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Woodrow Willison served two terms for the US president. He served from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1921.
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The start of World War One after the Assignation of Franz Ferdinand and the alliances in Europe at the time.
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Germany was using U-boats to sink many ships in European waters at the time. Many of these boats were carrying weapons and munition for the allied forces which prompted Germany to sink many ships. The Lusitania happened to be one of those ships filled with Americans.
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Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman to be elected into Congress. She was one of the only representatives to vote no for both world wars.
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The Great Migration was the moving of many African Americans from the South of the US to the North. This occurred from 1916 to 1970.
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This was a law that was signed into action by president Willison. It stated that all men between 21 and 30 had to register for military service. Now is known as the draft.
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The revolution in Russia that occurred on November 6 and 7 of 1917. Was a coup to revolt over the previous government and establish a new one.
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The Spanish Flu of 1918 was a pandemic of the H1N1 that affected around 500 million people across the world.
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The 14 points were Willison's vision to end world war and create the league of Nations. IT would end up winning him a Nobel peace prize.
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The Sedition Act is an act passed in 1918 that dealt with speech during WW1. The act made publishing, writing, and talking in general bad about the US government a crime.
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The end of WW1 occurred when Germany surrendered. Later would sign the Treaty of Versailles formally ending the war.
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This was a Supreme Court case that dealt with the freedom of speech. This case decided that freedom of speech could be restricted in cases of danger and the right situations.
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The Treaty of Versailles was objected to because of the objections of many senators and the fact that Willison did not listen to them.
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The 19th amendment allowed women to vote for the first time in the US.
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Warren Harding was elected to the position of US president by a landslide.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal was a scandal that dealt with many office members of the Harding administration. Much of the scandal had to with bribery over many different office officials. Such as the Secretary of the Interior Harry F. Sinclair and his bribes to give many oil reserves to big oil businesses.
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Warren Harding dies of a heart attack promoting Calvin Clooge to President.
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This act was passed by Kentucky legislators prohibiting the teaching of evolution in schools.
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Charles Lindbergh completes the first transatlantic flight. The flight takes 33 hours and is from New York to Paris.
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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was when many stock markets crashed leaving. This eventually leads to the great depression as the economy would take some time to come back.
