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Gold Standard Act of 1900
It was passed in march of 1900. It was signed by President William McKinley, it was to establish that gold is the only thing good for redeeming money. -
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Theodore Roosevelt Elected President
He was the 26th president of the United States, and he did many great things for America. -
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Panama Canal being built
Panama Canal is a waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. -
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
He expanded the Monroe Doctrine, it stated that parts of the Western Hemisphere were not open to be colonized by European powers, but the United States had a duty to protect those areas. -
Hepburn Act
The United States law gave the ICC the privilege to set the maximum railroad rate, this caused loyal shippers not able to pass for free. -
The pure food and drug act
It was the prohibited safe of tapered with food and drugs and it was when the United States created the FDA (food and drug administration). -
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Woodrow Wilson's election
He was the 28th president of the United States, and he was a member of the democratic party. -
Federal Reserve System
It was made my congress over a century ago to be the U.S. central bank. Woodrow Wilson signed this act in 1913. -
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World War I
World War I was a global war, also called the Great War. -
U.S. enters World War I
The United States entered WWI because Germany sunk a large amount of U.S. merchant ships -
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Treaty of Versailles
This was the treaty that brought peace to World War I. It ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed in 1919 but went into effect in 1920. -
Nineteenth Amendment
This was a huge deal because women finally had the right to there opinion and get to vote.