Timeline Assignment 1900-2000

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  • Galveston Hurricane

    Galveston Hurricane

    This hurricane basically wiped out the city of Galveston. There were around 6,000-8,000 deaths.
  • Assassination of President McKinley

    Assassination of President McKinley

    President McKinley was shot in Buffalo, NY. He died on September 14, 1901.
  • WWI Begins

    WWI Begins

    The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand starts World War I.
  • WWI Ends

    WWI Ends

    The making of The Treaty of Versailles brought an end to WWI.
  • Ratification of the 18th Amendment

    Ratification of the 18th Amendment

    The 18th amendment is ratified to the U.S. Constitution, banning the distribution of alcohol.
  • Ratification of the 19th Amendment

    Ratification of the 19th Amendment

    This ratification gave women the right to vote.
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    This started a three decade of the Great Depression due to the U.S. stock market crash.
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    New Deal

    A series of programs that helped pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression.
  • Ratification of the 21st Amendment

    Ratification of the 21st Amendment

    This amendment repealed the 18th amendment.
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    WWII

    9/1/1939- The Invasion of Poland starts WWII. 12/7/1941- The attack on Pearl Harbor makes the U.S. Declare war on Japan. 9/2/1945- WWII ends