Some Republicans, unhappy with William Howard Taft, split with the Republican Party and created the Progressive Party in 1912. Former President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt ran as the Progressive Party candidate, but was unsuccessful in obtaining a presidential win.
Saddam Hussein a dictator of the Middle East threatened world domination through the use of nuclear weapons
After the war lots of black soldiers became what is known as "Buffalo Soldiers" who would act as something like lawmen of the wild west: bringing wanted bandits to justice, saving lost people, clearing railroads, and lots of other dangerous stuff that other people didn't want to risk helping with.