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During President Wilson’s term, Wilson led the US through WWI. He attempted to keep the US neutral during WWI but ultimately called on Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917.
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Lasted from July 1914 until November of 1918. WW1 was one of the most revolutionary wars and took place mainly in Europe. WW1 was commonly (and still is) referred to as the great war.
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Was a massive ship that was sunk by a german submarine off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people in total.
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Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in US history elected to the House of Representatives. Most American women couldn’t even vote until 19th amendment was passed in 1920.
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The movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural parts of the Southern region of the United States, to the Northeast, Midwest, and West regions of the US.
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This Russian Revolution was when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks.
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The act stated that all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 were to register for military service. Within the next few months, around 10 million men had registered.
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The Espionage act made it a crime to relay and spirt information to other people that could interfere with US armed forces or help the opposing side.
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The Influenza Flu, which originated in China , was an unusually deadly flu pandemic. It infected an estimated 500 million people and killed an estimated 20-50 million victims.
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A statement of peace from President Wilson that was used for negotiations for peace in order to put an end to WWI.
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This act was made to protect America’s participation in WW1. It forbid any abusive or profane language about the government of the United States.
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When the senate rejected the treaty, that’s what formally ended WWI. They rejected it because too many alliances makes a mess.
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This case resulted in the Supreme Court ruling the freedom of speech right could be restricted if the words spoken could present clear danger.
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This amendment granted women the right to vote. This was a very massive milestone in US History, since it took decades and protest and fighting for change.
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Jazz, being the perfect carefree vibe of the 20s, was created by the African Americans of New Orleans, such as Louis Armstrong. He had played jazz since he was very little.
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The Steel Strike collapsed when the Chicago mills gave in towards the end of October. By November, workers were back at their jobs in no time.
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Albert Fall, a former Secretary of the Interior, was charged with accepting bribes from oil companies in exchange for exclusive rights to drill for oil on federal land. The sites included land near a teapot-shaped outcrop in Wyoming known as Teapot Dome.
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The KKK has over 5 million members in 1924. The organization attempted to persuade politics by using violence, but by the end of the decade the KKK began to decline.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, and Miriam “Ma” Ferguson for Texas. This was a huge deal for women, mostly because it took over 50 years for an equal rights amendment to pass congress.
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The pact was Calvin Coolidges creation. It was signed by 15 nations, all agreeing that these nations will not make war with one another, except in times of self-defense. Many americans like this pact, hoping that war will stop.
