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Theodore Roosevelt
Becomes president after McKinley is assassinated -
Ford Motor Company
Established by Henry Ford -
Wright Brothers
Their first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina -
William Howard Taft
Became president -
Naval Base at Peral Harbor
A U.S. naval base established at Peral harbor aiming to prevent Japanese expansion in the Pacific. -
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
One of the most widely recognized grassroots based organization -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Caught on fire leaving many of its female workers trapped inside the factory. Many were killed -
Woodrow Wilson
Becomes president -
Federal Trade Commission
Main objective was enforcing U.S. antitrust laws and promoting consumer protection -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Was an inciting incident of World War I -
Sinking of the Lusitania
German U-boat sunk the RMS Lusitania killing 128 Americans. -
The United States Enters WWI
Several factors brought the U.S. to declare war; Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare, the Zimmerman Telegram, economic interests. -
The Spanish Flu
Killed nearly 50 million people world wide -
End of WWI
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The Treaty of Versailles
Ended WWI -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
League of Nations
League of Nations is created after being proposed by President Wilson as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupt into a war. The United States never joined. -
Warren G. Harding
Became president with promise of a return to normalcy.