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Andrew Carnegie formed his steel company a little different than any other at that time, he had total control from the time the iron was found to the time it was sold to the customer. this way he never had to worry about a sudden raise in prices for his prduct. -
creating exaggerated public news to sway the public in the preferred political direction -
the court case that stated that blacks and whites were equal but that they would always be seperate. when in reality white resources were much nices than others. -
ends the Spanish-American War -
shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York
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writers who expose big business corruption
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set food quality standards
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connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (opens in 1914)
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assembly line introduced
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establishment of income tax, 17th Amend.- direct election of senators
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Americans were killed on board
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warning from the US is sent
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intercepted by British, asks for Germany/Mexico alliance against U.S.; US. Enters WWI
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established draft
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the bloodiest war in world history to date, aka "The Great War", "The War to End All Wars"
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ends WWI; calls for heavy reparations on Germany, disarmament, and creation of League of Nations; U.S. Senate rejects it
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outlaws purchase, sale, and transport of alcohol
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women's suffrage (right to vote)
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exposes massive corruption in Harding Administration
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popularizes debate over teaching evolution in schools -outlawed
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completes world's first solo flight across Atlantic - seen as a hero
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launches great depression
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FDR address public on radio - continues to 1944 - gives public hope
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creation of countless jobs, most productive of any president's 1st 100 days
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supports union rights protects collective bargaining
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establishes funds for unemployed and elderly
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provides U.S. loan aid to Britain, USSR & allied powers
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motivate U.S. citizens to support war efforts
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U.S. defeats Japan, seen as turning point in the war in the Pacific
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imprisonment of Japanese in California
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creation of the atomic bomb
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France on D-DAY, June 6, 1944 (largest land/sea invasion)
1944- Battle of the Bulge - begins to break down Axis position on the western front -
Teddy Roosevelt leads Rough Riders, U.S. crushes Spain's Navy
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