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Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt becomes President of the United States. -
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Building of the Panama Canal
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Titanic Sinks
What seemed like an unsinkable ship hit an iceberg and sunk in the ocean killing hundreds. -
Sixteen Amendment
Authorized income tax ratified -
WW1
World War 1 begins -
Sussex Pledge
Was a promise made by Germany to the U.S. during WW1 before the latter entered the war. allowing armed merchant ships but not passenger ships to be torpedoed without warning. -
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Red Scare
was the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism or anarchism by a society or state. -
Russian revolution
The people were unhappy with Czar Nicholas rule of the country. -
Russia backs out of WW1
Lenin signed a treaty, taking Russia out of WW1. Later that year he had Czar Nicholas and his family killed. -
Birth of the Communist party
Lenin changed the name of his political party to the communist party -
End of WW1
Treaty of Versailles was signed ending WW1. -
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibits the intake of any Alcoholic beverages. -
19th Amendment
For the first time in history the 19th amendment allows women the rights to vote. -
KDKA
Was the first radio station found in Pittsburgh