1900-1920

By alyssamcclung09
  • Theodore Roosevelt is Elected

    Theodore Roosevelt is Elected

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 58th president of the United States.

  • The First Nobel Prize Award

    The Nobel Prize was awarded in many different fields including chemistry, medicine, physics, literature, and peace.
  • Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company is started by Henry Ford.
  • Building a Naval Base at Pearl Harbor

    Building a Naval Base at Pearl Harbor

    In order to prevent Japanese expansion in the Pacific, Congress had passed an act in 1908 to build a naval yard in Pearl Harbor. President Taft announced this in 1909. It was said at the time to be the world's largest naval base, and its construction was budgeted for approximately $3 million.
  • Titanic Sinks

    Titanic Sinks

    The "Unsinkable ship", the Titanic, was famously sunken.
  • Election of Woodrow Wilson

    Election of Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson wins the 1912 election against Taft and Roosevelt.
  • World War I Begins

    World War I Begins

    World War I had a great impact on American History. Millions of lives were lost. It was the first international conflict for its time.

  • The End of World War I

    Allies signed an armistice with Germany in order to end the world war.