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Carrie Chapman Catt Leads NAWSA
She was leader from 1900 to 1904 and then again after 1915. NAWSA stands for National American Women Suffrage Association. -
Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
He was not elected. The president before him (William Mckinley) was assassinated. He served from 1901 to 1909. -
United Mine Workers Strike Over Low Wages
Theodore Roosevelt helped solve this strike. -
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
He was saying that America did not want any more territory. -
Construction Begins on the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is so that there is a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. -
National Reclamation Act
Created to plan and develop irrigation projects. -
Upton Sinclair Publishes 'The Jungle'
This book described the horrors of the meatpacking industry. -
United States Forest Service Established
This was created to protect Americas 155 national forests and its 20 national grasslands. -
Roosevelt Sends the "Great White Fleet" on a Trip Around the World
He did this to show off Americas impressive naval power. -
William Taft Elected President
He was the 27th President. He served one term from 1909-1913 -
Boy Scouts formed in the United States
More than an 110 Million Americans have been members of the BSA -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
146 workers died from this fire. It was the biggest workplace disaster in New York for 90 years. -
the 16th Amendment was Ratified
The 16th amendment was for the congress to have the power the lay and collect taxes on incomes. -
The 17th Amendment was Ratified
The senate of the United States is to have two senators for each state. -
Department of Labor Formed
This was created to make sure workers were treated good meaning their working conditions. -
World War 1 begins
The United States was not in the war at that time. -
Panama Canal Construction
The Panama Canal contruction was finally completed. -
The United States Enters World War 1
America declared war on Germany. -
Germany Surrenders
German commanders begged for peace. -
Woodrow Wilson Announces Fourteen Points
This was made to try and prevent another war from happening. -
Senate Refuses to Ratify Versailles Treaty
The Versailles Treaty was a peace agreement made at the end of World War 1 -
Nineteenth Amendment Ratified
Where women got the right to vote. -
Warren G Harding Elected President
He was the 29th president. His term was from 1921-1923 -
Prohibition Takes Effect
This was the 18th Amendment that states no one can drink alcohal. -
United States Declares Fomal End to War
They decided that the war was really over. -
Calvin Coolidge Becomes President
President Harding died. Coolidge was the 30th President. He was n office from 1923-1929 -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
They commited an armed robbery. -
Herbert Hoover Elected President
He was the 31st President. He was n office from 1929-1933. -
Black Thursday
Stock prices begin to fall slowly -
Stock Market Crashes
The beginning of the depression -
Dust Bowl
Farmers had to move away from where they lived to California. -
Scottsboro Boys Convicted
9 African American boys being accused of gang raping 2 white women. 8 of the 9 were convicted and put to death. -
Ford Shuts Down Factories in Detroit
Since the stock market crashed he could not afford to have a lot of factories. -
Homeless in New York
About 15,000 People were homeless in New York City -
Franklin D Roosevelt Becomes President
Sometimes this is called the Turning Point. He was the 32nd president. He was in office from 1933-1945. -
Unemployed African Americans
About 56% of African Americans were unemployed. -
Bonus Army Protesters Forced Out of Washington
They went to go get money that was owed to them from World War 1 and they were turned away. -
Prohibition Repealed
Drinking is legal again. -
Banks Can Not Give People Their Money
Money in 9 million bank accounts had been wiped out -
Social Security Act Passed
It provided benefits for workers.
