Timeline: Miah Cassidy Timeline (Am. History Pd. 6)

Aug 17, 1904

Construction of the 'RMS Lusitania' Begins

Period: Jan 1, 1910 to Jan 1, 1970

The Great Migration

The Great Migration was the movement of millions of African-Americans out of the South that mainly took place between 1910 & 1970. The main cause and driving force behind this mass exodus was the desire to flee racism and persecution.

Period: Mar 4, 1913 to Mar 4, 1921

Wilson's Presidency Term

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World War I (The Great War)

Nov 9, 1916

Jeannette Rankin is Elected to Congress (First Woman in Congress)

May 18, 1917

Selective Service Act is Enacted (The Draft)

Jun 15, 1917

Espionage Act is Passed

This law made it illegal for anyone to give information that is intended to bring about the downfall of the United States Army or in any way aid US enemies.

Nov 6, 1917

Vladimir Lenin-Led Russian Revolution

Jan 1, 1918

The Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918 Began

Jan 8, 1918

Wilson's Fourteen Points

The Fourteen Points were a set of principals proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in order to negotiate peace between opposing countries during WWI.

May 16, 1918

The Sedition Act of 1918 is Enacted

The Sedition Act of 1918 was an act of the US Government that essentially extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover more general areas of wrongdoing in regards to slander against the US Government or the war.