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President William McKinley was president during the Spanish American War, but he was assassinate in 1901.
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President Theodore Roosevelt would become president after William McKinley assassination and was known for starting many national parks.
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President William Howard Taft was a Republican and was the 27th President.
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The 16th Amendment would allow the government to tax citizen's income. -
The 17th Amendment allowed for the people to vote for their own senators instead of the state government voting for senators. -
President Woodrow Wilson was a Democrat and was the president during world war 1. He pushed for the League of Nations.
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The Panama Canal was finished in 1914 after 10 years being built. The Panama Canal would connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and made travel between the Americas and Asia faster and easier. -
The RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine killing Americans onboard. -
America entered WW1 after the Zimmerman Telegram.
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The 18th Amendment banned alcohol. -
The 19th Amendment allowed for women to vote. -
The 16th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xvi
The 17th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xvii -
The 18th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xviii
The 19th Amendment. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/amendment-19 -
The lusitania sinking: Eyewitness accounts from survivors. (2020, March 25). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://www.navyhistory.org/2020/03/the-lusitania-sinking-eyewitness-accounts-from-survivors/
The presidents timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timeline
The zimmermann telegram. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/zimmermann -
U.S. department of state. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal