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Wilson was president through World War 1. He was an advocate for democracy and world peace.
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Great Migration was when African Americans moved north to find a better way of life.
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Lusitania was a British ship that was sunk down by Germany. This is believed to have had America join the war.
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Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman to be elected to congress. She wanted to help give woman the right to work.
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America joins the war in 1917 near the end of the war. WW1 ended in November 1918. This was the first was that was global and was in Europe.
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This act made all MEN 18-21 to register for the draft.This is still in effect today.
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Espionage Act says that people can't interfere with the military.
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Lenin led a blood less coup against the Dumas provisional government.
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Influenza (flu) epidemic of 1918 was estimated to infect 1/3 of the world population.
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Wilson’s 14 points term that he believed would end World War 1 using war aid and peace.
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Sedition Act made it illegal to speak bad about form of the Government of the United States.
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Schenck vs. US said that the freedom of speech could be limited if it could cause harm to anyone.
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The US Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles, but Wilson does not listen and accepts the treaty. The treaty ends the war.
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The 19 amendment gave the woman the right to vote.
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President Wilson had a stroke in1919 and the public did not know so Mrs. Wilson took over his job.
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Jazz was made in New Orleans by African Americans. Jazz is blend of ragtime, marches, and blues.
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Bribery scandal between Britain and President Warren G. from 1921-1923.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was elected to be governor.
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In 1928 Walt Disney created Micky Mouse for a short called Steamboat Willie.
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Amelia Earhart was the first woman to crosses the Atlantic Ocean.
