WW1 Timeframe

  • Lusitania

    Built in August, 1904 then sunk by German submarine in May of 1915.
  • Wilson’s Presidency Term

    March, 1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson left office March 4th, 1921 after having a seizure.
  • WW1 Timeframe

    July 28, 1914, US Entered in April, 1917
  • Jeanette Rankin

    First Women elected to congress in Montana November, 1916
  • Great Migration

    1916-1930, 1940-1970, 6 Million Black Folks walked from the south to the North, Northwest, and Western States.
  • Espionage Act

    In June, 1917 a act took place to prohibit information relating to the Nation Defense to he spread.
  • Selective Service Act

    In May, 1917 the selective service act was set to Authorize the US government to raise national army service in WW1.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    April, 1917 A bribery scandal involving oil and the President Warren G Harding took place.
  • Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    November, 1917 Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless “coup d’état” against Dumas provision.
  • Sedition Act

    May, 1918 one of the first tests of freedom speech.
  • Influenza Epidemic

    1918-1920 a very contagious Flu strain killed over 50 Million people.
  • Schneck vs US

    January, 1919 The US Supreme Court was concerned about enforcement of the Espionage Act.
  • 19th Amendment

    June, 1919 a law was passed to give women their right to vote.
  • Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles

    November, 1919 the Senate rejected the treaty of Versailles which ended WW1.