2 US events that occured during this time period

Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution

The Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted on April 8, 1913.  The Amendment established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.  Before this amendment, Senators were elected by State Legislatures.  It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, to be consistent with the method of election.  A connection across continents would be how in Europe, there were still empires, such as the Ottoman Empire, and they did not have this form of democratic government.  It shows how our form of government works well for our country but may not for other countries in Europe.  To me, it also seems as though we are more advanced and organized when it comes to our government because Russia for example, is just now having their revolution and modernizing.



First Woman Elected to US Congress

The first woman elected to US Congress was in 1916.  Her name was Jeannette Rankin and she was elected in the state of Montana.  She is also the only woman to have been elected from the state of Montana.  She was a lifelong pacifist and voted against the entry of the United States into World War I.  A connection across continents would be how in Europe, during the war, women had to step up and start to work more.  Women were working as doctors and nurses as well as in factories.  Women were starting to make progress in both the United States and in Europe.