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President McKinley is assassinated
President William McKinley was shot and killed at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. The Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, was brought into office after McKinley's death. -
Panic of 1907
Stock market crisis in the United States where the New York Stock Exchange fell 50%. This caused people to panic along with other economic issues occurring at this time and people began to withdraw their money from the banks. -
Standard Oil monopoly is broken up
The Supreme Court ordered that the Standard Oil Company owned too much of the market and it needed to be dissolved. John D. Rockefeller had owned 88% of the oil market. -
Panama Canal is complete
The construction of the Panama Canal had begun in 1881 and was now finished. This allowed ships to cut their travel time in half by not going around the continent of South America. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The ship had exploded in Havana Harbor. This had angered Americans and had prompted them to enter the war. -
United States joins WWI
The United States had entered World War I. They joined Allies Britain, France, and Russia. This war was opposed by many Americans, as they believed the U.S. should have remained neutral. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles ends World War I after Germany had surrendered. -
Womens suffrage
The 19th amendment had given women the right to vote. It prohibited the states and federal governments to deny the right to vote based on sex. -
Prohibition
The 18th amendment had prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
