1900-1920

By jonathansroller

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    After the death of William McKinley, Roosevelt became the president.

  • Election of 1904

    Theodore Roosevelt defeats Alton B. Parker in the presidential election.

  • Hepburn Act

    A federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates and extended its jurisdiction.

  • Election of 1908

    William Howard Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan.

  • Election of 1912

    Woodrow Wilson beat out both Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.

  • 16th Amendment

    Sixteen Amendment authorizing income tax ratified

  • 17th Amendment

    Seventeenth Amendment providing for direct elections of Senators ratified

  • World War I begins

    The First World War starts.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Germany sends their navy to sink a passenger ship.

  • Election of 1916

    Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Evans Hughes in the presidential election.

  • United States enters the War

    After three years of World War I the United States decided to join the War.

  • World War I ends

    Germany signed an armistice which effectively ended the war.

  • 18th Amendment

    Eighteenth Amendment prohibits alcoholic beverages

  • Election of 1920

    Warren G. Harding defeated James M. Cox in the presidential election.