Gold standard

1900-1920

By Shrmeeka
  • Nov 1, 1098

    William Taff

    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