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Ulysses S. Grant
A former commanding officer of the US Army. He was a repblican. -
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Ulysses S. Grant
The 18th president of the United States. He was an ex military general for the US army during the civil war. He was a republican. -
Compromise of 1877
This helps lead the south to segregation. It also made southerns get in cabinet positions and withdrawl of federal troops. -
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Rutherford B. Hays
The 19th president of the United states, he was a republican.He was also the 32nd govner of Ohio. -
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James A. Garfield
The 20th president of the United States, he was a republican.He died in office from pnuemonia. -
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Chester A. Authur
The 21st president of the United States, He was a repulican. He was Garfields Vice president and took over when he died. -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Prohibited all chinese labors from entering the United States. The Act was signed by Chester A. Authur. -
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Grover Clevlend
He was the 22nd president of the United States, he was a democrat. He was also the 28th govner of New York. -
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Benjiman Harrison
He was the 23rd president of the United States, he was a republican. His home state was indiania. -
Mckenley Tarrif
Put a tax on all goods manufactured by a foreign country. The goal was to put an emphasis on buying american goods. -
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Grover Clevland
He was the 24th president of the United States and the 22nd. He was a democrat from New York. -
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William Mckinley
He was the 25th president of the United States. He was a republicnan from Ohio. -
Spanish American War
A conflict between the US and Spain that was fought for cuban independance. The war didn't even last a whole year. -
Open door policy
The policy that the United States that stated that anybody could go through chinia at anytime. Anybody could take anyrhing they wanted including natural resources. -
Galvestion Hurricane of 1900
A catagory 4 hurricane that went through galveston, Texas. Winds reached up to 143 MPH and many people were killed. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
He was the 26th president of the United States. He was a republican from New York. He was also the 25th Vice President. -
San Francisco earthquake of 1906
A earthquake that hit california at 5:12 am with a magnitude of 7.8. Devestating fires broke out from the earthquake. -
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William Howard Taft
He was the 27th president of the United States, he was a republican. He was also the 42nd secretary of war. -
Election of 1912
The 32nd presidental election with 4 political parties. The winner was William Howard Taft from the republican party. -
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Woodrow Wilson
He was the 28th president of the United States. he was a democrat from New Jersey. -
Clayton Act
Declared monoploies and other business practices illegal. This act extended the sherman antitrust act. -
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World War I
The war was started when some serbian radicals assassinated the duke of Hungary, Franz Ferdinand. The war was known as "The great war" before WWII -
14 points
Woodrow Wilson gave 14 points after WWI that we should follow so that another one of these wars wouldn't happen again. In one of these points, the united nations was created. -
Treaty of Versailes
The treaty that was singed at the end of WWI. Stated that new nations would be created and Germany owed 337 Billion US ollars for the War's damages. -
Schenck v United States
Charles Schenck was arrested for distributing information in opposition of the draft. The United States said he was a clear and present danger and put him behind bars. -
19th Amendment
This amendment forbids voting rights discrimination anywhere in the US based on sex. This amendment started a century full of women gaining more rights. -
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Warren G. Harding
He was the 29th president of the United States. He was a republican from Ohio. -
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Calvin Coolidge
He was the 30th president of the United States. He took over when warren G. harding died. He was a republican. -
Immigration Quota Act of 1924
A act that limit the number of each race that could come into the US.These limits were an annual qouta that were for each national orgirin. -
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Herbert Hoover
He was the 31st president of the United States. He was a republican who was also the 3rd US secretary of commerce. -
The dust bowl
Drought struck and praire winds caused huge dust storms. Many farmers lost everything and left the plains. -
election of 1932
FDR defeated herbert hoover in a landslide after pledging the "new deal" for the Americans. The economy continued to fall unitl his inaugration in March. -
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Franklin D. Rossevelt
He was the 32nd president of the United States. He was the only president to ever serve 4 terms. he was a democrat. -
