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To Mar 4, 1921, president Woodrow Wilson led us to enter the Great War in 1917.
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11/11/1918 Europe goes to war with each other at first in 1914, with the US joining the allied forces in 1917.
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1970, African Americans made the choice to migrate anywhere but the south starting around 1915, and continuing into the early 70s.
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A passenger ship sunk in German occupied waters despite numerous warnings.
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First woman elected to office. Was a huge breakthrough for women’s rights, and proved women were just as capable.
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Authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in WW1.
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Prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States”.
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Towards the tail end of the war, Vladimir Lenin led a revolution because he wished to escape the rule of the czars and lead a workers rebellion.
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Following the war, the flu took the world at large, taking even more millions of lives.
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A speech on a statement of principles for peace that was written with the intentions to end WW1.
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Extended the espionage act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, most notably the expression of opinion against the war effort.
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A landmark Supreme Court case concerning the enforcement of the espionage act.
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Treaty of Versailles was based primarily on objections to the League of Nations. The U.S. would never ratify the treaty or join the League of Nations.
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Women had finally gained their right to vote and with it, civil duty.
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A bribery scandal involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
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Germany, burdened by reparations payments imposed by Treaty of Versailles, suffers hyperinflation. One American dollar was now worth 7,000 German marks.
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The very president that led us through Americas involvement in WW1 died at the age of 67 in 1924, following the end of his term in 1921.
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At the height of its popularity, the Klan marched on our nations capital. More than 30,000 racists and Anti-Semites demonstrated their size and their hatred.
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Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He was only 25 and learned to fly while he was in the Army.
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The Crash of 1929 wasn't the only cause of the Great Depression, but it certainly contributed to it. Billions of dollars suddenly vanished. Following the crash, 15 million people were put out of work, and nearly half of Americas banks had failed.
