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March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
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July 28, 1914- November 11, 1918
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A British ocean liner that sunk on May 7, 1915 by by a German U-boat of the coast of Ireland.
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Occurred between 1916 and 1970.
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Jeannette Rankin elected in 1917. First women elected in congress.
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Signed by Wilson in May 18, 1917. Required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for military service. Gave president power to draft soldiers.
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Act to punish acts that violated foreign relations. Passed June 15, 1917. Intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment.
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November 7 and 8, 1917. The Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the traditional rule. The Bolsheviks would later become the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin.
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The Fourteen Points were a proposal made by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a speech before Congress on January 8, 1918, outlining his vision for ending World War I.
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May 16, 1918. Limited acts of free speech, and the first amendment of U.S. citizens during World War I.
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Legal case in which u.s. surpreme court ruled on March 3, 1919 1st amendment could be restricted if words represent clear and present danger.
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May 21, 1919. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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In the face of Wilson's continued unwillingness to negotiate, the Senate on November 19, 1919, for the first time in its history, rejected a peace treaty.
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January 1920 - July 1921. This was one of the recessions post World War I. It was longer than post post recessions and made it complicated to get veterans into the economy.
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In 1920, the first commercially-licensed radio station began to broadcast live results of the presidential election. This caused radio use to spike, and a few years later there were 700 commercial radio stations.
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Scandal of the early 1920s surrounding leasing of federal leasing of oil reserves
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In 1922, Ralph Samuelson created the sport of water skiing, which gained popularity during the summer rapidly. His first design was a pair of boards tied to his brothers boat with a clothesline.
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In 1923, Garret Morgan invented the first electric traffic signal. Being sold to General Electric for $40,000. His design used a T-Shaped pole with different positions.
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On November 11,1926 one of the first roads on the United Staes highway system opened. Route 66 became famous, as it was a primary route for migrating west.
