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Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
William McKinley was killed by an assassin and Roosevelt comes into office, bringing with an imperialist foreign policy. -
Trans-Siberian Railroad Completed
The Russians finished this railroad that opened up large scale access and shipping to the region. -
Panama Canal Starts Construction
The Panama Canal was needed for both shipping and war puposes. After a conflict with purchasing the land from Colombia, the United States backed up a Panamanian revolution against Colombia. We got the land for 10 million dollars and construction began in 1904. -
Roosevelt Corollary
This revision on the Monroe Doctrin stated that the United States would only intervene in foreign countries if they collapsed or were damaging the U.S. economy. -
Roosevelt Settles Dispute in Asia
Russia and Japan were at war and Roosevelt came up with a treaty to satisfy them both. He succeeded in keeping trade in China open to all nations. -
Theory of Relativity Established
Albert Einstein finds the Theory of Relativity, explaining how gravity functions and actually bends space. The theory was not proven until many years later, when during a solar eclipse the gravity of the sun bended light from stars behind it and a picture was taken. -
The FDA and Meat Inspection Act
Due to unsanitary conditions in most factories, congress passed these laws to inspect all meats, foods, and drugs for public sale. This was a huge expansion of government activity. -
The Great White Fleet
Roosevelt sent some of the U.S. Navy on a cruise around the world, bragging somewhat about our Navy. -
William Taft Elected Into Office
Taft was a distinguished lawyer from Ohio and did not have the same foreign policy as Roosevelt. He supported investing in foreign countries and and wanted to keep an open door with Asia. -
Robert Perry Reaches the North Pole
Perry was the first man to reach the North Pole after a month on Arctic Ice. Many of his crew died.
