WW1 timeline

  • Woodrow Wilson presidency

    28th president of the United States from 1913-1921 also saw America through world war 1
  • World war 1

    Global conflict spanning from 1914 to 1918. USA joined in 1917
  • The sinking of the Lusitania

    Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk by a German U-boat 11 miles off the coast of Ireland.
  • First women elected into congress

    Jeannette rankin of Montana was sworn into the House of Representatives
  • The great migration

    Movement of six million African Americans out of the rural southern us to the urban northeast, Midwest, and wets from 1916-1970
  • Lenin’s Russian revolution

    Served as the head of government of soviet Russia from 1917-1924. Bolsheviks seized control of government and proclaimed soviet rule.
  • Selective service act

    It required all men in the US of ages between 21 And 30 to register for Military service.
  • Espionage act

    Criminalized any “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language” about the US government and military.
  • Influenza pandemic

    The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people then the Great War. Killed between 20-40 million
  • Wilson’s 14 points

    Proposal made by Wilson, outlining his vision for ending ww1 in a way that would prevent something like this from happening again.
  • Sedition act

    Extended the espionage act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses
  • Senate rejects treaty of Versailles

    Senate rejected the treaty because they didn’t want to have too many alliances and if a war broke out they wouldn’t be forced to join.
  • Schenck vs. United States

    Freedom of speech protection afforded in the first amendment could be restricted if words represented “clear and present danger p.”
  • 19th amendment

    Guaranteed American women’s right To vote
  • Summer olympics

    Held in Antwerp, Belgium. US won 41 gold medals, 27 silver, and 27 bronze medals.
  • Negro national league

    All negro baseball league founded by rube foster. It consisted of eight teams.
  • Teapot dome scandal

    A bribery scandal involving the administration of the president warren g. Harding spamming from 1921-1923.
  • Babe Ruth record

    Broke the all time home run record which was previously 59. Ruth hit 60 in the regular season.
  • Ford motor company

    The market capitalization of ford motor company exceeds $1 billion
  • Klansmen March

    40,000 ku klux klansmen March on Washington, their white hooded processing filling Pennsylvania Avenue