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Andrew Carnegie sells Steel Company
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes 26th President and serves for 2 terms
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Wright Brothers complete first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
The brothers made three more flights that day, the longest of which covered 852 feet (260 meters) in 59 seconds. -
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
Law reaffirmed and expanded Monroe Doctrine. It provided U.S. the right to intervention in any Latin American nation in order to correct administrative & fiscal deficiencies -
Theodore Roosevelt - 2nd Inauguration
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Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle
Publication on the unhealthy working conditions in Chicago’s meatpacking factories. -
Gentlemen's Agreement
US & Japan gov’t reach agreement where Japan would stop issuing passports to working-class immigrants -
"The Great White Fleet"
U.S. Navy sails 16 battleships around the world -
Henry Ford introduces his Model T
Originally price was $850 -
William Taft becomes 27th President
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Mexican Revolution
After peasants and workers start the revolution, Francisco Madero assumes power as president. Upheaval sends a flood of Mexican immigrants seeking refuge to the United States. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire
Managers locked doors to keep employees composed of immigrant female workers from taking unauthorized breaks but fire starts leaving workers with no way of escape. -
16th Amendment ratified
The federal government forms anincome tax on American citizens. -
Woodrow Wilson becomes 28th President
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Henry Ford installs 1st assembling line
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Federal Reserve System is established
System provided control over the nation's currency. -
The Tampico Affair
After Mexican President Madero is killed,U.S. soldiers are arrested and detained for supposedly entering prohibited zone. Although Mexico apologizes, Pres. Wilson sends in marines. -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife
Sparked the beginning of World War 1 -
Panama Canal completed and open to transport
Ships no longer had to round Cape Horn to travel between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. -
The Federal Trade Commission
Commission was to prevent monopolies and unfair business practices. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Closed loopholes of previous Sherman Anti-Trust Act -
Sinking of Lusitania
British liner torpedoed by German subs and over 100 Americans were killed. -
Chasing Pancho Villa
Francisco "Pancho" Villa leads hundreds of Mexicans to attack the U.S. town of Columbus which resulted in Pres. Wilson sending troops to pursue Villa. -
Naval Act of 1916
largest expansion of U.S navy -
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare
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Zimmermann Telegram made Public
Germany offered to restore lost territories lost by Mexico if Mexico would agree to attack the United States. -
America enters WWI
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Woodrow Wilson 2nd Inauguration
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Selective Service Act Passed
U.S. institutes military draft. -
Espionage Act Passed
Penalty for anyone who expresses disloyalty or interferes during WWI. -
Start of Bolshevik Revolution
Vladimir Lenin leads revolt to overthrow Soviet Union government. -
Spanish Flu
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Wilson's Fourteen Points
Wilson called for open peace treaties without secret agreements, reduction of arms freedom of seas, and a League of Nations to be established. -
Sedition Act
War dissenters who publicly protested could be arrested and imprisoned. -
Red Summer
Numerous riots across the country which exposed racial issues after the military servicemen returned. -
18th Amendment
Banned "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquors." -
Treaty of Versailles
Official end of WWI -
19th Amendment Ratified
Provided women the right to vote