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The U.S. currency is placed on the gold standard
We used to back our money with gold, Americans could trade in 20.67 for and ounce of gold. -
The Inauguration of President William McKinley
McKinley led our country to victory during the Spanish-American War and raising protective tariffs. -
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The Spanish American War
It provided America with more land like Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam. -
The passing of the Platt Amendment
We could have other country sell their land our lease their lands to us so we could mine, ect. -
President McKinley is Assassinated
He was shot twice in chest and before he collapsed he said "be careful how you tell my wife". -
Cuba declares independence from U.S
Basically we used to own Cuba but then they declared their independence from the U.S. -
the first Major League World Series of Baseball
This was the first world series to be played in Major League Baseball. -
The Wright Brothers Make Their First Flight
They made something that is going to make traveling farther easy. -
United States Acquires the Panama Canal Zone
It made trading easier with other countries. -
President Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated for the second time
That day Theodore Roosevelt was marked for his second term as president. -
The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is written
The book is about Eastern European immigrants who had to face hardships and also had to work in a meat-processing plant. -
The Antiquities Act is passed
Was an Act passed and was signed by president Theodore -
The San Francisco earthquake occurs
This one minute earthquake destroyed a lot of San Francisco. -
Oklahoma is admitted as a state
The U.S. amited Oklahoma as the forty-sixth state. -
The NAACP is established
It helped colored people get more rights. -
The inauguration of William Howard Taft
He was are twenty-seventh president. -
The RMS Lusitania makes its FIRST voyage
It was a ship that sunk by a German U-boat.