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Lusitania
A British ocean liner, and for a short while, the world’s largest passenger ship. Lusistania sunk on May 7th, 1915. -
Wilson’s Presidency Term
28th President of the United States. Term ended: 1921 -
First Woman Elected to Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana. -
The Great Migration
The movement of 6 million African Americans out of the South, and into the North, Northeast, and West. Ended: 1970 -
Selective Service Act
This act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through -
Espionage Act
This act made it a federal offense to use any sort of speech that, “any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States”. -
Lenin Led a Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin was leader of the Bolshevik party, and was the first leader of the Russian government, creating the Soviet Union. -
Influenza Epidemic
The Spanish Pandemic was an unusually deadly virus. -
Wilson’s 14 Points
Wilson’s 14 Points was a speech made in order to negotiate peace and end WWI. -
Sedition Act
An extension of the Espionage Act of 1917 to include broader offenses. -
Schenck v. U.S.
Court Case debating the enforcement of the Espionage Act. -
19th Amendment
The amendment which allowed women to vote. -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
The U.S. declines the offer to join the Treaty of Versailles, as well as the League of Nations. -
Changes to the Constitution
The U.S. Constitution was amended twice in a single year. -
KKK Returns
The Ku Klux Klan is a genocidal terrorist group, that was founded during the Reconstruction, and was later revisited in 1920. -
First Radio Station
The very first radio station was born, and began broadcasting live results from the presidential election. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was established. -
Terrorist Attack
America survived their worst terrorist attack. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A bribery scandal involving President Warren G. Harding. End date: 1923
