U.S. Events Between 1900 and 2000

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  • McKinley was Assassinated

    McKinley was Assassinated
    McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz and did not survive; therefore, he was succeeded by his vice president Theodore Roosevelt.

  • World War I: U.S. Entered World War

    World War I: U.S. Entered World War
    The U.S. entered WW1 because Germeny was sinking American ships resulting in declaring war on Germany (April 6, 1917) and Austria-Hungary (Dec. 7, 1917) three years after the conflict began in 1914. Eventually, Armistice ending World War I is signed (Nov. 11, 1918).

  • League of Nations Met for the First Time

    League of Nations Met for the First Time
    Events that took place after the the first LON meeting where U.S. is not represented include Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor (Jan. 16). Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, granting women the right to vote (Aug. 18). Furthermore, the Treaty of Versailles, outlining terms for peace at the end of World War I, is rejected by the Senate (Nov. 19).

  • Twentieth Amendment was Ratified

    Twentieth Amendment was Ratified
    After the twentieth amendment was ratified, several vital moments took place. First was moving the president's inauguration date from March 4 to Jan. 20 (Jan. 23). Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd president on March 4th since the change occurred after January 20th. Moreover, New Deal recovery measures were enacted by Congress. Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition.

  • World War II: U.S. Declared its Neutrality

    World War II: U.S. Declared its Neutrality
    Several vital moment to be aware of during this time include F. Roosevelt's third inauguration (Jan. 20, 1941). He is the first and only president elected to a third term. Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines (Dec. 7, 1941). Also, the U.S. declares war on Japan (Dec. 8). Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, and U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries (Dec. 11).

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    In the Korean Peninsula, North Korean communists invaded South Korea (June 25, 1950). President Truman, without the approval of Congress, commits American troops to battle (June 27). President Truman removes Gen. Douglas MacArthur as head of U.S. Far East Command (April 11, 1951). An armistice agreement is signed on July 27, 1953.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    There was a lot of U.S. involvement that took place within the Vietnam War. However, the U.S ceased fire when President Nixon signed the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War in 1973.

  • President Kennedy was Assassinated

    President Kennedy was Assassinated
    John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald. He was succeeded by his vice president Lyndon B Johnson.

  • Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was Assassinated

    Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was Assassinated
    Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader known for delivering his―I Have a Dream speech before a crowd of 200,000 in 1963 during the civil rights march in Washington, DC. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 by a man named James Earl Ray.

  • Breakup of the Soviet Union

    Breakup of the Soviet Union
    An alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II developed out of necessity. However, after the brief alliance there was period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, this period of time was also named the cold war. Nevertheless, President Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin meet at Camp David and formally declared an end to the cold war.