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Roosevelt Corollary
This American policy allowed the Americans to justifiably intervene in Latin American issues. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act Goes into effect
This was a first of many consumer protection laws that helped to create the Food and Drug Administration. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Even though this wasn't an issue for the U.S. at the time, it would soon become one. -
The KKK is Revived
The KKK is revived and along with it came higher racial tensions and times of segregation. -
U.S. enters WWI
This is a decision that President Wilson makes so that the U.S. believes that the war is justified. -
The 18th Amendment
This amendment prohibited the sale or consumption of alcohol in the entire United States, it was ratified later -
Germany Surrenders
The Germans surrender, which is basically the end of World War I, this leaves the U.S. in a position to become a global power. -
19th Amendment
This amendment finally gave women the right to vote for their representatives.