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**1901** Vice President Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) assumes presidency following assassination of McKinley
 * __ The "Progressive Era" __**

**1902** Federal government sues the Northern Security Company for anti-trust violations; first major "trust-busting" case

**1903** First power-driven airplane flown by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, NC

**1905** Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) founded

**1906** Upton Sinclairís novel, __The Jungle__, was published

**1906** Regulatory laws enacted by federal government: Hepburn Act (strengthening Interstate Commerce Commission); Pure Food and Drug Act; Meat Inspection Act

**1908** Ford Motor Company manufactures first Model T car

**1908** William Howard Taft (Rep) elected president; defeats William Jennings Bryan (Dem) in Bryanís third run for the presidency

**1910** National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded

**1912** The //Titanic// sank

**1912** Childrenís Bureau established by federal government

**1912** Presidential election: Woodrow Wilson (D) wins with 42 percent of vote, defeating President William Howard Taft, who polled only 23 percent; Theodore Roosevelt returns from retirement, splits Republican party by forming Progressive (Bull Moose) party, & finishes second (27 percent of vote); Socialist Eugene V. Debs finishes strong fourth with 900,000 votes (6 percent; best showing ever for Socialist candidate)

**1913** Ford Motor Co. installs first moving assembly line

**1913** Federal Reserve Act restructures US banking & currency

**1913** Income tax was established by the16th Amendment

**1914** World War I began in Europe

**1914** The Panama Canal was completed

Section 1: Roosevelt and Progressivism

Section 2: Taft and Wilson as Progressives Read 244 – 247 (Jot down dates for timeline)

Section 3: Women Win New Rights

Building Vocabulary for Chapter 8


 * Timeline Rubric**

Social problems, such as the needs of poverty-stricken children, are not new. Chapter 8 focuses on Americans’ problems at the turn of the 19th century and the steps taken to solve them. The major problems are identified in the first column of the chart. As you read, record the solutions in the second column.
 * Identifying problems** means recognizing the difficulties people face.
 * Solving problems** refers to the action taken to improve or correct the situation. For example, a local TV station reports that many poor or underprivileged schoolchildren in the city are unable to afford winter coats. To solve this problem, the station sponsors a coat drive. TV viewers were asked to donate new or gently used winter coats at several locations throughout the city.




 * Some links to help get an overview of the era. **

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 * Chapter 8 Timeline Examples**

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