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Cuba pushes for independence from Spain. People pushing for American involvement. Soon U.S. naval ship sunk in Havava Harbor brings the United States into the War against Spain. U.S. emerges victorious and gains overseas territory (Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines and Cuba gains independence.
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Major world historical events from 1895 to 2001
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Spain concedes defeat in Cuba, relinquished Guam and Puerto Rico and surrendered control over the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000
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President McKinley wins reelection by defeating William J. Bryan of Nebraska. He carries 28 states from the electoral map and gets 51.6% of the popular vote
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President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the peace that ended the Russo-Japanese War.
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Woodrown Wilson - Democrat defeats the encumbent President William Howard Taft to become the 28th U.S. president. He served two terms. He is credited with the idea to form the League of Nations following World War 1 however the United States never voted to become a member.
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A Bosnian Serb who resented the Austro-Hungarian Empire control shot and killed the archduke and his wife, Duchess Sophia.
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Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia thereby drawing in Russia who was aligned with the Serbs.
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President McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz on September 6, 1901 and died from the assassination on September 14, 1901.
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Vice President Roosevelt is sworn in as 26th U.S. president following the death of President William McKinley due to a fatal shot by an assassin. Roosevelt serves out McKinley's term and is elected himself in 1904.
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Congress approves Wilson's request for a declaration of war against Germany
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Roaring 20s kicked off the Jazz Age of Music
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The 19th Amendement to the constitution forbade discrimination in voting on the basis of gender. Women could now cast the vote.
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Stock Market Crashes within a few years America is in a Great Depression
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The 21rst amendment repealed the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which had outlawed the manufacture and sale of liquor.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt launches New Deal to combat problems in economy and society due to the Great Depression
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Drought in the 1930s caused dust bowl conditions in the Mid West of America. Many famous authors wrote books about the Dust Bowl and the legacy left on America. The photo is of a Texas farmhouse and is similar to what was experienced by Kansas farmers and Oklahoma farmers and ranchers as well. http://www.kansashistory.us/dustbowl.html
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Pearl Harbor PhotosFollowing the attack at Pearl Harbor on the territorial island of Hawaii, President Roosevelt goes before the United States Congress the very next day on December 8, 1941 to ask for a declaration of war against Japan.
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Nuremberg Major War Criminal TrialsNov. 20, 1945 to Oct. 1, 1946 the major war crimes tribunals were held in Germany to prosecute the key figures in the Nazi war crimes.
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The Diary of Anne Frank is published in the Netherlands which chronicles the true story of a girl who hid in a secret annex during World War 2 but who were discovered and sent to a concentration camp. The father who was the only survivor, returned to the secret hiding place and was given his daughter's diary that Miep, a former co worker had found. The story serves as a primary document of the perspective of war from a young teen's perspective.
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From June 27, 1948 to May 12, 1949 the United States and allies dropped food over the city of Berlin thereby breaking the Soviet Blockade.
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Lou Gehrig's Farewell SpeechLou Gherig was diagnosed with Atrophic Lateral Sclerosis which meant he had to retire from the game he loved. Speaking to a sold out crowd, Gehrig delivered one of the greatest thank you and retirement/baseball speech of all time. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/gehrig.htm
