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William McKinley inaugurated
William McKinley is inaugurated starting his second term. -
William McKinley shot
President McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York -
William McKinley dies
President McKinley dies due to complications from gangrene -
Theodore Roosevelt takes office
After McKinley dies Theodore Roosevelt takes office becoming the 26th president -
Occupation of the Philippine Islands ends
Part of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American, America gave Spain $20 million for the Philippine Island. America than began to occupy the island, starting the Philippine-American War. Though Roosevelt considered the war to be over in 1902 occasional clashes still occurred. -
Northern Securities Co. v The United States
The Northern Securities Company was formed in November 1901. The main goal was to acquire stock in both the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern railroads. It was announced in 1903 that the Northern Securities would be prosecuted in violation of the Sherman Act. -
Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated
Roosevelt is inaugurated for his first full term as president. -
The Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act
Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle was published and shed light on the conditions of the food production process. -
William Taft inaugurated
William Taft is inaugurated becoming the 27th president of the United States. -
Dissolution of Standard Oil
The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil was in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The company was forced to be broken down into several smaller companies. The companies that resulted from this are ones like Mobil Oil, Chevron, Exxon, and more. -
American Tobacco is dissolved
The American Tobacco Company was also found to be in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and order to be dissolved. -
16th Amendment is ratified
The 16th Amendment gave congress the power to place and collect taxes on income. -
Woodrow Wilson inaugurated
Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated becoming the 28th president of the United States -
17th Amendment is ratified
The Seventeenth Amendment established the popular election of U.S. senators. -
The Panama Canal is completed
In 1903 the U.S. signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with Panama. It gave the U.S. control of the canal for $10 million and annual payments of $250,000. Work on the canal began in 1904. -
Federal Reserve Act
In an attempt to safeguard financial institutions, the economy, and the currency the Federal Reserve Act is signed into law. The Federal Reserve Act created the Federal Reserve System which was made up of a Federal Reserve Board. twelve regional reserve banks, and central banking system. -
Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. While there two attempts on their lives were made. The first was a grenade thrown at their car. This attempt was unsuccessful, the second one however was. While on route after the bombing, the archduke's car became stuck after taking a wrong turn. While attempting to turn around, a nationalist by the name of Gavrilo Princip approached the car and shot both the archduke and his wife killing both. -
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia
After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Austria-Hungary got Germany to promise aid and issued a list of ten ultimatums to Serbia. Serbia failed to meet all of the demands and as a result Austria-Hungary declared war. -
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Declaring War
From August 1 - 28 several countries begin declaring war on each other. German, as an ally of Austria-Hungary, declares war on Russia. They then follow by declaring war on France and Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany after Germany invaded neutral Belgium.
Austria-Hungary declares against Russia,
Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary and Germany.
France and Britain declare war against Austria-Hungary.
Japan declares war on Germany.
Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium. -
The Federal Trade Commission is established
President Wilson signed the Federal Trade Commission with the intent on regulating business conglomerations. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
This act strengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 by prohibiting predatory pricing, rebates, exclusive sales contracts, inter-corporate stock holdings, and more. -
The Lusitania sinks
A German U-Boat sinks a British passenger ship, the Lusitania. A total of 1,1198 civilians were killed, including 114 Americans. President Wilson issued a statement after saying that Germany was responsible for the death of American lives and violated Americas neutrality. -
The Sussex Pledge
Germany issues the Sussex Pledge regarding the sinking of merchant ships after sinking the Sussex a French ship. The Germany government promised not to sink anymore without warning and without allowing time for the passengers and crew to get off the ship. -
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare
The German government informed the United States that it would resume unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, the United States cut all diplomatic relations with Germany. -
The Zimmerman telegraph
A coded message from German foreign minister Alfred Zimmerman is sent to the German ambassador of Mexico. The message is intercepted by British officials and given to Walter Page, the U.S. ambassador in Great Britain. The message reveal instruction for the Germany ambassador to seek a Germany-Mexico alliance in the case that the U.S joined the war. It also promised Mexico back territory it had lost in the Mexican-American war in return of military involvement. -
Woodrow Wilson inaugurated a second time
Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated a second time. -
The U.S. declares war on Germany
As a result of both the unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram, Congress declared war on Garmny. -
Armistice between Russia and Germany
During WWI, revolution broke out in Russia. In November the tsarist regime fell and the Bolshevik party rose to power. Russia soon surrendered to Germany and an armistice was reached. -
18th Amendment is ratified
The Eighteenth Amendment forbade the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. This started what is known as Prohibition. -
Spanish Influenza
A world wide influenza reaches its highest numbers in the United States. The epidemic will go on to kill over 600,000 people, more than WWI. -
Wilson presents his Fourteen Points plan to congress
Wilson present to congress his Fourteen Points. In it he outlined his ideas for peace to end World War I. In it he called for; things such as restoration of boarders, free trade, establishment of a Polish state, and general association of nations. -
Armistice between Allied powers and Germany
Revolution breaks out in Germany leading to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II. As a result the new Germany government issues an appeal to negotiate peace with the points that President Wilson mentioned in his Fourteen Points. -
Treaty of Versailles
After reaching peace agreements at the Paris Peace Conference from other Allied leaders Wilson presents the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations to congress. This would be debated on by congress for a longer period than the Paris Peace Conference. -
19th Amendment is ratified
The Nineteenth amendment officially gave women the right to vote.