the 1940's F.D.R was re-elected for President. He died on April 12, 1945. Franklin was still President of the United States when died so, the Vice President took over his term as President. -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was approved in 1941, which gave around $7 billion in military credits for American manufactured war supplies to Great Britain and other allies. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor happens when Japanese planes launch a surprise attack on United States, destroying the U.S. Pacific Fleet docked. That attack destroyed a lot of lives, with 1,177 sailor and marines perishing in the attack -
Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Anne Frank
Anne Frank wrote a journal about life in hiding. Her journal became famous. During the Holocaust she hid in a secret place with her family. Soon enough they had to go to death camps and she died when she was only 15. -
Atomic Bomb
The very first atomic bombed was tested In 1945. It was named S-1 by Truman. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies
Franklin D. Roosevelt dies and Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd President of the United States. -
Holocaust
The Holocaust was terrible event happened from 1939 though 1945. Hitler declared war against the Jews. When Hitler caught any jew they were sent to death camps. -
The Employment Act
The Employment Acts purpose was to lay responsibility of economic stability of inflation and unemployment. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in baseball. When the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at 1st base making him the first African American in major leagues. -
Baby Boom
Postwar Baby Boom begins as birthrate rises dramatically. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, limiting the president to a maximum of two terms in office. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to four terms beginning in 1932. He was the first and only president to be elected to more than two terms. -
New President
Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected president of the United States, the first Republican president in 20 years. Richard Nixon is his Vice-President. -
Medical Discovery
Cigarette smoking is reported to cause lung cancer for the first time. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education decision is handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court saying that "separate but equal" school systems are unconstitutional. An era of desegregation of schools is instituted. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, is arrested after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Reelection
Dwight Eisenhower reelected as President of the United States. That same year, he signs the Interstate highway into law. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union launches the Sputnik satellite, the first man-made object to orbit the earth. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro installs the first communist regime in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. breaks off diplomatic relations in 1961. -
Space
The U.S. launches into space and safely retrieves two monkeys.
