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United States Timeline: 1900 to 1920
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Frank L. Baum publishes "The Wizard of Oz"
Children novel in which the characters symbolised the populist movement -
Assassination of President McKinley
The President of the Untied Sates, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901, inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. After his death, Vice-President Theodore Roodevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States. -
The film "The Great Train Robbery" is released
Produced and directed by Edwin S. Porter. The movie is about 12 minutes long and it is considered a milestone in film making. -
The Wright Brothers make their first flight
Orville Wright piloted the first powered Airplane 20 feet above a wild-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted about 12 seconds long and it covered about 120 feet. -
Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"
The novle portrays the lives of immigrants in the U.S. during this time period. -
San Franciso Earthquake
At 5:12 am on Wednesday a 7.8 Earthquake hit San Francisco. It was one of the worst natural disasters in the U.S. history. 3,000 people died and about 80% of San Francisco was destroyed. -
Roosevelt Panic
A down turn in the economy. -
NAACP is founded
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People. -
Howard Taft elected 27th President of the United States
Taft was the only person to serve in both offices. He was a republican and took office. -
Triangle Waistshirt Company Fire
The triangle Waistshirt Company fire was the most deadlist industrial disaster in the history of New York. It lead to improvement in factory safety standards. The occaion was located inthe Ash Building. -
Standard Oil's monopoly is dissolved
The Supreme Court gave standard oil 6 months to disslove themselves. -
Sinking of the Titanic
It estimated 2,224 people were on the ship. The sinking took 2 hours and 40 minuets. The trip took four days into New York City. The amount of people that died from the sinking was approimently more than 1,500. -
Woodrow Wilson is elected 28th President of the United States
2 termss during World War 1 -
World War 1 begins
World war 1 laste duntil November 11, 1918. The alliances included in the war were opposing alliances United Kingodom, France, and Russia and then the Central powers Germany, Austria-Hungry and Italy. -
Work finished on the Panama canal
the Panama canal was 77.1 kilometer long.Connecting the Pacfic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.The canal allowed those places to become more integrated with world economy. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A ship in WWI sank by Germans killing 1,198 -
Untied States enters WWI
America enters the first WW on the side of the allies. -
World War I ends with Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed exactly 5 years after the assination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
18th Ammendment (Prohibition)
This ammendment banned manufacturing, sale and transportation of alcohol. The 18th ammendment was also the only ammendment to be repealed. -
19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage)
Gave women the right to vote.
