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Wilson's Presidency Term
The United States Presidency of Woodrow Wilson -
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World War One
World War I, First World War or the Great War, was a global war beginning in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
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Great Migration
The Great Migration was a migration of around six million African American between 1915 to 1970 from the south to the north to escape the racial practice and ideas of the south -
Lusitania
On May 7,1915, a year after World War One had begun, a German Submarine launched a torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a ocean liner from New York to Liverpool -
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin was elected into U.S, House of Representatives, and became the first woman elected into congress proceeding politician Tom Stout to represent Montana's at large district. -
Selective Service Act of 1917
The Selective Act of 1917, required all men in the united states between the ages of 21 and 30 to sign up for military service. -
Espionage Act of 1917
The United States Congress amended the espionage law, and its purposed was to make it illegal to write or speak anything wrongful or critical of american involvement in World War One -
Lenin led a Russian Revolution
Leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik party leader Vladimir Lenin began a nearly bloodless revolt against the Duma's provisional government -
Influenza (flu) epidemic
The epidemic swept the world in 1918, and killed about 50 million people. 1/5 of the worlds population was attacked by this virus. -
Wilson 14 Points Speech
A statement/speech, made by President Wilson, of principles for peace that were used for peace negotiation ti order to end World War One -
Sedition Act of 1918
The Sedition Act of 1918, was an act to expand the espionage act of 1917 to cover other offenses like speech and any expression of opinion about the government or the war in any negative light -
Schenck vs U.S.
Schenck vs U.S. was a supreme court case concerning enforcement of the espionage act of 1917 during World War One. -
U.S. Senate rejects treaty of Versailles
U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based on objections to the League of Nations. The United States would never ratify the treaty or even join the League of Nations. -
19th Amendment
19th Amendment:
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex" This amendment allowed any sex able to vote, and it was adopted on August 18, 1920. -
Harding Wins Presidential Election by a Landslide
Republican candidate Warren G Harding was elected to be President of the United States by a landslide. By getting 60% of the popular vote and 75% of the electoral vote, beating Democrat James Cox and Socialist Eugene Debs. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal, is a bribery scandal involving the administration of U.S. President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. -
Lincoln Memorial Dedicated
The Memorial of Abraham Lincoln (1914-1922), created by Henry Bacon and Daniel Chester, was dedicated in Washington D.C. -
President Warren G. Harding Dies
Warren G Harding dies of a stroke in his hotel room in San Francisco. After his announcement of his death, Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes the new President of the United States. -
The First Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Games are held in the French Alps in Chamonix,France with 16 nations sending their athletes to participate. The United States won four gold medal at the games. -
Construction on Mount Rushmore
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum begins construction on his gigantic sculpture of four Presidents of the United States (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt) -
Stock Market Collapse
The American stock market collapses, after many industries went down in percentages , and people didn't know what to invest in, causing in massive panic on the trading floor. (Causing the Great Depression)
