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One of the first labor unions created to fight for better working conditions and other things for workers. However, it collasped not to long after.
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Grant defeated Seymour in a landslide vote in the 1868 election.
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The first railroad that stretched across the United States connecting the East and West for the first time.
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Another labor union created that was instrumental for many years in fighting big businesses. They were the union involved in the Haymarket Square strike and after that they began to collapse.
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Fisk and Gould bought so much gold and convinced the treasury not to let any gold out and they scamed millions of dollars.
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Boss Tweed was arrested and sentenced to jail. Samuel Tilden was the lawyer that finally took him down
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The Credit Mobilier scandal involved many congressmen. They bought stocks for Credit Mobilier who was scaming the government and the other companies. They gained over $20 million more than they should have.
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People were over speculating and wildcat banks were giving out loans that were not being paid back. Banks had to shut down, putting people and small businesses into bankruptcy.
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Government officials along with many others were able to scam millions of tax dollars on liquor and saved it for themselves. They were exposed in 1875.
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The Democrats allowed Hayes to become president only if the North withdrew the troops in Southern states.
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The era known as reconstruction ended with the compromise of 1877 because the North pulled out their military forces in the South.
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Garfield won the presidency with electoral votes, although the number of states was about equal for each candidate.
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James Garfield was shot in Washington DC by Charles Guiteau only four months after taking office.
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The government passed this Act to try and stop the spreading violence and hatred toward Chinese immigrants. These immigrants were hated so much because they worked for dirt cheap and took all the jobs.
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The Pendleton Act set up the Civil Service Commission. The commission made it that to serve in public office you had to pass a test. This put an end to the spoils system for the most part.
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Grover Cleveland defeated Blaine for president in a relatively small margin of electoral votes.
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A labor union created that was successful in getting things done like the 8 hour work day. This is one of the only early unions that was successful and didn't collapse.
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The grandson of William Henry Harrison defeated Cleveland in the 1888 presidential election.
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The first attempt by the government to try to stop businesses from creating monopolies.
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Grover Cleveland once again ran for president after being president, then losing the next election. However, this time he won and served a second term.
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Utah was admitted as our nation's 45th state.
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William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 presidential election to become our 25th President.
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After being expanded and reorganized the Library of Congess reopened.
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A nation tariff with rates of 47%, highest in US history.
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The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The US blaimed Spain and it lead to the Spanish-American War.
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Stated that the US could not annex Cuba, but had to leave it under the leadership of its people.
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The United States declared war on Spain after the Maine incident set them over the top.
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Made gold the only standard for backing paper money, not silver.
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Hawaii gained official territorial status.
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Stated that all US troops should be removed from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War.
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US troops followed the Platt amendment and left Cuba.
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Oklahoma was admitted to the Union as our nations 46th state.
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Tariff that actually lowered the tax on certain items.
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Dispute between Pinchot and Ballinger over conservation and split the republican party.
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Fire in a factory in New York City where 160 women died.
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Roosevelt goes after Standard Oil for their bad business techniques.
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Wilson defeated Taft to become the 28th President of the United States.
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William Taft wins the republican presidential nomination.
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The Seventeenth Amendment was added to the United States constitution.
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Gave congress the authority to levy an incme tax without basing it on the Census.
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Set up the Federal Reserve system and the Central Banking system for the United States.
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Law to prevent anticompetitive business tactics. Made it so companies couldn't make deals to put others out of business.
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Organization created to coordinate resources and industry during World War One.
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Act saying that the United States would grant the Phillipines its independence when it is able to install a stable government.
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Allowed federal reserve banks to give loans to farmers and took some of the farmers crops as collateral.
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This law increased credit for rural farmers.
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Set up a protection program for families in the case of injury or death of a worker.
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President Wilson made an ultimatium to Germany saying if they continued submarine warfare that the United States would cut off ties with them. Germany pledged to do this.
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Law passed that established an 8 hour work day.
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Woodrow Wilson wins the 1916 election and starts his second term as president.
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Germany sent a note to the Mexican government urging them to go to war with the United States, but it was intercepted.
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The United States could no longer stay neutral and entered the war in Europe to "keep the world safe for democracy."
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Prohibited any attempt to interfere with U.S. military operations.
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The United States buys the Virin Islands from Denmark.
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The German's sent Mexico a note urging them to go to war with the United States to keep us from entering the war inEurope. However, this note was intercepted and Mexico never declared war.
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President Wilson gives a speech in which he outlines the 14 points in which he plans to accomplish during and after the war. He was the first one to publicly announce war plans.
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Law forbiding anyone from speaking bad about the government, government officials, or the war. They could be put in jail if they did.
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The United States congress ratified the 19th amendment to the US constitution giving all women the right to vote.
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The war ends on the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
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The 18th amendment was passed by congress banning the consumption and sell of alcohol.
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Law passed that enjorced the 18th amendment.
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Warren Harding defeats Cox to become the next president of the United States.
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The United States became the first nation to recognize Stalin's Soviet Union. This was in an attempt to become friendly with them and to bolster United States trading.
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The Reciprocal Tade Agreements Act lowered American tariffs. President Roosevelt then worked with other nations to lower their tarrifs and start trading policies.
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This act declared the the Phillipines would have their independence as soon as they had a constitution and stable government. The United States could keep their naval bases, but had to abandon their other military bases.
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An embargo on weapons and war materials to all nations in war. Also people traveling on warring ships traveled at their own risk.
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Hitler sends his troops into Austria, is home country, and gives the people a vote whether or not they want to become part of Germany. They vote overwhelmingly yes and Hitler adds Austria under his control.
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The Munich conference was an attempt to stop Hitler. Britain and France told him to stop taking over nations. He promised to stop, but lied and continued doing what he wanted.
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Hitler's invasion of Poland marks the beginning of World War II because Britain and France soon declare war on Germany because they attacked Poland.
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Hitler's Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union make a pact not to attack one another. They also decide to divide Poland and take each half for themselves.
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This act lifted the arms embargo and allowed the United States to trade weapons with warring nations. However, they could only trade on a cash and carry basis. This meant that the nation buying the weapons had to pay upfront and had to provide transportation for the weapons themselves.
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Hitler and Germany see right through the French defenses and find the weak point. Germany's massive army blitz attacks the French and forces the French military to retreat to the English Canal. Since it happened so fast the Germany army had to stop and resupply, allowing Britain just enough time to rescue the French military and stop what would have been a slaughter.
