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Lusitania
A British ship that sank from being struck by a torpedo from the Germans. The ship sank on May 7th 1915. -
Wilson's Presidency
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States ad was an advocate for democracy and world peace. His term ended on March 4th 1921. -
WW1 Time Frame
WW1 otherwise known as "The Great War" was a global war that originated in Europe. July 28th 1914 to November 11th 1918. -
Great Migration Time Frame
The Great Migration was the relocation of 6 million African Americans. -
First Woman Elected to Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was then elected again in 1940. -
Influenza (flu) Epidemic
The outbreak started in a military camp and eventually spread all over the US and it ended in 1918. -
Lenin led a Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was started in Petrograd and was started in attempt to throw out Tsar. -
First Officers Training Camp
They were continuing to prepare and fight in WW1, so they opened the first training camp for all officers to help them out. It was opened int the US in a convenient spot for most officers. -
Selective Service Act
The act then later ended the war on November 11th 1918. -
War Draft
American men 18-25 years old regardless of where they live began registering for the draft on this day due to the lack of volunteers. They had to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday. IF you do not sign up by then you can risk getting a felony punishable by a fine of us to $250,000 r a prison term of up to 5 years or possibly even both depending on the situation. -
Espionage Act
Made it a crime for anyone to convey info. -
WW1 First Draft Lottery
The first ever draft lottery took place. #258 was picked. They drew this number at 9:30am. They put the numbers in a little capsule that looks like a pill and pull them put one at a time and as many as they may need. At this first drawing a total is 10,500 numbers were drawn -
Wilson's 14 Points
A statement of principles for peace. -
Mississippi becomes the 1st State to Ratify the 18th Amendment
The 18th amendment is the prohibition of intoxication liquors. This became an amendment because so many groups of people were a threat to others because they were so intoxicated at times. Which later led to the 21st Amendment since the 18th got repealed. -
1st US Airmail Stamps Issued
The very first few were sold for 24 cents. The US airmail service was "born" that year, when 2 90-horsepower airplanes flew from Philadelphia to New York and Washington. That then led to the Post Office Department to keep sending mail through airplanes. -
Sedition Act
The sedition act was created by the federalists and Alexander Hamilton ad signed into law by President John Adams. It was later repealed on December 13th 1920. -
Schenk vs. the United States
Charles Schenk was eventually charged with conspiracy to violate the espionage act on March 3rd 1919. -
US Rejects Treaty of Versailles
The senate rejected the treaty, and will never ratify or join the League of Nations. -
19th Amendment
Woman gain the right to vote! -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Senate Public Lands Committee launched an investigation that revealed not only the $100,000 bribe, but also $300,000 in government bonds ad cash exchange for use of the Teapot Dome Oil reserve in Wyoming.
