20th Century Presidential Timeline

20th Century President Timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 1925

Mediate Coal Strike

Mar 2, 1902

A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania.

National Reclamation Act

May 1, 1902

A law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West.

Hay- Bunau Varilla Treaty

Mar 2, 1903

Treaty signed by The United States and Panama to build the Panama Canal.

Hepburn Act

Jan 1, 1906

law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set maximum railroad rates.

Payne Aldrich Tariff

Jan 2, 1909

A bill lowering certain tariffs on goods entering the United States.

Ballinger Pinchot Controversy

Feb 2, 1909

It was a dispute between U.S. Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Richard Achilles Ballinger that contributed to the split of the Republican Party before the 1912 Presidential Election

Trust Buster

Mar 4, 1909

Teddy Roosevelt did all he can to destroy Trusts.

Great Migration

Mar 2, 1910

Many African Americans were moving North from the south.

17th Amendment

Mar 2, 1913

Established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

16th Amendment

Mar 2, 1913

This amendment exempted income taxes from the constitutional requirements regarding direct taxes

Military Intervention in Vera Cruz

Mar 1, 1914

led by General Pershing and he chsed Pancho Villa’s troops back to México.

Federal Trade Commission

Mar 2, 1914

Prevent business practices that are anticompetitive or deceptive or unfair to consumers and investigates corporation violations antitrust laws

Clayton antitrust act

Mar 3, 1914

Outlawed many practices used to form monopolies and exempted unions from the Sherman Anti- Trust Act.

Birth of a Nation

Mar 2, 1915

A highly controversial movie because of its portrayal of African American men (played by white actors in blackface) as unintelligent and sexually aggressive towards white women, and the portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan as heroes . There were widespread protests against The Birth of a Nation, and it was banned in several cities.

Booker T Washington

Nov 14, 1915

An American educator, author, orator, and political leader. He was the dominant figure in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915.

Zimmerman Note

Mar 2, 1917

Message sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to attack the United States and join the central powers.

Fourteen Points

Mar 1, 1918

Speech given by President Woodrow Wilson to congress.

Influenza Epidemic

Mar 2, 1918

The influenza epidemic that swept the world in 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people. One fifth of the world's population was attacked by this deadly virus. Within months, it had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history.

Steel Strike

Mar 1, 1919

Massive Strikes led by labor unions in attempt to weaken the steel industry. Twenty people died and led to the Red Scare.

Palmer Raids

Mar 2, 1919

The Palmer Raids were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States.