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An American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the 34th governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election.
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One of the primary factors that played into the start of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, which led to the formation of alliances, imperialism, militarism, and nationalism.
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A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship which was thought to be carrying ammunition, killing 1,195 people on board, including 123 Americans. This indirectly led to the United States entering World War I.
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The movement of over 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West.
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A period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire, beginning with the abolition of the monarchy in 1917.
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Jeannette Rankin, a delegate from Montana, was an American politician and women’s rights advocate who is known for helping to pass the 19th Amendment.
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The Selective Service Act of 1917, or the Selective Draft Act, authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I though conscription.
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Two months after the United States entered World War I, Congress enacted the Espionage Act of 1917, which outlawed aiding the enemy, obstructing military recruitment, or performing any action that would impede the war effort.
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The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, one of the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide, about one-third of the planet’s population, and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans.
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The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. These principles were outlined in President Woodrow Wilson’s speech on war aims and peace terms to Congress.
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The Sedition Act of 1918 extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that portrayed the government or the war effort in a negative way.
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A case in which the Supreme Court held that Charles Schneck’s conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft did not violate the First Amendment.
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By a vote of 39 to 55, far short of the two-thirds majority, the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I, primarily because of objections to the League of Nations.
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After a lengthy and difficult struggle that spanned several decades, women were finally granted the right to vote.
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The Russo-Polish war was formally brought to an end with the signing of a peace treaty at Riga, Latvia.
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A bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding.
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The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 established the nation's first numerical limits on the number of immigrants who could enter the United States.
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The Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922 was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods to protect factories and farms.
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Leader of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin dies, and Joseph Stalin begins purging rivals to clear the way for his leadership.
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The Great Depression begins with the Wall Street Crash.
