Timeline Assignment

By yeeun
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    1900-2000

  • Galveston Hurricane

    Galveston Hurricane
    The Galveston hurricane in Texas put about 6,000-8,000 people to death.

  • Assasination of President McKinley

    Assasination of President McKinley
    President William Mckinley is shot in Buffalo, New York on September 14, 1901. President Theodore Roosevelt succeeds.

  • World War I started

    World War I started
    The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ultimately led to the start of WWI.

  • End of World War I

    End of World War I
    The treaty of Versailles ultimately brings an end to WWI.

  • Eighteenth Amendment

    Eighteenth Amendment
    The 18th amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified and prohibits the distribution of alcohol.

  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Nineteenth Amendment
    19th amendment was ultimately ratified, and women were allowed to vote.

  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis
    Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight in his plane, "The Spirit of St. Louis."

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday
    The United States stock market ultimately crashed, leading to the Great Depression.

  • New Deal

    New Deal
    The New Deal is enacted by the U.S. Congress and helps the United States out of the Great Depression.

  • Twenty-First Amendment

    Twenty-First Amendment
    The 21st amendment is ratified and ends the 18th amendment of prohibition.