1900-1941 APUSH timeline By JDoh1 Feb 10, 1898 Insurgent's Revolt Feb 10, 1898 Emilio Aguinaldo establishes himself dictator of Philippines Apr 20, 1898 Teller Amendment Feb 10, 1899 John Pershing honorably discharged Sep 6, 1899 Open Door Policy Feb 10, 1900 Roosevelt getting rid of bad trusts Jan 1, 1901 Insular Cases Jan 9, 1901 Northern Securities formed Feb 10, 1901 Thedore Roosevelt begins first term as president Sep 2, 1901 "Big Stick" Policy first mentioned by Roosevelt Feb 10, 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Nov 18, 1903 Hay Buneau Varilla Treaty passed Feb 10, 1904 Russo Japanese War Feb 10, 1904 Roosevelt Corollary Jul 12, 1904 Samuel M. Jones died Feb 10, 1905 Niagra Movement formed by W.E.B Dubois Feb 10, 1905 Lochner vs. New York Feb 10, 1905 Wobblies come about Feb 10, 1906 Muckrackers used by Roosevelt Feb 10, 1906 "The Jungle" published by Upton Sinclair Feb 10, 1906 Robert La Follette becomes governor of Wisconsin Feb 10, 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Feb 10, 1907 Gentleman's Agreement Dec 16, 1907 The Great White Fleet travels the globe Feb 10, 1909 Dollar Diplomacy begins Feb 10, 1910 Great Migration starts Jun 10, 1910 Mann-Elkin Act proposed Aug 31, 1910 "New Nationalism" spoken by Roosevelt Jan 10, 1912 Triple Wall of Privilege used by Wilson Feb 10, 1912 Woodrow Wilson used his "New Freedom" in running Feb 10, 1912 Bull Moose Party created for 1912 election Feb 10, 1912 Woodrow Wilson wins 1912 election Feb 3, 1913 16th Amendment ratified Apr 8, 1913 17th Amendment ratified Oct 3, 1913 Underwood-Simmons Tariff Dec 23, 1913 Federal Reserve System Jan 10, 1914 Clayton Anti-Trust Act Feb 10, 1914 Panama Canal officially opened Sep 26, 1914 Federal Trade Commission Founded May 7, 1915 Sinking of Lusitania Feb 10, 1916 Sussex Pledge by Germans Feb 10, 1916 Keating Owens Act Mar 1, 1917 Zimmerman Telegram received Apr 13, 1917 Committee on Public Information founded Apr 13, 1917 Creel Committee formed Jan 8, 1918 Fourteen Points proposed Jan 16, 1919 18th Amendment ratified Feb 10, 1919 Volstead Act Feb 10, 1919 "The American Language" is written by H.L. Mencken Feb 10, 1919 Schenck v. U.S. Feb 10, 1919 Irreconcilables come about Period: Feb 12, 1919 to Feb 12, 1933 Prohibition Jun 4, 1919 19th Amendment ratified Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles 1919 Jun 28, 1919 Article X introduced in Treaty of Versailles Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929 Harlem Renaissance Jan 10, 1920 League of Nations formed Jan 12, 1920 Palmer Raids Feb 10, 1920 Progressive Era "ends" Feb 12, 1920 John L Lewis becomes president of the United Mine Workers Period: Feb 12, 1920 to Feb 12, 1929 Quota System Jan 12, 1921 Warren G. Harding becomes President Feb 12, 1921 Albert B. Fall becomes Secretary of the Interior Feb 12, 1921 Teapot Scandal begins Feb 6, 1922 Washington Naval Conference Feb 12, 1923 "Tulips and Chimneys" by E.E. Cummings published Feb 12, 1924 Mellon-Fiscal Policy May 26, 1924 National Origins Act Nov 9, 1924 Henry Cabot Lodge dies Jul 21, 1925 Scopes Trial Oct 20, 1926 Eugene Debbs died Feb 10, 1927 "The Rise of American Civilization" first published Feb 10, 1927 Liberty Loan Campaign May 20, 1927 Spirit of St. Louis flown Aug 23, 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti are executed Feb 12, 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact Feb 12, 1930 Keynesian Economics Feb 12, 1930 Langston Hughes wins Harmon Gold Metal Feb 12, 1931 Scottsboro Boys Feb 12, 1931 Stimson Doctrine Feb 12, 1932 Reconstruction Finance Corportation forms Jul 28, 1932 Bonus March Feb 12, 1933 AAA- Agricultural Adjustment Act Feb 12, 1933 TVA formed Feb 12, 1933 FDR's Hundred Days Feb 12, 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act Feb 12, 1933 Bank Holiday Period: Feb 12, 1933 to Feb 12, 1938 New Deal Mar 12, 1933 Franklin Roosevelt becomes president Dec 5, 1933 21st Amendment ratified Feb 12, 1934 "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald published Feb 12, 1934 Share the Wealth begins Feb 12, 1934 Securities and Exchange Commission Jun 18, 1934 Indian Reorganization Act Feb 12, 1935 National Labors Relations Act passed Feb 12, 1935 Schecter v. US Feb 12, 1935 first of Neutrality Acts Apr 8, 1935 WPA formed Jul 5, 1935 Wagner Act Aug 14, 1935 Social Security Act Nov 9, 1935 Congress of Industrial Organization Dec 30, 1936 First "sit down strike" Feb 12, 1937 FDR's Court packing scheme Feb 12, 1938 Fair Labor Standard Act Feb 12, 1939 "Grapes of Wrath" by John Steibeck published Feb 12, 1939 Cash and Carry policy Sep 3, 1939 Phony War begins Feb 12, 1940 America First Comittee Sep 2, 1940 Destroyer for Bases Deal Feb 12, 1941 Lend-Lease Act passed