American History Timeline

By Ann Barto
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    Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency term

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    World War 1

  • Lusitania’s Sinking

    Lusitania’s Sinking
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    The Russian Revolution by Lenin

    The Russian Revolution was all about removing Russia from the war and changing its traditional monarchy into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The revolution resulted in Vladimir Lenin rising to power and becoming the most powerful figure in Russian, it also led to the tragic execution of the royal family.

  • Selective Service Act

  • Jeannette Pickering Rankin House of Representatives from Montana

  • The Sedition Act

  • Wilson’s 14 points

    Starting in Europe then spreading all the way to Boston, the Spanish Influenza killed over 50 million people worldwide. Interestingly the flu didn’t actually start in Spain, it was just given the name because the Spanish king of the time fell with the flew and passed away, so after that media gave it the name of the Spanish flu.

  • Wilson’s 14 points

    Wilson’s 14 points

  • Influenza (flu) epidemic

    Starting in Europe then spreading all the way to Boston, the Spanish Influenza killed over 50 million people worldwide. Interestingly the flu didn’t actually start in Spain, it was just given the name because the Spanish king of the time fell with the flew and passed away, so after that media gave it the name of the Spanish flu.

  • Espionage Act

  • The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress

  • Jazz Age

    Jazz Age
    While the Jazz Age was the time period between WW1 and the Great Depression, surprisingly it was when many Americans owned cars, radios, and telephones for the first time.

  • Establishment of The League of Nations

    Establishment of The League of Nations
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    Teapot Dome Scandal

    The Teapot Dome Scandal also called Oil Reserves Scandal was about corrupt oil tycoons, politicians involved with poker-playing, illegal alcohol sales, and bribery. The Scandal’s purpose was to give the Senate the power to investigate the government corruption.

  • The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

  • Time Magazine is published for the first time.

  • Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.

    Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.