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On May 17th Frank L. Baum published the most known story The Wizard of Oz. It represented the silver standard, the gold standard, the farmers, and the working class.
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The President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901, inside the Temple of Music on the ground of the Pan American Exposition in buffalo, new york. After his death, Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th Presidnet of the United States.
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The Great Train Robbery was produced by Edwin S. Peter. The film lasted only 12 minutes total. This film jump started the film industry.
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Wright Brothers first flight in Devil Hills. The Wrgiht Brothers were the first ever to succesfully make a plane and fly it.
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One of Sinclairs most popular novels. The novel was revolutionary, leading to the creation of the food and drug administration.
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3,000 people died, 80% of San Francisco destroyed.
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A financial crisis that occurred in the U.S. when the N.Y. stock exchange fell almost 50%.
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An African - American civil rights organization in the U.S. its mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all races.
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Taft was a republican and in 1904 Roosevelt appointed Taft as secretary of war. Taft was running against William Bryant.
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The deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history.
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John D Rockefeller was the founder of standard oil. The supreme court of the U.S. dissolved standard oil's monopoly under the sherman antitrust act, it split it into 33 companies.
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Sunk in the Alantic Ocean. Four days into her maiden voyage from south Hampton to New York City. Caused 1502 deaths.
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1913-1921, leader of the progressive movement, served as President of princeton university 1902-1910, Gov. of New Jersey 1911 to 1913.
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It involved all the worlds great powers. Which was assembled two opposing alliances: Allies, Central Powers.
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Narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Alantic and Pacific ocean.
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British ocean liner RMS Lustitania, famous for its luxurious accommadations and speed capability, ferried people and goods.
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WWI was an extremely bloody was, U.S.to GB. With huge losses of life and little fround lost ot won. Fought mostly by soliers in trenches, 10 million military deaths, 2 million wounded.
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U.S. Constiution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
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The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied powers that officially ended WWI.
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Granted womens rights to vote in the United States.