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Manifest Destiny
People in the US moved west after reconstruction.They said that it was their god given right. -
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Civil War
United States fought each other with two sides the Union or the Confederacy. Many things caused the war such as slavery, the Missouri compromise and Abraham Lincoln. -
US Purchased Alaska
Secretary of state William H. Seward purchased Alaska because of America's new imperialist ideas. He purchased it from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. -
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Ulysses S Grant President
He was 18th US president. He was a general of the Union in the civil war. -
Start of Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were local and state laws that enforced segregation between blacks and whites. They were made for southern states. -
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President Rutherford B Hayes
He was the 19th president of the US. He helped to restore the mess after the civil war and reconstruction. -
Compromise of 1877
This gave concessions to the south after reconstruction. Helped settle the highly disputed 1876 presidential election. -
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President James A Garfield
He was our 20th president and was there a short time. He was shot in the back and eventually died from his wound. -
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President Chester A. Arthur
He was our 21st president. He came into office because of Garfield's assassination -
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Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president. He got elected twice. Benjamin Harrison 1889 to 1893 was in between him. -
Interstate Commerce Act 1887
This helped set up price control. It also required railroad rates to be "reasonable and just." -
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Benjamin Harrison
He was our 23rd US president. Cleveland served before and after him. -
McKinley Tariff
This put taxes on all foreign manufactured goods. This tried to put an emphasis on buying American goods. -
Founding of Populist Party
Organized out of meetings from farmer's alliances. Created graduated income tax and a better federal loan program. -
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President William McKinley
He was the 25th US president. He was a congressman and governor before becoming president. -
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Spanish-American War
This was aconflict between Spain and the United States. This was the first major move of the US in the late 19th century. -
Hawaii became a US territory
America wanted to get Hawaii because of their imperialistic ideas and before it was too late. Although Hawaii was theirs, it wasn't until later it became a state. -
Wilmington Race Riot
Black men are attacked after voting by white men outside the government building with rifles. Fourteen black men are killed on this day. -
Open Door Policy
Secretary of State suggested the idea of the open door policy. This meant that foreign nations could trade anywhere in China. -
Open Door Policy
This was created because the US wanted a sphere of influence in China. They didn't have access to one at the current time. -
Galveston Hurricane
This was the deadliest hurricane in US history. Between 6000 and 12000 were killed. -
Assassination of President William Mckinley
Mckinley is assassinated on this day. This causes Theodore Roosevelt to become president. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
He was the 26th US president. He was governor of New York and had his own group in the Spanish-American army called the rough riders. -
America gets permission to start buiilding Panama Canal
At first the Columbian government wouldnt allow it but the US helped Panama become independent by helping them in their revolution. We then were able to come talk over a deal with the new government. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Theodore Roosevelt's speech about American power extended the Monroe Doctrine. He told us that America should be the "policemen of the western hemisphere." -
San Francisco Earthquake
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed 3000 people. It destroyed 80% of the city. -
Election of 1908
William Taft is elected over William jennings Bryant. Taft fought to lower tariffs but many republicans opposed him. -
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William Howard Taft
He was the 27th US President. He was also 10th chief Justice of US. -
Election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson (democrat) wins this election. The republican party was split between Taft on T. Roosevelt. -
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President Woodrow Wilson
He was America's 28th US President. He led US through WW1 and came with the League of nations. -
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WW1
The main cause of the war was the killing of the Archduke Ferdinand. The USA entered WW1 April 1,1917. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
This was a british passenger ship sunk by the Germans. 128 Americans were killed. -
Treaty of Versailles
This was signed at the end of WW1. New nations were a result of this. -
Election of 1920
Warren G. Harding won the election of 1920. He was very much against the league of nations. -
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President Warren G Harding
He was the 29th president of the US. He was a well liked and very stern politician from Ohio. -
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President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th US president. Before president he was a lawyer and governor of Massachusetts. -
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Herbert Hoover
He was the 31st president of the US. He was a proffessional mining engineer and a Quaker. -
Election of 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover in a landslide after presenting the "New Deal" for Americans. This new deal created jobs and agencies. -
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Franklin Roosevelt
He was the 32nd US president. He helped us win WW2 and end the Depression. -
Hitler Annexes Austria
Hitler annexed Austria saying that he was helping Germans in the country. This ended up not helping them at all. -
Germany Invades Poland
France and Britain declare war on Germany. This starts WW2. -
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WW2
WW2 started with Germany invading Poland. Axis and Allied Powers. -
Lend Lease Act
The President could lend or lease goods to anyone whose defense was vital to the United States. US imposed embargo on Japan and froze all Japanese assets in the US. -
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Harry Truman
He was our 33rd president. He took over as FDR died and served two terms. -
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Cold War
US and Soviet union spy and prepare for war but we never come to it. This leads to us having largest military but also largest debt. -
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Korean War
North Korea was occupied by Soviets and the South was accupied by the US and after troops in SOuth pulled out the North invaded the South so 400,000 troops were sent to help the south. -
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Dwight Eisenhower
He was our thirty-fourth president. He was a military commander and helped ease cold-war tensions. -
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Vietnam War
This war was between North and South Vietnam. The North were the communists and they wanted independence for all of Vietnam. -
Suez Crisis
Invasion of Egypt by Israel. It was caused by the nationalization of the Suez Canal. -
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Suez Crisis
Conflict over Israel and Egypt over control of Suez canal. This has been in contention since WW2. -
U-2 incident
An American U-2 spy plane was shot down over in Soviet Union. Soviet premier threatened us. -
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Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro takes power of Cuba with communism. CIA prepares for invasion of the island but it is a huge failure. -
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John F. Kennedy
He was our 35th president. He served only three years after being assassinated but helped us greatly with reduce nuclear threats. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets placed missiles capable of reaching the US in Cuba. Kennedy blockaded the island and soviets agreed to dismantle them. -
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Lyndon B Johnson
He was our 36th president. He was president during the time of Matin Luther King and passed civil rights bills during that time. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This was put into effect by president Lyndon B. Johnson. This helped protect the voting rights of blacks. -
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Richard Nixon
He was our 37th president. He was the first president to resign. -
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Gerald Ford
He was our 38th president. He took over after Nixon Resigned. -
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Jimmy Carter
He was our 39th us president. He won the nobel peace prize in 2002. -
Camp David Accords
Jimmy Carter brokered a deal between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachin Begin of Israel. Met at Camp David Presidential home. -
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Ronald Reagan
He was our 40th president. He helped us end the cold war and tear down the berlin wall. -
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George H.W. Bush
He was our 41st president and also previously our 43rd vice president. He washe last president to serve in the military. -
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Bill Clinton
He was our 42nd president. He was almost impeached because of a scandal in the white house. -
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George W. Bush
He was our 43rd president. Previously to becoming president he was governor of Texas. -
The September 11th terrorist attacks
Four coordinated attacks by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda hijacked airplanes and used themselves as suicide bombers, killing thousands of innocent people. -
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Barrack Obama
He is our current US president. He is the first African-American president.