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Wilson’s Presidential Term
Wilson had a 8 year term due to the war. With the state that the US was in it was safer to keep Wilson to lead the people through the war. -
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WWl
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Sinking of Lusitania
British passenger ship coming from New York sunk by German U-boats. Factor into US going to war. -
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The Great Migration
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Lenin’s Russian Revolution
Russian communist who collected low income individuals to help him seize the power of the government. -
First Woman in Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 to May 18, 1973) was a women's rights advocate, and the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. -
Selective Service Act
Allowed US government to raise a national army for service in WWI. -
Espionage Act
This act prohibited any unloyal, profane or negative form of speech against the US government. -
Influenza Epidemic (flu)
Infected 500 million world wide and killed between 50 and 100 million. -
Wilson’s “14 Points” speech
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
Extended the Espionage Act to negative speech about the US in the war. -
Schenk VS. US
Supreme Court case in which Schenck violated the Espionage Act, but was still protected under the First Amendment. -
Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was meant to be a formal end to WWI. Some thought joining the League of Nations (part of the treaty) would five up too much power. -
19th Amendment
This amendment allowed women to vote. Huge leap with womens rights in the US. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secret leasing agreemeant of federal oil reserves. -
J. Edgar Hoover appointed to lead the FBI
John Edgar Hoover and how he did his job was was controversial due to him not always following the law to get his work done. He would use illegal surveillance with suspected criminals and also conduct raids with no warrants on suspected criminal groups. These are referred to as the “ Palmer raids” -
First Woman Governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross
Nellie Ross took her husbands role as governor after he died. After she was elected she maintained her husbands progressive policies, but is most known being an advocate for stronger prohibition and child labor laws. -
Air Commerce Act
Signed by Calvin Coolage. Act to allow federal government to have control over civil and commercial aviation. This allowed the government to set laws for things like licensing for pilots and rules for the airways. Similar to cars on the road. -
Chinese Civil War
1000 United States Marines are sent to China to protect American citizens and property during the Chinese Civil War. -
Congress approves Hoover Dam
The Colorado River was unpredictable with habits of flooding and drying up within short periods of time. Herbert Hoover is most responsible for the construction of the dam with it being his main project through most of his political career.
