1900 1920

1900-1920

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt is sworn into Presidency
  • National Reclamation Act

    Act that funded irrigation projects for 20 states in the American West
  • Coal Strike

    The United Mine Workers of America went on strike
  • Panama Canal

    The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty allowed the Panama Canal to be built by the United States
  • Movement for Women's Suffrage

    The right of women to vote and hold public office
  • William Taft

    William Taft is sworn into Presidency
  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson is sworn into Presidency
  • 16th Amendment

    Removed the precedent set by the Pollock decision
  • First World War

    War that originated in Europe
  • US enters First World War

    German submarines were attacking American ships and the United States entered WWI
  • End of First World War

    WWI comes to an end because of the Treaty of Versailles