Timeline Assignment

By yeeun
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    1900-2000

  • Galveston Hurricane

    Galveston Hurricane

    The Galveston hurricane in Texas put about 6,000-8,000 people to death.
  • Assasination of President McKinley

    Assasination of President McKinley

    President William Mckinley is shot in Buffalo, New York on September 14, 1901. President Theodore Roosevelt succeeds.
  • World War I started

    World War I started

    The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ultimately led to the start of WWI.
  • End of World War I

    End of World War I

    The treaty of Versailles ultimately brings an end to WWI.
  • Eighteenth Amendment

    Eighteenth Amendment

    The 18th amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified and prohibits the distribution of alcohol.
  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Nineteenth Amendment

    19th amendment was ultimately ratified, and women were allowed to vote.
  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight in his plane, "The Spirit of St. Louis."
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    The United States stock market ultimately crashed, leading to the Great Depression.
  • New Deal

    New Deal

    The New Deal is enacted by the U.S. Congress and helps the United States out of the Great Depression.
  • Twenty-First Amendment

    Twenty-First Amendment

    The 21st amendment is ratified and ends the 18th amendment of prohibition.