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Presidency of William McKinley
25th President of the US -
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Phillipine American War
armed conflict between the Philippines and the United States from
1899-1902. It was a continuation of the Philippine struggle for independence. The war ended when
Aguinaldo surrendered in 1902. -
Boxer Rebellion
A rebellion in 1900s in which members of a Chinese secret society
sought to free their country from Western influence -
U.S. Steel founded by JP Morgan
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Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the US -
Pure Food and Drug Act
a law passed to remove harmful and
misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and
regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food
involved in interstate trade -
Davis Act of 1908
Established National Guard and Military Reserves -
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Presidency of William Howard Taft
27th President of the US -
Hetch Hetchy Valley Dam
Congress approved to build a dam and flood the Valley to
benefit residents of San Diego -
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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the US -
Sinking of Lucitania
Germans sank the RMS Lusitania- 100+ American lives were lost -
National Defense Act of 1916
Established National Guard and Military Reserves -
Selective Service Act of 1917
established the military draft for young boys from 21-30 years of age -
Russia surrenders to Germany and exits the War
Nov. 1917 -
Zimmerman Telegram
“secret” communication that proposed a
diplomatic alliance between Mexico and Germany. Mexico encouraged to attack America -
Espionage and Sedition Act
Stripped dissenters and protestors their right to publically resist the war -
Red Summer
the race riots of the Red Summer of 1919 rocked Chicago, setting the city on a course of racial segregation. Sparked by wartime racial tensions and the “Great Migration” -
Treaty of Versailles
officially ended the world war