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Great Migration
Many African Americans migrated towards the North in order to take advantage of labor shortage. Ended 1970. -
President Woodrow Wilson's presidency
Woodrow Wilson becomes The 28th President of The United States. Term ended March 4, 1921. -
World War 1 begins
World War I begins. Ends on November 11, 1918 -
Lusitania sinks
The Lusitania sinks in the English Channel. -
First Woman Joins Congress
Jeanette Rankin joins Congress, making her the first woman in Congress. -
Bolshevik Revolution
A revolution that began that dismantled the Tsarist autocracy. This led to the rise of the Soviet Union. -
Espionage Act
Espionage act was passed in the United States. -
Influenza Epidemic
A pandemic involving a deadly type of influenza. Ended December 1920. -
Wilson's 14 Points
Negotiations that President Wilson made in an effort to end World War I. -
Sedition Act
The United States enacts the Sedition Act. -
Schenk V. U.S.
A Supreme Court case that concerned the enforcement of The Espionage Act. Decided on March 3, 1919. -
The U.S. Rejects the League of Nations
The United States rejects to join the League of Nations. -
U.S. Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailes
The United States Senate decides to reject the Treaty of Versailles. -
19th Amendment Ratified
Women are allowed suffrage. -
Wall Street Bombing
On the busiest corner of Wall Street an improvised bomb was detonated. As a result of this bombing thirty-eight people were killed. At the time this was the worst terrorist attach in American History. -
Election of Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding was elected the 29th president of The United States. Harding ran against James M. Cox. Harding won both the popular and electoral vote receiving 60.3% of popular votes. Harding ran for the Republican Party in the election of 1920. Harding's presidency ended with his death on August 2, 1923. -
Immigration Act
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the amount of immigrants allowed into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided visas to 2% of the total number of people of each nationality as of the 1890 census. -
The Great Depression begins
The Great Depression was the longest-lasting economic downturn in the western industrialized world. It began with the stock market crash in October 1929. After that consumer spending and investment dropped which eventually led to a lot of unemployment and banks failing. The Depression ended in 1939 when World War II began. -
Black Tuesday
Share prices on the New York stock exchange collapsed. This was the most devastating stock market crash in United States history. This event started The Great Depression,
