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William McKinley Reelected
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"Speak Softly and carry big stick policy" invented
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Teddy Roosevelt presidency
He took over after McKinley died, then was reelected -
William McKinley shot
Although he did not die immediately, he eventually succumbed to his wounds -
Chinese Exclusion Act
"Congress extends the Chinese Exclusion Act, prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers from the Philippines." -
Coal miners' strike
"A coal-miners strike begins in Pennsylvania, during the course of which 140,000 workers would leave their jobs." -
Newlands Reclamation Act
"TR signs the Newlands Reclamation Act, thereby authorizing federal irrigation projects." -
Wright Brothers first flight
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US steel established
by JP Morgan -
Ford Motor Co. established
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Revolt in Panama
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Sherman Antitrust Act
allows trustbusting -
Meat Inspection and the Pure Food and Drug Acts
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Immigration Act of 1907
Restricts Japanese immigrants -
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William Taft's Presidency
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'Calling for the 16th Amendment'
"The Senate passes a resolution calling for a Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, authorizing Congress to collect income taxes." -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
This company building caught flames and many could not escape. It symbolized the need for better conditions. -
Standard Oil dissolution
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Titanic Sinks
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Woodrow Wilson's Presidency
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Panama Canal completed
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Germany announces to protect non-military ships
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World War 1
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The Lusitania Sinks
A German torpedo hit this British ship carrying passengers from the US as well -
Germany announces a resume of unrestricted submarine warfare
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US declares war on Germany
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Argonone Offensive
US troops pushed Germans out in this offensive -
The Battle of Cantigny
American soldiers captured the village of Cantigny, France and held off against German troops -
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Battle at Belleau Wood
US troops battled the Germans for three weeks eventually winning -
Second battle of the Marne
turning point of the war for the allies. US effectively stopped German troops from entering Paris -
Germans sign Armistice ending WW1
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19th amendment created giving women the right to vote
