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Presidential Inauguration
President Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States. -
Hepburn Act
This act gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the right to proclaim maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was elected to become the 28th President of the United States -
Beginning of the first World War
World War I begins -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The ship was sunk by a German U-boat causing the US to intervene. -
U.S. Takes Up Arms
The United States enters World War I. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty signed between Germany and the Allied powers that brought World War I to an end. -
Nineteenth Amendment
This amendment gives women the right to vote, jumpstarting a fire in women's rights.