16th

16th Amendment is ratified

By Alonso deltoro

  • Hull House is founded

    A social settlement for imigrants.

  • Jacob Riis published How the Other Half Lives

    Jacob Riis publishes his book

  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act passed

    Sherman Anti trust act passed
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    Time line of events Quarter 1

  • idaho becomes 43rd state

    Idaho becomes 43rd state

  • Yosemite National Park was created

    first national park created

  • Wounded Knee Massacre

    150 Native Americans killed near wounded Knee

  • Pullman Strike

    National railroad strike.

  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    War between Spain and America

  • William McKinley as president

    william is voted into office

  • Republic of Hawaii annexed

  • De Lome letter was published

    Letter involving relations with Cuba.

  • USS maine exploded in havana harbor

    United States battleship that was sunk in Havana harbor.

  • Spanish-American war

    war over cuba

  • open door policy is announced

    aloud the US to go into chinese trades

  • The American Anti-Imperialist League was organized

  • President William McKinley was assasinated

    President William McKinley was assasinated

  • Roosevelt as President

    September 14 1901- May 4 1909

  • Roosevelt Corollary issued

    US will intervene with any European conflicts

  • Panama Canal Zone was Acquired be the U.S.

  • Niagra Falls conference starts

    start of niagara falls conference

  • Niagara Falls conference ends

    end of niagara falls conference

  • Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"

    Book written to portray the lives of immigrants in the U.S.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act

    Made sure foods and meats are good for packaging and sell

  • Gentlemen's agreement

    agreement with US and japan

  • Dollar Diplomacy starts

  • NAACP was founded

    ensured rights for black people

  • William Taft as president

    march 4 1909-march 4 1913

  • Dollar Diplomacy ends

  • Henry Ford devoloped the modern assembly line

    ford creates first assembly line

  • 16th Amendment is ratified

    allows congress to levy an income tax

  • Woodrow Wilson as President

    1913-1921

  • 17th Amendment is ratified

    The US senate will be made up of 2 senators from each state.

  • World War 1

    The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand

  • World War 1 (US: congress declares war-armistice)

    US declares war on germany and enters war

  • Zimmermann telegram was published

    Telegram sent from germany to mexico telling them to start a war against the U.S.

  • Sedition Act passed

    Sedition act passed

  • 18th Amendment is ratified

    made alcohol illegal

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Peace treaty that blamed Germany for starting WWI.

  • 19th Amendment is ratified

    no state can deny the right to vote based on sex