WW1 Timeline

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    Wilson's Presidency Term

    Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the US as well as an American politician and lawyer. He had an eight year term as President.
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    World War I

    The prince of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by a Serbian. After Austria-Hungary declares retribution on Serbia but is rejected. This leads up to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. Eventually countries are declaring war on each other and battling it out for a long period of time. Finally the war comes to an end when The Treaty of Versailles is signed by Germany. The Treaty of Versailles starts to take effect and the US signs separate peace treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary.
  • Lusitania

    Lusitania
    On a Friday at Celtic Sea, the RMS Lusitania sunk due to an attack by a German U-boat during World War I. The aftermath was 1,198 people aboard killed and 761 survivors.
  • Year of first woman elected to Congress

    Year of first woman elected to Congress
    American politician and women's rights advocate, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman to be elected to Congress of the year 1916
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    Great Migration

    The Great Migration was the relocating of about 6 million African Americans because of racial segregation and discriminations.
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act
    The Selective Service Act required all men from ages 21 to 30 to enlist into the military for war. This act had around 10 million men across the country register.
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act
    The purpose of this act was to ban any interference with military operations and support of U.S. enemies or anything that was an utterance toward the US Government.
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    Lenin led a Russian Revolution

    Russian lawyer and revolutionist Lenin launched a nearly bloodless takeover against the Duma's provisional government.
  • Influenza Epidemic

    Influenza Epidemic
    The Influenza flu epidemic also known as the Spanish flu was a deadly fever that infected about 500 million people.
  • Wilson's Fourteen Points

    Wilson's Fourteen Points
    The Fourteen Points speech was spoken by Woodrow Wilson to outline his principles for peace in order to end The Great War.
  • Sedition Act

    Sedition Act
    This act made it illegal to speak, print, write, or publish anything demeaning to the US Government.
  • Schenck vs. US

    Schenck vs. US
    Schenck vs US was an attempt to get rid of the Espionage Act of 1918. Ultimately it lessened the strength of the First amendment, freedom of speech.
  • US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles

    US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
    The US Senate rejects Peace Treaty with Germany due to President Woodrow Wilson failing to take the senators objections to the agreement into consideration.
  • KKK Terrorization

    KKK Terrorization
    The Ku Klux Klan was revived in 1920 who terrorized many groups. “hated not only Catholics, but Jews, Asians, African-Americans, and Europeans who were not from the non-Nordic countries of the north.”
  • Ireland Act of 1920

    Ireland Act of 1920
    The Ireland Act of 1920 was implemented in the United Kingdom to "provide for the better government of Ireland".
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote which is also known as women suffrage.
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    Teapot Dome Scandal

    President Warren G. Harding got involved with bribery scandal that was known as Oil Reserves Scandal and many more.
  • First Time Magazine Publish

    First Time Magazine Publish
    Briton Madden and Henry Luce published the first Time Magazine in 1923
  • First Winter Olympics

    First Winter Olympics
    The very first Olympic Winter Games practiced on snow and ice were held in Chamonix, France on 1924.
  • The Great Mississippi Flood

    The Great Mississippi Flood
    This flood was the most destructive floods in US history killing 246 people with a depth of 30 feet.