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President McKinley
After the assassination, Teddy Roosevelt became president. 1901-1915 -
Panama Canal
A connection between the Atlantic to the Pacific is beginning to come to fruition. -
Model T automobile
Henry Ford makes the first family affordable Car -
16th and 17th Amendments
16th- establishment of income tax 17th- direct election of senators -
WWI Begins
WWI began in Europe Bloodiest war in history, it was called "The Great War" -
Woodrow Wilson Wins Re-election
President Woodrow was re-elected -
Selective Service Act Instated
Established the Draft -
18th Amendment
Outlaws the purchase, sale and transports of alcohol -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote -
FDR Won Presidency
FDR became the new president -
FDR's first 100 days
FDR created countless jobs, and was the most productive of any president's 1st 100 days -
Unemployment Rates shot up
Unemployment rates reached 25 % -
Social Security Act
Establishes funds for unemployed and elderly -
WWII begins
Germany and the N.A.Z.I party invade Poland, The U.S attempts to keep a policy of isolationism -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor leading to the US to join the war. -
Turning point of WWII
Midway was a crucial turning point in which the U.S defeats Japan in the pacific theater -
Manhattan Project
The Atomic Bomb was created -
D-Day
Largest land and sea invasion -
FDR/Hitler Die
FDR passes away while on the other side of the world Hitler takes his own life -
Atomic bombs dropped
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima (Aug. 6th) and Nagasaki ( Aug 9th), forcing Japan to Surrender -
Liberation of the Nazi Camps
Allies Liberate Nazi concentration camps in Eastern Europe -
New President
Harry Truman became president -
Iron Curtain
Eastern and Western Europe were divided -
Truman Doctrine
U.S intend to fight communism by helping free nations resisting it