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Policy of conquering other nations to create an empire.
Late 1800s untill 1930's -
"showy but corrupt"
movement of reform during the reign of monolopies and robber barrons. -
Invented by Alexander Gram Bell
allowed for easier and quicker communication amond the rail road. -
Given to the South post reconstruction.
Pulled US federal troups out of state politics in South. -
19th President helped in the Compromise of 1877,
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Didnt do much he died shortly into his presidency.
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Helped set up the Pendelton Act and was the 21st president.
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Americans feared a Japanse takeover.
Prohibited Chinese labor immeragion for 10 years. -
Set up civil service exams to get in public office.
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Helped with the regulations of the GAR and 22nd president.
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23rd President and helped with the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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Written by Jacob Riis.
Riis brought out how rich the robber barons were but the people who worked for them were barely surviving and had no money. -
Tried to outlaw and destroy trust (eliminating competition)
Was not very effictive and hard to enforce. -
Put a tax on all goods manifactured by a foreign country.
Goal was to put an emphasis on buying American made goods. -
Also 24th president and worked with the Lifes Insurance Industry.
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25th President and helped with the Treaty of Paris.
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US helped Cuba get independence to get Spain out of Western Hemishphere.
(boat/note) got us in to the war. -
Black men were attacked by white men after voting.
14 Black men were killed. -
Created because US wanted an influence on China but didnt have access.
Led to conflict in China and rivials with other large Imperial powers. -
In 19th Century.
"'Our God given right to move westward" -
26th President, formed the Rough Riders, and the Teddy Bear is named after him.
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Theodore Roosevelt extended the Monroe Doctrine with his speach about American power.
He said the US should be the "policemen" of the Western Heisphere. -
Written by Upton Sinclair.
Upton went undercover working in meat processing plants and wrote down all he saw. The places were digusting and this is now why we have food regulation laws. -
Henry Ford made cars using the assembly line.
This way he could make so many of the cars that the price was affordable for every day Americans. -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Civil rights organization founded to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segreation laws. -
27th President and Govener of the Phillipines.
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Republican party was split in half by Taft and Roosevelt.
Willison won 435 electoral votes and the election. -
Was president during WWI and helped found the League of Nations.
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Also known as "The Great War."
War started between two counrrries then had the domino effect and became global. -
Germany sank a Britian passanger ship that had americans on board.
One of the reasons America got into WWI. -
Ended Wor;d War I.
Problems to the treaty led to World War II.
Russia was left out of all the discussion, German resisted the war-gilt, and there were problems in Asia. -
Blacks moved from the racist South out West and up North.
In search of jobs and better tratment. -
Rise in art, literature, music, dance, and drama from black Americans.
Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. -
Gave women the right to vote.
Led to flappers (women who wore tighter clothes and had short hair) -
Granted all American women the right to vote.
Part of the 19th Admendment. -
29th president and was apart of the Teapot Dome Scandal.
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30th president and was apart of the Immigration Act of 1924.
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Stock market crashed, lasted for several years.
Unemployement was 25% people were homless, jobless, and starving. -
31st president, Stock Market Crash and Great drepresion started.
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Farmers couldn't grow enough crops to keep themself out of debt.
Many farmers had to move to the city to support their familys. -
Raised tariff of 20,00 different goods to protect production of American goods.
Led to many boycotts and this can still happen today. -
FDR (democrat) won over Hoover after pledging a "New Deal" for Americans.
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German dictator Adolf Hitler blamed Jews for the countries problems.
He created a plan to create a master race and killed over 6million Jews. -
FDR's plan that created jobs and agencies.
During and helped bring us out of The Great depression -
Isolationist idea that the United States would stay out of the affires of other countries.
Many people approved because they felt the focus should be on US economy. -
Also known as "The War to End all Wars."
Germany and Italy dictators were trying to control the world. -
Got us out of the Great Depression with the New Deal.
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Japanese planes flew over one of the biggest US naval bases and bombed ships and planes.
More than 2,500 American lives were claimed. This led to the dropping of the Atomic bombs. -
Ended World War II.
United Nations is formed, there is a major arms reduction in Axis countries, and the atomic age began. -
US dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan
1 on the city Hiroshima
1 on the city Nagasaki -
Was president during WWII and dropped the Atomic Bombs.
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Between the Soviet Union and United States about who was the "super power."
No actualy fighting occured -
Also known as the "forgotten war"
Between North and South Korea after North Korea became communist. -
Was the NATO Commander and president during Korean War.
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Between North and South Vietnam.
US helped South Vietnam to help stop the spread of comminusm. -
9 day conflict between Isreal and Egypt of the controll of the Suez Canal.
England, France and US backed Isreal in the situation. -
American U-2 spy plane shot down over Soviet Union.
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev threatned "we will burry you." -
Fidel Casto takes power of Cuba amd they allign wth Soviet Union.
CIA trains refugess to try and kill Castro. -
President during the Cuban Missle Crisis.
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Soviet Union gave Cuba Missiles that could reach the US.
Led to the siging of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. -
President during the Vietnam War and helped create Medicare.
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In the South after civil war, enforced to keep blacks from voting,
Ended in 1965 -
Helped protect voting rights for black on the Sate level.
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Prohibitis discrimination for housing based on any factor.
No withholding loans based on color. -
Was so called worst president ever and was almost impeached.
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War on drugs declared by President Nixon.
Goal was to stop trafficking of Cocaine into the US. -
Was big in the Navy and apart of the watergate story.
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Was apart of the Health Care reforms and with building the Panama Canal.
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Jimy Carter booked a deal between Egypt and Isreal leaders.
Helped back up the idea that the US will help makes deals to keep peace. -
Was an actor and apart of the military before becoming president.
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President during the Persian Gulf War and during the fall of the Soviet Union.
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United States invaded Iraq to stop the invasio of Kuwait.
US did this to keep control of oil and trade with that area. -
Helped in the intervention in Hati and in the bombing of Laden training camps in Afghanistan.
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North American Free Trade Agreement encouraged trade between North American countries.
Caused a lot of jobs to move to countries with little to no labor laws. -
General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs.
Where many conutries came together and agree on fair tariff rates.
Becames the world trade organization which still exists today. -
2 planes hit each of the World Trade Center buildings.
1 crashed in a field headed toward the White House
1 Hit the Pentagon -
Started the War in Iraq and demanded War on Terrorism.
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Started a health care reforem and the CARS program,