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Hawaii
A resolution of annexation was rushed through Congress and approved by McKinley on July 7, 1898. Granted Hawaiian residents U.S. citizenship. Hawaii received full territorial status. -
Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act alongside the Meat Inspection Act were passed by Congress. -
Federal Reserve Act
Regulated banking and created stability on a national scale. -
WWI
WWI begins in Europe. -
Puerto Rico
Congress granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship in 1917. With almost no industry to provide wage labor, many islanders hurried north to find jobs. -
Virgin Islands
United States buys Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917.