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Lusitania
Who- The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner and briefly the worlds largest passenger ship.
What- The Lusitania was a British ship that sank from being hit by a torpedo from the Germans. -
Wilson’s presidency term
Who-President Woodrow Wilson
What- 28th President. An advocate for democracy and world peace -
WW1 time frame
What- World War 1 was known at the First World War or The Great War, it was a global war that originated in Europe in 1914. It was the war to end all wars and also the beginning of many military and civilian technologies -
Great Migration time frame
Who-African Americans
What- The relocation of 6 million African Americans from the rural south to the cities of the north, midwest, and west. -
First women elected to Congress
Who- Jeannette Pickering Rankin
What- She was the first woman elected to Congress. -
Influenza epidemic
Who-500 million people or one-third of the world’s population
What- In the United States, unusual flu activity was first detected in military camps and some cities during the spring of 1918. -
Lenin led a Russian revolution
What- A revolution is an overthrow of a government, the Russian revolution was exactly that, its aim was to overthrow the Tsar who had been leading an autocratic government for 23 years. -
Selective service act
Who- President Wilson signed the Selective Service act into a law.
What-The Selective Service Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through recruitment. -
Espionage act
Who-Enforced largely by A. Mitchell Palmer, the United States attorney general under President Woodrow Wilson. It was passed by the president.
What- The Espionage Act essentially made it a crime for any person to convey information. -
Wilson’s 14 points
Who-President Woodrow Wilson
What- The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Sedition act
Who- Created by the federalist and Alexander Hamilton and was then signed by President John Adams
What- Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the Federalist-dominated 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Who-The scandal involved the administration of President Warren G. Harding
What-Albert Fall was found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office. Fall was the first individual to be convicted of a crime committed while a presidential cabinet member. -
Schenk v. The United States
Who- Charles Schenk
The United States
What- During World War I, socialists Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer distributed leaflets declaring that the draft violated the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude. The leaflets urged the public to disobey the draft but advised only peaceful action. -
19th Amendment
Who-women
What-the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. therefore you cannot deny anyone the right to vote based on their sex. -
Yankee Stadium
What-Yankee Stadium, the "House that Ruth Built," is constructed in the Bronx, New York. -
Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run
What- New York Yankees star Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season, breaking his own record of 59. Ruth's record will stand for more than 30 years. -
Hoover elected as president
What-Herbert Hoover, is elected to the presidency, crushing Catholic Democrat Al Smith to maintain Republican dominance of the Oval Office. -
Mickey Mouse
What-Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie premieres, introducing the world to a new animated character: Mickey Mouse. -
Stock market crash
What-The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression. The Dow Jones Industrial Average peaks in September 1929 at 381.17—a level that it won't reach again until 1954. The Dow will bottom out at a Depression-era low of just 41.22 in 1932.
