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President Woodrow Wilson's President Term (28th Pres.)
(1913 - 1921) Woodrow Wilson graaduated with a PhD in Political Science and later became the President of Princeton University. After that, he became Governor of New Jersey until finally becoming president. Once in office, he reintroduced the State of the Union speech, introduced the 8 hour work day, and established the federal reserve. Much of his second term was divoted to WW1 where he planned the League of Nations and created the 14 Points, which he recieved a Nobel Piece Prize for. -
World War 1
Also known as the Great War, it was one of the most horrific events in history. The problem began with both the differences in foreign policies, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Austria). There were 2 sides to the war. One being the Allies (France, Britain, and Russia) and the other being the Central Powers (Austia-Hungary, and Germany), however, a total of 30 countries were involved in the war. Mainly fought in trenches and over 9 million troops died. -
Great Migration
(1915 - 1970) It was a movement of 6 million blacks out of the U.S. rural south to the urban northeast, midwest, and west regions. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Departed from NYC on May 1 and was heading to Liverpool. On May 7, the ship was nearing Ireland. It was full of hidden cargo that was supposed to help the British war effort, but sadly it never made it. At 2:10, a torpedo fired by a German submarine hit her side and then a mysterious second explosion ripped the liner apart. The ship went down so fast that the passengers didn't have a chance. The lifeboats were tossed around and unfortunatly, 1100 of the 1900 passenger were killed. -
First women elected to congress
Jeanette Rankin ran for house Montana and was a strong supporter of woman's suffrage. -
Lenin led a Russian Revelution
(March - Nov.) It dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. -
Selective Service Act
It was authorized by the Federal Government to raise a national army for WW1 through the compulsory elistment of people. -
Espionage Act
It was intended to prohibit interference with the military to prevent insubordination, and to prevent the support of U.S enemies during war. -
President Wilson's 14 Points
They were a statement of principles for world peace. Many Europeans welcomed the idea except france, UK, and Italy. It's was meant to be used as a peace treaty to end WW1. -
Influenza Epidemic
(1918 - 1919) This flu killed more people than WW1 (20-40 million), and was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Unlike other flu's, this one was most deadly to people ages 20-40. The effect of the flu is the over reaction of the bodies immune system. The stronger the immune system, the more severe the reaction. The death toll in the U.S was around 650,000 people which made this a depressing time when everyone should have been celebrating the end of WW1. -
Sedition Act
It extended the Espionage Act t cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and expression of opinion such as people/countries can't say bad things about the Government or the war. -
U.S Rejects The League of Nations
President Woodrow Wilson submitted the treaty to congress , however, opposition began building in congress even though he had popular support from other countrires. -
Schenek vs. U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917. Charles Schenck attempted to distribute thousands of flyers protesting the war and saying negative comments. The U.S Government charged him with violating the Espionage Act. Schenck then said that the Espionage Act violated the first ammendment (freedom of speech). The court unanimously ruled against Schenck and he was charged on all accounts. -
19 Ammendment
Later ratified in 1920, it guarentees all American women the right to vote. -
U.S. Senate Rejects the Treaty of Versailles
The U.S. would never join the League of Nations which was a peace treaty purposed by President Wilson. -
First Olympic Winter Games
They were held in Chamonix, France with a total of 16 nations participating in it. -
1925 Serum Run to Nome
They transported diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled. It was a relay of 20 mushers and 150 dogs across 674 miles (5 1/2 days). Nome, Alaska was in an epidemic and was fortunate to recive to medicine. Balto was the lead dog of the team that took the final stretch of the job. -
Houdini Dies
He was a famous illusionist/stunt perfromer who died of Peritonitis. Many people believe he died from an attack by a McGill Unv. Student. -
First Mickey Mouse Cartton was Created
It was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It later became the official masscot of the Walt Disney Company. -
St. Valentines Day Massacre
It was a dispute bewteen the Irish American Gang (Moran) and the South Side Italian Gang (Al Capone). A total of 7 Irish and 1 Italian died.
