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Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
President Roosevelt, a Repubican, is remembered for his service in the Spanish-American War, acting beyond what the limits of previous presidential power, publicity, riding in an automobile, an airplane and a submarine. He is also remembered for racial integration, big government and the Square Deal (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pgs. 607-609) -
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16th and 17th Amendments are Ratified
The 16th Amendment (Feb. 3, 1913) allowed the federal government to collect income taxes from the American people. The 17th Amendment (April 8, 1913) adopted the policy for direct election of senators by the people. (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pgs. 606-607) -
World War I Begins
Austria-Hungary's ruler Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo. In 1908 Bosnia had been annexed by Austria-Hungary. Europe continued in a domino effect of hostilities. Later Germany would invade Belgium and sink the Lusitania, killing Americans (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pgs. 627-628). -
United States Enters WWI
President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress asking them to declare war on Germany. They followed up by declaring war on Germany. The US entered the war and fought the Central Powers (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pg. 636). -
WWI Ends
An armistice agreement is signed between German officers and the Allies in a railroad car in France. This was to be the end of all world wars-the war to end all wars (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pgs. 638). -
The 18th Amendment Ratified
The 18th Amendment was prohibition, making it illegal to produce, transport and sell alchol in the United States. It did not outlow possession or drinking of alchol. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933 (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pg. 664). -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty ending the war between Germany and the allied powers, establishing the boundaries of Germany, and the responsiblity of the reparations of WWI. The US Senate did not vote for it (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pg. 641). -
The 19th Amendment Ratified
The 19th Amendment prohibited United States citizens from being denied the right to vote because fo their gender. Women were no longer to be denied from voting if they were U.S. citizens (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pg. 657). -
The Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan was presented in April of 1924. After WWI there was a struggle among the world powers regarding war reparations due to Germany's incapability in paying. The Dawes Plan was a committee proposal to try to find a solution to these problems. The committee was chaired by Charles Dawes (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pg. 671). -
The Stock Market Crash Begins
October 24 is known as "Black Thursday" with the following Tuesday known as "Black Tuesday". Billions of dollars were lost in a short amount of time. The Roaring Twenties came to an immediate stop and were replaced by a depression that spread world wide (Experience History Volume 2: since 1865, pg. 672).
