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Was the 28th President of the United States, was also the leader of the Progressive Movement.
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1914-1918 (America entered in 1917) -
Torpedoed by the Germans
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The relocation of more than 6 million Black Americans from rural south to cities in the north
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Prohibited obtaining information, recording, pictures,etc
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Spoke of the need to enter the war in part to “make the world safe for democracy” It also included his ideas regarding nations conduct of foreign policy.
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Authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription
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Vladimir Lenin seized key government buildings and stormed the Winter Palace, then the seat of the government in Russia’s Capital. -
Was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. It spread worldwide during 1918-1919.50 million dead with about 675,00 in the United States -
A piece of legislation designed America’s participation in World War 1
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Treaty held Germany responsible for starting the war imposed harsh penalties on the Germans, including loss of territory, massive reparations,payments and demilitarization
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Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer distributed leaflets declaring that the draft violated the 13th amendment prohibited against involuntary servitude. The leaflets urged the public to disobey the draft. He was then charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act of 1917, they. Appealed on the grounds that the Statute violated the 1st Amendment
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Time of prosperity in Canada during the era of 1920 to 1929, the stocks and business increased, new entertainment was introduced like dances and silent films -
Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress -
Congress on June 4th,1919,and was ratified on August 18th,1920, granting women’s the right to vote -
Richmond, Indiana 1922, Louis Armstrong was invited to follow Oliver to Chicago and join the band, At the time Oliver’s band was the best and most influential hot jazz band in Chicago -
Wall Street reported a secret arrangement of leasing of US naval petroleum reserve at Wyoming’s Teapot Dome to a private oil company. -
Died on Halloween in 1926, after an overeager fan punched him in the gut and caused his appendix to rupture. -
Stocks dropped the most and panicked; everyone especially the businessmen who had bought numerous stocks. THey crashed mainly in New York, America at first then it reached Canada. -
Creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created the superhero known worldwide, superman