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Federal Reserve Act was signed into law by Wilson. This Act created a Federal Reserve Board, 12 regional banks, and made for a smoother overall banking system.
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Opened up trans-atlantic traffic. Shortened the voayge from eact coast to west coast by 8,000+ miles
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The British passenger ship Lusitania was hit by an unannounced German U-boat torpedo. 128 of the 1,200 that died were American.
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Germany signs this pledge saying that they will wrn ships before they shoot or bomb.
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Germany informs the US that they will be resuming unrestricted submarine warfare the next day.
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The Zimmerman Note is received, showing Germany's attempt at an alliance with Mexico.
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Congress passes this Act, requiring all men 21-30 to register for the military
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No one is allowed to speak negatively of the US
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Wilson announces his plan for lasting peace, Congress denies it initially. Leauge of Nations is created, but US never joins.
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Quota is set, limiting immigration into the US
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The Teapot Dome scandal involves several powerful leaders accepting bribes from each other, and laundering money through bank accounts. Eventually caught, all are found guilty.
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US, France, Britain, Italy, and Belgium sign this, to settle reparations due by Germany to the other countries, and give Rhur back.
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The Klan hosts a parade of over 40,000 people in white robes down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Lindbergh completes the first ever non-stop flight across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris.
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed for robbery and the murder of two men. There was never any substantial evidence proving them guilty, but because they were foreign and thought to be comunists, they were killed "just in case".
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Put in place to settle war disputes between ultimately 62 nations.
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The stock market in New York crashed.
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Construction of the Hoover Dam begins. It will be completed in 1936
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Enforces the right of organized labor to bargain collectively.
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Creates a Board of people to coordinate the payment of elderly benefits to Americans over 65
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