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World War II
World war II happened because all of the problems that started World War I never got solved. The United states didn't enter the war until 1941. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs a neutral United States naval base in Hawaii. This makes the US get into World War II. -
Tuskegee Airmen
A group of african american military piliots who fought in WWII. They fromed the 332nd fighter group. -
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Harry S. Truman
He was the 33rd president of the United States. He was a democrat from missouri who took over after FDR died. -
Marshall Plan
The American initiative to aid western Europe after World War II. The U.S. gave 13 billion in economic support to this plan. -
National Security Act
A major restructuring of the United States government military and intelligence agencies. This act was estbalished to have more homeland securtiy. -
Truman Doctrine
the principle that the United States had to help out in any way against communist forces.The doctirne was seen as a open declaration to the cold war. -
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Cold War
A nuclear arms and space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. There was nobody killed but there was a lot fear in both nations. -
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Dwight D. Eishenhower
He was the 34th president of the United States. He was a republican from Kansas. -
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Vietnam War
War against anti-communism and communist. Vietnam was split into communist North Vietnam and Democracy south Vietnam which started the war. -
Interstate highway system
A link of major road that went North and south, or East and West. These major roads were made for easy travel in case of a atomic attack. -
Suez Crisis
An invasion by Isreal on Eygpt which was caused the nationalization of the suez canal. Great Britian and france later jumped in the fight. -
Sputnik
One of the Soviet Union's artifical satellites. It was the 1st to be placed in orbit. -
U-2 incident
A US spy plane was shot down by the Soviets in soviet airspace, This got the tensions up in the cold war and made the United States look like the bad guy. -
Election of 1960
The 44th presidental election. The repblicans voted for vice president Richard nixon and the democrats voted for JFK. -
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John F. Kennedy
He was the 35th president of the United States. He was a democrat from Massachtuss. He was assassinated while in office. -
Bay of Pigs
A failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA.It only lasted 2 days. -
Cuban Missle crisis
A 13 day conforntation between the US and soviets over missles in Cuba. One of the hottest periods of the Cold war -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
He was the 36th president of the United States. He was a democrat from Texas. -
Immigration Act of 1965
This act abolished the quotas that were made in the 1920's. This act is also known as the Hart-Celler Act. -
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Richard Nixon
He was the 37th president of the United States. he was a republican who was also the 36th Vice president of the United States. -
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Gerald Ford
He was the 38th president of the United States. He was a republican from Michigan. -
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Jimmy Carter
He was the 39th president of the United States. He was a democrat from Georgia. -
Election of 1980
The 49th presidental election with Jimmy carter and Ronald Raegan. The republican Ronald Raegan won the election. -
Air Traffic Controller strike
After workers striked for better pay, Raegan demanded these 13,000 workers to go back to their job. When 11,000 didn't go back, he fired them. -
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Ronald Raegan
He was the 40th president of the United States.He was also the 33rd govner of California. -
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George H.W. Bush
He was the 41st president of the United States. He was the 43rd Vice president and was a republican from Texas. -
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Bill Clinton
He was the 42nd president of the United States. He was a democrat and was the 40th and 42nd govner of Arkansas. -
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Bill Clinton Foriegn policy
US was involved in peace keeping missions in Bastia during 1996 and Kosoro during 1999. US also pulled out of somalia during 1993 after 18 marines were shot. -
election of 2000
it was very close and was marked with a lot of confusion. After the supreme court intervened, Bush was named the winner. Al Gore vs George W. Bush. -
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George W. Bush
He was the 43rd president of the United States. He was a republican who was also the 46th govner of Texas. -
Hurricane Katrinia
Left most of the city under water and devestated New Orleans. Thousands were left homeless and migrated throughout the southeast. -
Election of 2008
Barack Obama vs Brain McCain. Barack Obama became the 1st black president. Democrats take super majority. -
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Barack Obama
The 44th President of the United States. He is a democrat from Illions and is the 1st african american president.