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  Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States of America. He was part of the Republican Party.
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  The San Francisco Earthquake kills about 500 people and destroys part of the city.
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  William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States of America. He was part of the Republican Party.
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  Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States of America. He led America into World War I.
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  The United States agrees to purchase the West Indies. The signed a 25 million dollar treaty to make the purchase.
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  America declares war on Germany for destroying their ships and blocking their trading with other countries.
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  Influenza was a new pandemic disease in 1918. The influenza killed about 20 million people in the world. This also killed many soldiers in battle.
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  The league of Nations has a meeting for the first time ever. The United States does not show up to the meeting and make up new amendments.