1900-1920

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  • Theodore Roosevelt became president

    Theodore Roosevelt became president. He was a politician, conservationist, and naturalist.

  • World War 1 began

    Started after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war lasted until 1918.

  • Lusitania sunk

    A German U-boat torpedoed the British owned Lusitania ship. This killed 1,195 people and included 123 Americans. This event strained the relationship between the United States and Germany.

  • Sussex Pledge

    The Germans made a pledge that agreed to give adequate warning before sinking merchant and passenger ships. It also provided safety for crews and passengers.

  • Election of Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson defeated the Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, a Republican candidate.

  • United States joins World War 1

    The United States joined its allies Britain, France, and Russia to fight World War 1. Close to 2 million United States troops fought in the war on the France battlefields.

  • Russian Revolution

    Period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire.

  • 19th Amendment gives women right to vote

    This amendment gave women the right to vote.