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The Gold Standard Act
The Gold Standard Act was passed in 1900 and built up gold as the main standard for reclaiming paper cash, halting bimetallism, or a monetary standard in which the value of money is equivalent to either gold or silver. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th president of the United States, after William McKinley. -
The Invention of the Radio Broadcast
Italian creator and engineer Guglielmo Marconi developed, created, and showcased the first successful long-distance remote telegraph and in 1901 broadcasted the first transatlantic (across the Atlantic Ocean) radio signal. -
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The Panama Canal
President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw this project, that saw the ability to quickly, easily, and cheaply ship items and goods between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. (Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoQ7RHyG-EA) -
William Howard Taft Becomes President
William Howard Taft Becomes the 27th President of the United States. Taft also later becomes the Chief Justice of the United States as well. -
The Sixteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution
Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909 and Ratified on February 3, 1913, the 16th Amendment permits Congress to impose an income tax without distributing it among the states based on population. -
Woodrow Wilson Becomes President
Thomas Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th President of the United States in 1913. -
The Start of World War I
The First World War officially starts in 1914. Much of war in Europe was fought in trenches and innovated the idea of trench warfare. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
A little less than a year after World War I initially erupted, a German U-boat shot a torpedo at and sank a British ship known as the Lusitania. This in turn, killed 1,195 people aboard and 123 of those people were American citizens. In response to this, the United States formally entered the war and joined alongside their allies of Britain, France, and Russia, against Germany. (Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83dA4vxT_3w) -
The End of World War I
This became known as Armistice Day - the day Germany marked a cease-fire (an understanding for peace) which in effect, caused the fighting to stop. (Link to Video: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/armistice-day-the-event-that-ended-world-war-i/2018/11/09/ebd5a9f6-e43d-11e8-ba30-a7ded04d8fac_video.html) -
The 18th Amendment
Initially proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917, the 18th Amendment established the denial and prohibition of "Intoxicating liquors" in the United States. -
The Treaty of Versailles
One of the most important treaties signed in World War I, the Treaty of Versailles brought World War I to an official end. The Treaty ended the condition of war among Germany and the allied forces. (Link to Video: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/key-dates/treaty-versailles-1919)
