World War 1

By cfirestone

  • Beginning of Great Migration

  • Wilson's Presidency term began

  • World War 1 timeframe

  • Lusitania

  • First women elected to Congress

    First women elected to Congress

  • Selective Service Act

    The Selective Service Act authorized the Federal Government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War 1 through the enlistment process.

  • Espionage Act

  • Lenin led a Russian Revolution

  • Influenza epidemic

    Killing more people than the Great War or World War 1, this epidemic killed between 20- 40 Million people being the most devastating epidemic ever.

  • US rejects League of Nations membership

  • Wilson's 14 points

    Wilson's 14 points

  • Sedition Act

  • Schenk vs. US

  • 19th Amendment

  • US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles

  • Steel Strike ends

  • Women Given Right to Vote

    Women Given Right to Vote

    Under the 19th Amendment, women were not allowed to vote in the United States. The Amendment is also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment in recognition of her important campaign for Women's Suffrage.
  • First Proposal for Appalachian Trail

    First Proposal for Appalachian Trail

    The trail was completed in 1937 as the Appalachian Trail stretching from Maine to Georgia.

  • First sound on Phonofilm

    The first sound on film motion picture Phofilm show at Rivoli Theatre in New York City.

  • The Great Mississippi Flood

    The Great Mississippi Flood occurs affecting over 700,000 people.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash