1900-1920 American History

By shane.vanderhagen
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    Progressive Era

    The Progressive Era was marked by civil rights, fighting on labor reform, and prohibition.

  • McKinley Assassinated

    Leon Czolgosz shoots McKinley, making Theodore Roosevelt President.
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    Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency

    Theodore Roosevelt was president during this time. He was known for his trustbusting.

  • Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" Published

    Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" demonstrated to American's the need to regulate production. It was very influential.
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    William Howard Taft's Presidency

    William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the United States, the only person to have held both offices.

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire

    A fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company killed several women, demonstrating to Americans the need to stand for factory workers. This event sparked a movement for worker's rights.
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    Woodrow Wilson's Presidency

    Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
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    WWI

    World War I, also known as the Great War, was a huge war that included nearly all of Europe and the United States due to a tangle of alliances.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    German U-Boats torpedoed the Lusitania. This played a role in convincing Americans to go to war.

  • United States enters World War I

    The United States entered into the World War that was being fought in Europe, partially because of the Zimmerman Telegram which asked Mexico to join Germany against America.