Digital Timeline Assignment

  • Great Migration

    Great Migration

    Occurred between the 1910's to the 1970's. Millions of black people moved from the south to other areas.
  • Wilson’s Presidency term

    Wilson’s Presidency term

    His presidency ended in March 4,1921.
  • WW1

    WW1

    United States enters in 1917. WW1 ends on 11/11/1918 when Germany signed an armistice agreement with the ally.
  • Lusitania

    Lusitania

    Germany sinking the boat and killing so many innocent people led to American support for entering the war.
  • First Women Elected to Congress

    First Women Elected to Congress

    After WW1 ended, Rankin continued to work for peace through the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    Authorized the United States government to expand the military through conscription, requiring all men between the ages of 21-30 to register for military service.
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act

    Made it a crime for any person to interfere with the US armed forces during war or to assist the nations enemies.
  • Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    11/7/1917 - 11/8/1917. Vladimir Lenin launched an attack against the Provisional government.
  • Influenza epidemic

    Influenza epidemic

    Also known as the Spanish flu and was a severe pandemic and around 50 million people died.
  • Wilson’s 14 points

    A statement for principles for peace. Which was outlined in a speech by Woodrow Wilson.
  • Sedition Act

    Sedition Act

    Expanded the Espionage Act and put limitation on speech.
  • Schenck vs. United States

    The supreme court upheld the Espionage Act convictions. Establishing that speech and be limited in times of war.
  • 19th Amendment

    Ratified on August 18,1920 and gave women the right to vote.
  • US rejects League of Nations membership

    The senate voted against becoming member of the League Of Nations
  • US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles

    Rejected the Treaty of Versailles because they opposed the League of Nations.
  • Prohibition

    A total ban on alcohol. Which ended in 1933.
  • Harlem Renaissance

    Was centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City and was the revival of the African American music, art, fashion, theater etc.
  • Knox-Porter Resolution

    President Warren G Harding signed the resolution ending the state of war between the US and Germany, Austria, and Hungary.
  • Immigration Act

    A law that prevented immigration from Asia and limited the total number of immigrations.
  • Black Tuesday

    Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapse leading to the Great Depression.