Vocab Timeline

Wilson Takes Charge

Nov 21, 1913

Wilson begins his presidency

Vocab Timeline

Period: Nov 21, 1913 to Apr 12, 1945

World War I Begins

Jul 28, 1914

World War breaks out in Europe

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Oct 15, 1914

Anti-Trust act put into effect by Wilson

Federal Trade Act Passed

Nov 9, 1914

Meant to regulate big business

Lusitania is sunk

May 7, 1915

German U-boats sink this british ship with 128 Americans on board

Wilson Re-Elected

Nov 22, 1916

Using the slogan "he kept us outta war" Wilson is re-elected

Zimmermann Telegram

Mar 22, 1917

US Enters WWI

Apr 6, 1917

Battle of Cantigny

May 31, 1918

First battle for US troops

WWI Ends

Nov 11, 1918

WWI ends with only a year of American support

Prohibition Begins

Sep 14, 1919

Women's Suffarge

Aug 18, 1920

Women earn the right to vote

Harding Is Elected

Nov 2, 1920

Immigration Quota Act

May 19, 1921

Sacco-Vanzetti Trial

May 31, 1921

Teapot Dome Scandal

Apr 7, 1922

Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Sep 21, 1922

Hardings "Unexpected" Death

Aug 2, 1923

Coolidge Takes office

Aug 2, 1923

Wilsons death

Feb 3, 1924

Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby

Apr 15, 1925

Scopes Trials

May 5, 1925

15 million Cars

Nov 24, 1927

ford sells 15 million in this year

Coolidge Leaves Office

Mar 4, 1929

The Great Depression

Oct 29, 1929

Hoover Enters Office

Nov 23, 1929

Al Capone Convicted

Oct 17, 1931

FDR Enters Office

Nov 4, 1933

WWII Begins in Europe

Sep 1, 1939

Germany Takes France

May 10, 1940

Pearl harbor

Dec 7, 1941

US Enters WWII

Dec 8, 1941

Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan

Aug 6, 1945

WWII Ends

Sep 2, 1945