The Progressive Era
1900-1909
Model T Automobile
Movie & Song
- 1908
- Written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer
Movie: " Alice In Wonderland"
- 1903
- Actors and Actresses:
President William Mckinley
William grew up in the town of Niles, Ohio. He was a republican and ran for office in 1897. Major events in his time include the Open Door Policy / Boxer Rebellion (1899-1900), The Gold Standard Act (1900), and Mckinley was assassinated on September 14, 1901.
President Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore grew up in New York, New York. He was a republican and ran for office in 1901. Major events during his time include The Panama Canal Rights (1904), The Square Deal (1904), The Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), The San Francisco Earthquake (1906), he won the Nobel Peace Prize (1906), The Panic of 1907, and the FBI was established.
President William Howard Taft
He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a republican and ran for office in 1909. He was said to be involved in an investment scandal. Major events that happened in his time were Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act (1909), his wife suffered a stroke (1909), and he made a trip across the USA, in all giving 259 speeches.