United States History II 1900-1920

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    William McKinley's Presidency

    25th president of the U.S. United States went to war against Spain in 1898
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    Philippine- American Wars

    This was a crucial turning point in all of America's affairs abroad. between the Philippines and America
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    American-Indian Wars

    the First Nations Wars in Canada and the Indian Wars were fought by European governments and colonists, and later by the United States.These wars were between the Americans and the Indians usually over land.
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    Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency

    was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer. Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States in September 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley
  • Gas motored airplane is invented

    the wright brothers came up with this invention
  • Color photography is invented

    Invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.
  • The Model T is sold

    the model T was invented by Henry Ford
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    William H. Taft's Presidency

    Taft was the 27th president of the United States and the only person to have held both offices lacked his expansive view of presidential power, and was generally a more successful administrator than politician.
  • First talking motion picture is invented.

    invented by Thomas Edison.
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    Woodrow Wilson's Presidency

    an American politician, 28th president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party. He was the last American president to travel to his inauguration ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage. Wilson achieved significant progressive reform.
  • Battle of Tannenburg

    was fought between Russia and Germany. The battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov
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    World War I

    First World War and allied powers won which led to World War II. Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology also
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    First Battle of Marne

    The First Battle of the Marne was a battle of the First World War. was important because it was the first documented wartime use of motorized transport and radio intercepts.
  • Battle of Somme

    began as an Allied offensive against German forces on the Western Front and turned into one of the most bloodiest and costly battles of World War I. had over 1.5 million troops killed by the end.