Gold standard

1900-1920

By Shrmeeka
  • William Taff
    Nov 1, 1098

    William Taff

    27th U.S. president; handpicked successor to Roosevelt in 1908
  • New President

    New President

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
  • Panama Canal Built

    Panama Canal Built

    Panama Canal built
    The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Wikipedia
  • Food and drug administration

    Food and drug administration

    Congress passes Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act, and Hepburn Act
  • Worl War I

    Worl War I

    World War 1 begins
    U. S. troops occupy Vera Cruz
  • KKK

    KKK

    U. S. troops sent to Haiti
    Lusitania sunk, U. S. intervened
    KKK revived

  • The End of the war

    WW1 ends
    Treaty of Versailles
  • Admendment 18

    Admendment 18

    Eighteenth Amendment prohibits alcoholic beverages
    Red Scare
  • Victory for Women

    Victory for Women

    Nineteenth Amendment gives women the right to vote
    First radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh