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In 1900, as the fighting raged on, the government installed in the Philippines under William Taft launched the "policy of attraction" to gain support for plans for the Philippines. It proved significant in strengthening the U.S. military efforts to win the war (U.S Department of State, n.d.). Photo "Soldiers in the Philippine-American War" courtesy of Legends of America. -
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After having tried to stay neutral, Woodrow Wilson called upon Congress to allow him the “war to end all wars”. On April 6, 1917, Congress voted to grant him that wish, approving a declaration of war on Germany, officially entering the U.S. into World War I. Photo courtesy of Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia), 7 April 1917, page 1 -
Marking a big advancement in women’s interests, the 19th Amendment was approved on June 4, 1919, giving American women the right to vote. Photo Courtesy of the Library of Congress. -
Tipping off the Great Depression, stocks plummeted on October 24, 1929. Wall Street was in chaos on this day known as Black Thursday. Photo courtesy of Icon Communications/Getty Images. -
Though written in 1814 and known for years, after more than 100 years “The Star Spangled Banner” is adopted as the National Anthem. Photo courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society. -
On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, after Germany and Italy declared war on it, the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War (Library of Congress, n.d.). Photo courtesy of Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives. -
As World War II was about to end in 1945, nations were in ruins, and the world wanted peace. Representatives of 50 countries gathered in San Francisco, California from 25 April to 26 June 1945. They proceeded to draft and then sign the UN Charter, which created a new international organization, the United Nations, hoping it would prevent another world war (UN.org, n.d.). Photo courtesy of UN Photo/McLain -
On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion immediately killed an estimated 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure (History.com, n.d.) Photo courtesy of USAF
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After the Philippine – American war ended, the battle for independence continued on the political front. On July 4, 1946, the Philippines were granted independence from the United States, a long awaited promise fulfilled. Photo courtesy of the National World War II Museum from the collection of Dr. Ricardo T. Jose. -
In July of 1965, President Johnson entered the United States into the Vietnam war. There was no fanfare around his decision and it followed previous support of other countries involved in the war (Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d.). Photo courtesy of Horst Faas/AP.
