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Gold Standard
Is a monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
He was the 26th president of the United States -
Panama Canal was built
Is a canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean -
Election of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States -
World War One begins
World War 1 began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Lusitania sunk, U.S. intervened
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War -
Germany issues Sussex Pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a promise made by Germany to the United States in 1916, during World War I before the latter entered the war. -
U.S enters world war
U.S. Entry into World War I, 1917. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. The United States later declared war on Germany. -
World War 1 ends
After only one year of the United States being in the war, the war came to an end. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory. -
Women got the right to vote
The Nineteenth Amendment gave women the opportunity to vote for the first time.
