WW1 Timeline

  • Titanic Sinking

    Titanic Sinking

    The Titanic crashed into an iceberg and sank in the morning.
  • Wilson’s Presidency Term

    1913-1921
  • Mona Lisa Recovered

    Mona Lisa Recovered

    After its theft in 1911, the Mona Lisa was recovered and returned to the Louvre
  • WW1 Start

    Was known as one of the bloodiest wars that had happened up to that point.Ended in 1918
  • Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    The Black Hand successfully assassinate Franz and his wife
  • Lusitania

    German ships blow up the ship killings Americans leading to US involvement in war
  • Great Migration Beginning

    The movement of african americans up to the urban north. Ended 1970
  • Rasputin Murdered

    Rasputin Murdered

    After a failed poison attempt on Rasputin, Pavlovich and Yussupov shot him
  • First Woman Elected to Congress

    Jeannette Rankin elected into congress.
  • Pulitzer Prizes Created

    Pulitzer Prizes Created

    In 1917, Joesph Pulitzer created the Pulitzer prizes and gave out prizes to winners.
  • Russian Revolution

    Lenin abolished the monarchy in place of a socialist form of government.
  • Espionage Act

    Banned anything about publication of national defense that might be of use to foreign regions.
  • Influenza Epidemic

    Also known as the Spanish flu claimed 50,000,000 lives
  • Sedition Act

    Extended the amount of offenses that the Espionage Act did not include.
  • Wilson’s 14 Points

    14 Points that led to peace negotiations in order to end WW1
  • Schenk vs. US

    Concluded that the espionage act did not violate the first amendment.
  • 19th Amendment

    Gave women the right to vote
  • US Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles

    Because of Wilson not allowing senators to come to Versailles, the US do not sign the treaty.
  • US Rejects LN Membership

    Even though Wilson thought of the idea of the League of Nations, the senate rejects joining.