1900-1920

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    1900-1920

    Happenings of 20 years.

  • Population Growth

    America reached obove the 75 million milestone for population in the country.

  • Death/New President

    After President McKinley was assasinated, President theador roosevelt became president since he was the vice president.

  • Newlands Reclamation Act

    The Newlands Reclamation Act was issued by Roosevelt as an attempt to bring water and make use of the western areas.

  • Ford

    Henery Ford started his car makeing business

  • Wright Brother Planes

    The write brothers make the first powered plane.

  • Panama Canal

    Roosovelt decides to take control of the panama canal for the purpose of more easily transportating his navy.

  • IWW

    The Industrial workers of the world (IWW) was establshed in 1905, and were often known as the "Wobblies".

  • Food Inspection/ The jungle

    Roosevelt issued the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act, for the purpose of makeing food safer to eat. Also upton sinclair published "The Jungle", which brought much awareness to the people of how the poor live in urban areas.

  • State 47

    Oklahama is announced to be the 47th state of the united states of America.

  • Model T

    Ford creats the model T, which was a break through for cars being sold to the general public. This was also made posible by the car makeing factory conveyers which made 1 car every 10 seconds.

  • NAACP

    The national association for the advancement of colored people (aka naacp) was founded

  • Boy Scouts of America

    The "Boy Scouts of America" organization began.

  • Titanic

    Titanic tragecly sinks because of Ice-berg crash, while going on the way to NewYork

  • Ratification

    sixteenth and seventeenth amendment are ratified (Income tax and direct election of senetors).

  • WW1

    World war 1 officially breaks out. (America not apart of it...yet..)

  • Panama Canal

    This is the year that panama canal finally opened.

  • Lusitania Sinks

    The Lusitania Ship which traveled from NewYork tragically sank while in travel in 1915.

  • Federal Farm Loan Act

    The Federal Farm Loan Act was created for the purpose of improving and makeing a capital for agricultural development.

  • USA Joins WW1

    USA enters the fight in WW1, Also Zimmermann's telagram is made in that year.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was the last thing to be done to end World War 1 and bring peace untill WW2

  • Roosevelt Dies

    Roosevelt dies at age 60 because of a blood clot.

  • Woman Vote

    Woman can vote, amendment number 14 was ratified