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Gold Standard Act
Placing the United States currency on the gold standard -
Platt amendment
Which limited the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for American troop withdrawal. Cuba would become a U.S. protectorate on June 12. -
U.S. president
Theodore Roosevelt became the president. -
Independence of Cuba
The island of Cuba gains independence from the United States. -
The first airplane
Wright brothers succeed in the first flight. -
U.S. president
President Theodore Roosevel started his second term. -
Panic of 1907
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Leave
The United States left Cuba for the first time since the Spanish-American War. -
U.S. president
William Howard Taft won the presidency. -
The Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America was established. -
The United States Bureau of Mines
The United States Bureau of Mines is authorized by the United States Congress. -
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal opened as the world's largest rail terminal at that time. -
U.S. president
Woodrow Wilson became the president. -
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System was created after the panic of 1907. -
World War I
World War I began with an assassin killed the Archduke of Austria and his wife. -
Lusitania
Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat submarine, 128 Americans died in the attack. -
Join the War
The United States Congress declares war on Germany. -
Banned alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages are banned by the United States Congress. -
End of the WWI
World War I ended.
