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Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
The first inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as the 26th President of the United States, took place on Saturday, September 14, 1901 at the Ansley Wilcox House, at 641 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York, following the death of President William McKinley earlier that day. -
The Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
The Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine stated that, in cases of flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, the United States could intervene in that country's internal affairs. -
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Panama Canal is Built
The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade -
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Was Written
Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. -
Woodrow Wilson Becomes President
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. -
Federal Reserve System Began
The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises. -
World War One Begins
World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 -
KKK revived
There was a film made about the KKK called The Birth of Nation. As the film continued to be screened and re-screened well into the 1920s, Lehr says more Klan chapters formed and membership reportedly reached into the millions. New Klansmen were shown The Birth of Nation and the film continued to be a recruiting tool for decades to come. -
U.S. Enters World War One
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. Many Americans were not in favor of the U.S. entering the war and wanted to remain neutral. -
End of WW1: Treaty of Versailles
World War One ended at 11am on 11 November, 1918.
This became known as Armistice Day - the day Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace) which caused the fighting to stop. -
The Red Scare
A "Red Scare" is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism or anarchism by a society or state. The name refers to the red flags that the communists used. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States which are referred to by this name. -
Eighteenth Amendment Prohibits Alcohol
On January 29, 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol within the United States; it would go into effect the following January. -
Women Got the Right To Vote
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920) Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote