This period starts with the dawn of the 20th century, brings roaring 20th, aka Jazz Age and ends with the 1929 Wall Street crash 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president. ​Theodore “T.R.” Roosevelt, Jr.  was an American author, naturalist, explorer, historian, and politician who served as the 26th President of the United States. He was the first … Continue reading 1901 – 1929: Turn of the century and jazz age