1900-1920

By Maddie Bayles

  • McKinley is Assassinated

    William McKinley is killed in New York by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz.

  • Roosevelt becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president after the assassination of McKinley. He becomes the 26th president.

  • Ford Motor Company Creation

    Henry Ford's motor company changed transportation and used the assembly line to build the vehicles.

  • Wright Brothers first flight

    The Wright Brother create their first sustained flight in Kitty Hawk.
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    The Presidency of Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson becomes the U.S. 28th president.
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    World War I

    World War I begins and is the first war with so many countries involved. It changed how wars were fought. It ended with the allies winning.

  • Lusitania is sunk

    This ship was sunk by German U-boats resulting in 1,200 lives lost, including many American ones.

  • The U.S. joins WWI

    Wilson decided to join the war after American lives were taken with the goal of ending the war

  • Influenza

    The flu became a worldwide epidemic and resulted in millions of lives lost

  • 19th Amendment

    This Amendment finally gives women the right to vote