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Platt Anendment
Platt Amendment was signed into law by President William McKinley. The amendment defined the terms of Cuban–U.S. relations to essentially be an unequal one of U.S. dominance over Cuba. -
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
The Hay–Pauncefote Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain for the legal preliminary of the U.S. to build the Panama Canal. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed by the United States and Panama. It established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws. -
Federal Reserve Act
Its long title was an act to provide for the establishment of Federal reserve banks, to furnish an elastic currency, to afford means of rediscounting commercial paper, to establish a more effective supervision of banking in the United States, and for other purposes. -
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World War I
Global war originating in Europe. -
Territory of Virgin Islands
Treaty of the Danish West Indies was signed and Virgin Islands were were sold to the United States. -
Declaration of World War I
The U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. It was signed in Versailles, France. It required Germany to disarm, make ample territorial concessions, and pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers.
