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William McKinley in office
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Spanish-American War, US declared war on Spain on this date
The war was largely started because of Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain, and led to Spain renouncing claims to Cuba, ceding Guam and Puerto Rico to the US, and transfering sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000. This ended Spanish colonial role in the Americas. -
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Theodore Roosevelt in office
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TR Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
For negotiating peace in the Russo-Japanese war and for resolving a dispute with Mexico using arbitration. -
Meat Inspection Act
It prevented highly adulterated or misbranded meat from being sold as food, and also required meat be slaughtered and processed in sanitary conditions. -
Root-Takahira Agreement
Affirmed the independence of China, maintenance of free trade, Japanese recognition of the American annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Philippines, and American recognition of Japan's position in northeast China. America also agreed that Japan had a right to annex Korea, as well as dominance in parts of Manchuria, and Japan agreed to the limits of Japanese immigration to California. -
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William Howard Taft in office
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16th Amendment
Established Congress's right to impose a federal income tax. -
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Woodrow Wilson in office
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17th Amendment
Allowed voters to vote directly for US senators. -
Federal Reserve Act
Created the central banking system in the US and granted it authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes (the US dollar). -
Beginning of WWI
In a very short summary it was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which led Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia, which led Russia to declare war in support of Serbia. When Germany went through Belgium to get to France, Britain declared war on Germany. From that point there was trench warfare along the Western Front which changed very little until 1917. -
UNIA began in the US, but didn't gain a lot of strength until the 1920s
Led by Marcus Garvery, it promoted racial pride, self-sufficiency, and the formation of an independent black nation. These ideas went against many others with the main goal of being accepted into white society. -
US joined allies in WWI
The US mainly entered because of economic reasons, as they needed Britain and France to be able to pay back their loans. When Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare, the US declared war. -
End of WWI
By the end of the war, the German Empire, Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire no longer existed, and several other countries were created, which led to many borders being redrawn. The League of Nations was created with intentions of preventing such an event from happening again, but several factors led to this not working and, as a result, WWII. -
18th Amendment
Prohibition. -
Treaty of Versailles
Ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers and forced Germany to disarm, rearranged Germany's borderies, and pay a large amount of reparations. The reparations were literally impossible for Germany to pay right away, and had to be renegotiated through the Dawes and Young Plans. -
The Red Summer
A summer filled with race riots, generally between whites and African Americans, as a result of racial tensions caused by the migration of blacks to northern cities and into jobs that had been previously unavailable to them, which had opened up while many men were at war. -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote. -
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Warren G Harding in office
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Calvin Coolidge in office
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Herbert Hoover in office
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Stock Market Crash
Often called Black Thursday, millions of shares were traded in a day and billions of dollars lost triggering the beginning of the Great Depression -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Was established to provide financial aid to railroads, financial institutions, and business corporations. -
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt in office
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The New Deal
Series of projects and programs that were intended to provide jobs and relief to people. -
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th amendment. -
The Dust Bowl
A series of dust storms on the Plains resulting from poor farming practices, which caused all of the top soil to turn to dust. -
Court Packing Scheme
Proposed by FDR to add more justices to the Supreme Court. -
Beginning of Sino-Japanese War, until Sep 9 1945
Sometimes considered the beginning of WWII. Broke out when China began full scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence. Japan's occupation ended when they were defeated by the allies. -
Beginning of WWII
Began when Germany invaded Poland.
