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The Great Migration was a movement of African Americans to the Industrial North. Over 1.2 million moved north.
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Wilson was a leader of the progressive movement before being elected. He was known for trying to not involve the US in the war but eventaually entered WW1 to "protect democracy."
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World War 1 or "The Great War" occured from July 1914 to November 1919. The war was between the Allies and the Central Powers, overall involving 27 countries
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On May 7th 1915 a German U-boat sank the RMS Lusitania. The boat left from New York and was headed to Liverpool. The ship was suspected to be carrying weapons for the war. The Germans warned about their U-boats patrolling the area. The Lusitania was torpedoed by the Germans and sank in 18 mintues. 1,100 people died including 120 Americans. This incident changed the public opinion of Germany in the war.
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Janette Rankin was elected to congress in 1916 from Montana. She held two terms in Congress.
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The Selective Service Act authorized the draft of young men for military service. One the first day 9.6 million Americans registered.
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The Espionage Act allowed postal authorities to ban treasonable newspapers or magazines. Severe penalties were enforced under this act.
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The Russian revolution erupted in March of 1917 due to civil unrest and chronic food shortages. This prompted the removal of Czar Nicholas II. The government was overthrown by the Bolsheviks led by Lenin. In Octorber of 1917 Lenin led a coup d’état against the government. Lenin became the dictator of Russian or what would become the USSR.
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Wilson's fourteen points promoted openness, independence and freedom. They were described as a "proposed peace by nobel ideals." They were a outline of America's aims in war.
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The Sedition Act allowed the prosecution of socialists, political radicals, and pacifists. Eugene V. Debs was imprisoned under this act.
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The flu strain was an unusually deadly one that was originally though to be a bird flu that sprad to humans. The strain spread quicklu and killed millions. This epidemic killed more people than The Great War. The influenza effected a total of one fifth of the worlds population in 2 years.
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The 18th Amendment banned the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol. This was difficult to enfore due to "bootlegging" (illegal production) and speakeasies. In 1933 congress adopted the 21st Amendment that ended prohibiton.
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Schenk vs US debated the constitutionality of the Sedition Act. They ruled that there are times when the need for public order is so important that the first amendment protection do not apply.
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The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote on June 4th 1919. The Womens Rights Movement started as far abck as the 1830s. It was first proposed in 1878 and was argued over 40 years. Farmous suffragettes include Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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US Senate rejected the League fo Nations multiple times after being offered membership. The League of Nations was viewed as somewhat impractical and unattainable.
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In November of 1919 the US Senate rejected the treaty of Versailles mainly based on the objection to the League of Nations. They rejected the treaty twice falling short of the 2/3 majority by only seven votes,
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After a widespread fear of communism in the US the lead law enforcement official, Palmer, issued a series of raids where thousands of people were arrested. Some were actual radicals but some were just immigrants. Radials were deported after being arrested.
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Diplomats from around the world gather in Washington DC to halt the naval arms race mainly between Germany and Britain.
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This act established the quota system to govern immigration. The act stated that the numbner of immigrants from one nationality could not exceed 2%.
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In may 1927 Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic in a non-stop trip flying solo. It took him 33 hours. He took off from Long Island, NY and Landed in Paris, France.
