1900-1920

By athena.4

  • Socialist Party of America Founded

  • First Wireless Radio Transmission

    Guglielmo Marconi was the first to send a wireless radio transmission in 1901.
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    President Theodore Roosevelt

  • Philippine War Ends

    This brutal war came to a close in 1902.

  • Ford Motor Company

    The Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 and made cars for the general public as one of the leading car manufacturers for years to come.

  • Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Act

    Upton Sinclair wrote about the unsafe and unsanitary conditions of meat processing and it prompted the creation of this act.
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    President William H. Taft

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    President Woodrow Wilson

  • Clayton Anti-Trust Act

    This act tried to fix some loopholes in the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

  • Archduke Ferdinand And His Wife Sophia Assassinated

    These two individuals were murdered due to political tensions and conflict and this event incited WWI in Europe.
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    World War One

    This war began in Europe with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife and snowballed into a war with Germany. The United States and their allies would eventually win the war in Europe although not without many casualties on both sides.

  • The Birth of a Nation Film

    This film created depicted African Americans in a poor light and as a result it stirred up a lot of hatred toward African American individuals.

  • Lusitania Sunk by German Submarines

    The Lusitania was one of the ships sunk by the Germans and this incident was one of the events that brought the United States in to the war in Europe.

  • National Defense Act

    This act enabled the creation of a National Guard and military reserves.

  • Naval Act

    This act allowed for the bolstering of the Navy to essentially make it bigger and better than it was before.

  • Selective Service Act

    This act allowed for a draft when the United States entered WWI.

  • United States Declared War on Germany

    In 1917 the United States entered the war in Europe against Germany.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    This treaty marked the official end of World War One and was signed in 1919.

  • Red Summer

    In the summer of 1919 riots broke out in large cities all across America due to racial tensions after World War One. These riots became very bloody and therefore this time was named the Red Summer.

  • 19th Amendment

    This Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.