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Wilsons Presidential Term
Woodrow Wilson the 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921 and led America through World War I. An advocate for democracy and world peace, Wilson is often ranked as one of the nation’s greatest presidents. -
Start of WW1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is assassinated, and the war unofficially "starts" -
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WW1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident, leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat sank the RMS Lusitania, Of the more than 1,900 passengers and crew members on board, more than 1,100 died, including more than 120 Americans. the Lusitania played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany -
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Great Migration
The Great Migration, was the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West, which had a huge impact on urban life in the United States. Driven from their homes by unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh segregationist laws, many blacks headed north, where they took advantage of the need for industrial workers that first arose during WW1. -
Jeanette Rankin elected into congress
Jeanette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, served two terms in the House of Representatives, in 1917-1919 and in 1941-1942. -
Selective service act
U.S Congress passes the Selective Service Act on May 18, 1917, giving the U.S. president the power to draft soldiers. By the end of World War I in November 1918. 24 million men had registered under the Selective Service Act. Of the almost 4.8 million Americans who eventually served in the war, around 2.8 million had been drafted. -
Espionage Act
Passed under Woodrow Wilson, The Espionage Act made it a crime for anyone to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country’s enemies -
October Revolution
revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly coup against the provisional government. The Bolsheviks and their allies occupied government buildings and other locations in Petrograd, and formed a new government with Lenin as its leader. -
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Influenza Epidemic
The influenza or flu pandemic of one of the deadliest in modern history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide. About one-third of the planet’s population at the time, and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims. More than 25 percent of the U.S. population became sick, and some 675,000 Americans died during the pandemic. -
US Rejects League of Nations membership
The US rejects membership of the League of Nations on the basis of The League's administration was seen as way too impractical and required too much effort. American Senate was afraid that by joining the league could create greater obligations that didn't protect American interests. -
Wilsons 14 Points
Before a joint meeting of Congress, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson discusses the aims of the United States in World War I and outlines his “Fourteen Points” for achieving a lasting peace in Europe. -
Sedition Act
the US Congress passes the Sedition Act, a piece of legislation designed to protect America’s participation in World War I. Sedition Act imposed harsh penalties on anyone found guilty of making false statements that interfered with the prosecution of the war; insulting or abusing the U.S. government, the flag, the Constitution or the military; agitating against the production of necessary war materials; or advocating, teaching or defending any of these acts. -
Schenk vs US
This was a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on that the freedom of speech protection given in the First Amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.” -
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
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19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, known as woman suffrage. -
First sound on film motion picture is shown in Rivoli Theatre New York
Phonofilm is an optical sound-on-film system developed by inventors Lee de Forest and Theodore Case. DeForest premiered 18 short films made in Phonofilm, including vaudeville acts, musical performers, opera, and ballet at the Rivoli Theater at 1620 Broadway in New York City. -
MLK Jr. Born in Atlanta Georgia
Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia, in his Grandfathers house, and is the son of a Baptist minister. -
Indian Citizenship Act
US Congress pass the Indian Citizenship Act, Which confers citizenship on all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country. -
Civil War in China
1000 US marines are sent to China in order to protect American interests, while tensions between CPC and KMT forces fighting for control of the entire country. -
Valentines Day Massacre
Chief gangster Al Capone sought to consolidate control by eliminating his rivals in the illegal trades of bootlegging, gambling and prostitution. This rash of gang violence reached its bloody climax in a garage on the city’s North Side, when seven men associated with the Irish gangster George “Bugs” Moran, one of Capone’s longtime enemies, were shot to death by several men dressed as policemen.
