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Assassination of President McKinley
President McKinley was shot twice in the chest by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist from Detroit at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo. The President would succumb to his wounds two weeks later and Leon would be sentenced to death for his actions. -
Theodore Roosevelt Sworn into Office
Theodore Roosevelt would be sworn into office as result of the assassination of President McKinley. -
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
The corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
A United States federal law that provided the federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of poisonous patent medicines. -
Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. It was legally ratified in 1913. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson
Wilson carried 40 states and won a large majority (435 out of 531) of the electoral vote, taking advantage of the split in the Republican Party. He beat out Theodore Roosevelt who was running for a third term, the first by any American President -
Federal Reserve Act
Congress developed the Federal Reserve Act to establish economic stability in the United States by introducing a central bank to oversee monetary policy. -
Segregation
As soon as he took office, President Wilson authorized segregation in the federal work place -
Global Industrial Powerhouse
America was an Industrial Powerhouse in the first two decades of the 20th century. America was the main supplier to its allies in World War I -
World War I
World War I begins with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Grand Duchess Sophie -
RMS Lusitania
Germans sank the RMS Lusitania and over a hundred American lives were lost. -
America Joins World War I
President Wilson believed an imminent German victory would drastically and dangerously alter the balance of power in Europe. Congress declares war on Germany. -
Selective Service Act
The act eventually required all men between the ages of 21 to 45 to register for military service -
Influenza Pandemic
t is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. -
14 Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. They were outlined in a speech by President Wilson in a joint session with Congress. -
End of The Great War
German military forces withdrew from France and Belgium bringing an end to the war. -
19th Amendment: Women's Right To Vote
The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote -
National Prohibition Amendment
It banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. and its possessions.
