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Gold Standard created
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Galveston Hurricane
One of the deadliest hurricanes in US History (6k-13k died) turned investors from Galveston to Houston -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
Believed in government control of Big Business. -
W.E.B. DuBois
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Ford Motor Company formed.
Ford's assembly line in 1913 played a major role in equipping forces in WW1. -
Wright Brothers 1st Flight
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Panama Canal Built
Acquired from France for 40 million, Panama signs a treaty with the US giving ownership for Panama Zone connecting the Atlantic to Pacific. -
US builds 11 new battleships
1904-1907 Roosevelt builds navy presence in Pacific to warn Japan. -
World's Fair in St. Louis
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Albert Einstein publishes his Theory of relativity
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Hepburn Act
Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set the maximum railroad rates and extended their authority. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
To regulate food production and ensure quality. -
The Jungle
A novel was written to show the harsh conditions of Immigrants. -
Treaty of Portsmouth
Teddy Roosevelt brokered a peace treaty with Japan and Russia and won the Nobel Peace Prize. -
San Francisco earthquake
7.9 earthquake 3k people died and 80% of city destroyed. -
Oklahoma admitted as state.
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William Taft elected
Hand-picked by Rosevelt but didn't live up to what he wanted for him even though he saw over 80 anti-trust suits. -
FBI was established.
Started with 40 investigators hired by the Attorney General. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire
The infamous fire killed 146 workers that began reforms. -
Woodrow Wilson elected.
Moral Diplomacy/ moral interest over material investments.
Moral obligation to extend diplomacy. -
Titanic sinks
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New Mexico, Arizona admitted as states.
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Federal Reserve System created
Created for maximizing employment, stabilizing prices, and moderating long-term interest rates. -
16th Ammendment/income tax
The amendment giving Congress the ability to tax income. -
17th Amendment/direct election of Sentators
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World War 1 begins
The US declares neutrality. -
US Troops occupy Vera Cruz
The port was seized to prevent arms deliveries and after an incident with sailors in port. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferndinand
This event started a chain of events that started World War I and serve as a catalyst for already high tensions in the area. -
US Troops sent to Haiti
W. Wilson sent Marines to Haiti after the assassination of their leader to make sure there was stability in the Carribean. -
KKK revived
KKK was revived, it was said, to combat corrupt Northern carpetbaggers but they used violent measures to ensure white supremacy. -
Lusitania Sunk/US protests
Germany sinks Lusitania because it was carrying war supplies to England but had innocent passengers. -
Germany issues Sussex pledge
Germany pledges to not sink passenger ships and to give notice before striking merchant ships carrying munitions. -
Adamson Act
Legislated 8 hour work days and time and half pay for overtime. -
Federal Farm Loan Act/Warehouse
Offered farm loans and benefits for storing in designated warehouses. -
Russian Revolution
The overthrow of Tzar Nicholas II by Marxist socialist Lenin. -
U.S. enters WWI
The U.S. enters the war after Germany resumes unrestricted warfare in the seas. -
Federal highway Act
Funding for construction of new highways. -
Virgin Islands acquired from Denmark
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World War I ends
Armistice is signed based on promises that did not all come to pass. -
Treaty of Versailles
A peace treaty with the Allied forces and Germany drawn up in Paris. It was more punitive to Germany than Wilson's 14 points. -
Red Scare
With so many immigrants embracing communism, socialism, and anarchy, there was a fear that democracy would be overrun. -
Prohibition/18th Amendment
Illegal to produce, transport, or sell alcohol. -
19th Amendment/Women vote
Can not prohibit voting based on sex. -
Economy collapse of 1920
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Harding elected
"Return to Normalcy". Scandal-plagued. Relied on 'Ohio gang'. Condemned lynchings.