WWI Digital Timeline

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    Hattie McDaniel

    She was the first African American actress with her first role of "Mammy" in Gone with the wind. she the was the first African American women to win an Oscar
  • Lusitania

    Lusitania

    Lusitania a ship that was from the United Kingdom and it was hit by a German U boat. This massacre caused 1198 people to be killed.
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    Wilson Presidency Span

    Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States and he led America into war to make the world safe for democracy.
  • The Great Migration

    The Great Migration

    The Great Migrations moved 6 million african americans from rural areas to urban areas. These areas were mostly up north, and this movement occurred after the Great Depression.
  • First WOMEN Elected to Congress

    The first women elected into congress was Jeannette Rankin. She was a pacifist and believed that war would not solve problems with the US and she made sure all of the voters knew she was.
  • Selective Service Act

    Woodrow Wilson signed the Selective Service Act which implies that all men ages 21-30 would be registered into the military.
  • Espionage Act

    This act basically made it unlawful to convey false information to the country that was specifically about war, inciting insubordination, and interfering with U.S recruitment and enlistment for war.
  • Influenza Epidemic

    Influenza Epidemic

    This was the most severe epidemic to occur during WWI; it spread word wide during . No one knows where the virus originated.
  • Wilsons 14 Points

    His fourteen pints were his bison to end WWI in a way to not let a war happen again. His fourteen points clearly failed when WWII occurred.
  • Sedition Act

    Made it illegal to create anything uthonorable to be said about the for of government.
  • Schenck vs. US

    Schenck and Baer were accused of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and the interfered with the recruiting and enlistment services. The sent letter to recently conscripted soldiers saying that serving involunatry was a violation of the 13th amendment.
  • Lenin Led a Russian Revolution

    Lenin Led a Russian Revolution

    During the Russian revolution The Bolsheviks were led by the leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks soon later became the communist party of the Soviet Union. His administration defeated anyone who was against him during the Russin Civil War and the Polish-Soviet War
  • 19th Amendement

    19th Amendement

    This amendment was created so that women would not be denied the right to vote by the US. Sex would no longer be an excuse to not be allowed the ability to vote.
  • Senate Rejects the Treaty of Versailles

    The treaty of Versailles was rejected because President Woodrow Wilson denied consideration the the senators objection to the League of Nations .
  • First radio Broadcast

    The first broadcast was in Pittsburgh and the WWJ in Detroit
  • National Football

    The national football league was officially formed and many teams were made in the first month.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    The issue was around oil rich lands in Tea Pot Wyoming and they were only specially use for the U.S Navy as emergency reserves. This was between Albert Fall and he would accept large amount of money from private oil plants.
  • Yankees Stadium

    The Yankees Stadiumwas finally contracted and built and now is one of the most famous stadium ever.