1900-1920

  • Assassination of President McKinely

    William McKinely was fatally shot at the Temple of Music in New York.
  • President Theodore Roosevelt

    26th President after the assassination of William McKinely
  • Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle

    Portrayed corruption and bad working conditions to the public
  • William Howard Taft becomes 27th president

  • Standard Oil Company Dissolved

    Rockefeller's reign over the oil industry stopped
  • Sinking of the Titanic

    The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank just after 4 days into its voyage.
  • Woodrow Wilson becomes President

    Woodrow Wilson is elected as the 28th President
  • Completion of the Panama Canal

    Began in 1881, and finished January 7th, 1914
  • World War 1

    Started on July 28th,1914 because of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
  • United States enters World War 1

    The United States joins World War 1 because five merchant ships went down in March
  • The 19th Amendment

    Promotes the equal voting rights to women