1900-1920

By EHarlow
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    William McKinley

    McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving two terms until his assassination six months into his second term.
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    Theodore Roosevelt

    Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, serving from September 14th 1901 to March 4th 1909.

  • 1902 Gold Strike

    This strike united mine workers to fight for higher wages and shorter hours. The mine operators refused, causing over 150,000 members to go on strike. Roosevelt intervened, making himself the first President to use authority to arbitrate dispute between management and labor workers.

  • Hepburn Act

    Gave ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) the power to set maximum freight rates.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Created restrictions on the makers of prepared foods.

  • Meat Inspection Act

    Called for Federal inspection of meats destined for interstate commerce.

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Company

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Company, located in New York City, experienced a tragic incident in 1911 that killed 146 workers.
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    World War I

    During World War I, out of all of the American troops that fought, there were over 116,516 people killed, and 204,002 people wounded.

  • 16th Amendment

    Established federal income tax.
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    William Howard Taft

    Taft was the 27th president of the United States who served from March 4th,1909 to March 4th, 1913.
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    Woodrow Wilson

    Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, serving from March 4th, 1913 to March 4th, 1921.

  • 17th Amendment

    Direct election of U.S. senators.

  • Germany declared war on Russia - WWI

  • Germany declared war on France - WWI

  • Britain declared war on Germany - WWI

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    The Great Slaughter

    Within ten months, over 700,000 men lost their lives over just a few square miles of terrain. The trenches in Verdun, France were filled with unimaginable horrors, and clouds of confusion. The men on the battlefield lived with the persistent presence of death, and did not spend a lot of time on the front line. The men who were there believed the battle to be predictable, and that everyone there was going to die either from the terrain or the battle itself.

  • Espionage Act of 1917

    Called for stiff penalties for any and all antiwar activities.

  • America declared war on Germany - WWI

    America entered into World War I shortly after the sinking of Lusitania by unrestricted German submarines, and the Zimmerman Note.

  • Sedation Act of 1918

    This act prohibited speech, writing or behavior that might incite, provoke, or encourage resistance to the U.S. or promote cause of its enemies.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was the final peace settlement of WWI.

  • 19th Amendment

    Prohibits any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote on the bases of sex.

  • 18th Amendment

    Illegal production, sale, and transport of alcohol.