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the feminist movement
Around 1912 the feminist movement, which had grown sluggish, began to reawaken, putting an emphasis on its demands for equality and arguing that the corruption of American politics demanded purification by women because men could not do that job.[110] Protests became increasingly common as suffragette Alice Paul led parades through the capital and major cities. -
First day on the Somme.
In neighboring Newfoundland, the new dominion suffered a devastating loss on July 1, 1916, the First day on the Somme. -
Conscription Crisis
In the ensuing Conscription Crisis of 1917, riots broke out on the streets of Montreal.
The United States stayed apart from the conflict until 1917, joining the Entente powers. -
Summer 1918
American money, food, and munitions arrived quickly, but troops had to be drafted and trained; by summer 1918 American soldiers under General John J. Pershing arrived at the rate of 10,000 a day, while Germany was unable to replace its losses -
Allied Victory
The result was Allied victory in November 1918. -
The Paris Peace Conference of 1919
The United States was then able to play a crucial role at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 that shaped interwar Europe. Mexico was not part of the war as the country was embroiled in the Mexican Revolution at the time. -
1920s brought an age of great prosperity
The 1920s brought an age of great prosperity in the United States, and to a lesser degree Canada. -
Women could vote
Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919, and women could vote in 1920
