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Woodrow Wilson elected President
On March 4, 1913 Woodrow Wilson, governor of New Jersey at the time, was elected President of the United States. -
Lusitania is sunk by Germans
On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania a passenger ship carrying British ammunition was sunk by a German submarine. -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the moving of blacks out of the south into the North and Midwest in search of a better life. -
Jeannette Rankin becomes first woman elected to Congress
On March 4, 1917 Rankin was elected to congress representing Montana. -
Russian Revolution
Started with the overthrow of the Czar, it was a political ,social, and economic revolution of Russia led by Vladimir Lenin -
The US joins WW1
On April 6, 1917 the US joined allies, Britain, France, and Russia in WW1. -
The Selective Service Act goes into effect
On May 18, 1917 the Selective service act went into effect, which required the federal government to raise a national army through conscription. -
The Epsionage Act was passed
On June 15, 1917 President Woodrow Wilson made it a crime made "for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies" -
Flu Epidemic WW1
The Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 infected 500 million people and killed 20-50 million -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
On January 8, 1918 Wilson gave a speech on his fourteen points which were a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War 1 -
Sedition Act
On May 16, 1918 the Sedition Act was passed that "made it a crime to "willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of the Government of the United States" -
Schenck vs US
A landmark decision that decided the Espionage Act did not violate the First Amendment because congress has special powers in times of war. -
US Rejects Treaty of Versailles
On November 19, 1919 the US Senate voted 55-39 to not sign the treaty and to not join the League of Nations. -
1920 Olympics
On August 14, 1920 the summer Olympics were held in Antwerp, Belgium and was a sign of good nature between countries after WW1 -
19th Amendment is passed
The 19th Amendment gave white women the right to vote in America. -
Bombing of Wall Street
On September 16, 1920 the US sustained the worst terrorist attack at the time when a horse carriage exploded on a busy corner of Wall Street -
News about the Teapot Dome Scandal broke
On April 14, 1922 The Wall Street Journal published an article exposing the scandal in which a federal oil reserve for emergency use only was being drilled on. -
Great Gatsby Published
On April 10, 1925 F Scott FItzgerald published The Great Gatsby, a criticism of the opulent lives of the rich during the 20s. -
Scopes Trial
Scopes was a teacher who violated a Tennessee law prohibiting teaching evolution in schools. The law was ruled unconstitutional -
Stock Market Crash
On October 24, 1929 there was a run on the banks and the stock market crashed due to overvalued stocks.
