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Wilson’s Presidency Term
28th U.S. president, led America through World War I. An advocate for democracy and world peace, Wilson is often ranked by historians as one of the nation's greatest presidents. -
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World War One
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Lusitania
Giant cruiser, disguised as a war ship, sunk by German U-boat -
Jeannette Pickering Rankin
First women elected into congress, was a politician and an advocate for women's rights -
Selective Service Act
Selective Draft Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription -
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Great Migration
Relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West -
Espionage Act
prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States ... or the flag of the United States -
Bolshevik Revolution
Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless revolt against the Duma's provisional government. -
Sedition Act
Law 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" -
Influenza Epidemic
Infected 500 million people around the world, and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million. One of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. -
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Statement of principles for peace that were to be used for peace negotiations in order to end the world war -
Schenk Vs. US
Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act -
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Irish War of Independence
A guerrilla war fought between the Irish Republican Army and British forces. It was an escalation of the Irish revolutionary period into warfare. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
Formal peace treaty that ended World War I between the Allies and Germany -
Jazz Age
Post-World War 1 movement in which jazz music and dance emerged -
Automobiles
Ford cars, such as the Ford Model T, were popular because they were cheap and reliable -
19th Amendment
Granted all American women the right to vote -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
Spirit of Saint Louis
Monoplane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight -
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Great Stock Market Crash
Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
