Ww1

World War 1

By caramcerlean

  • Lusitania

    British passenger ship was torpedoed by German submarines off the coast of Ireland. Nearly 1,200 passengers killed. One of the main causes for America's involvement in WW1.
  • John D. Rockefeller Becomes America's First Billionaire

    John D. Rockefeller Becomes America's First Billionaire

  • First Women Elected to Congress

    First Women Elected to Congress

    Jeanette Rankin
  • Lenin leads Russian Revolution

    Lenin leads Russian Revolution

  • Selective Service Act

    Authorized a draft of young men for military service in the war. More than 24 million registered over the course of the war.
  • Wilson's 14 Points

    Wilson's 14 Points

    Speech delivered by Wilson that proposed fourteen strategies to ensure world peace and call for a peacekeeping organization.

  • Daylight Savings Time Introduced

    DST is a change in the standard time with the purpose of making better use of daylight and conserving energy. Wilson implemented DST throughout the USA.
  • Sedition Act

    Sedition Act

    This act made it unlawful to use "disloyal, profane, or abusive language about American government, Constitution or military.
  • Influenza Epidemic

    Influenza Epidemic

    Killed somewhere between 20 and 40 million people (more than were killed in the war). Cited as the most devestating epidemic in recorded world history.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Women granted the right to vote in all US states.
  • King Tut Tomb Discovered

    King Tut Tomb Discovered

    Discovered by Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
  • Mein Kampf Published

    Mein Kampf Published

  • First Talking Movie, "The Jazz Singer"

    First Talking Movie, "The Jazz Singer"

    Staring Al Jolson, the Jazz Singer was the first movie to have audio incorporated into the film.