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Boarding schools used to try to make native american children more 'civil'. Created because the white men thought natives weren't good enough for society.
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A man that has the title "Father of the American Cartoon". He discouraged Boss Tweed and the political machine party.
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Moving westward after reconstruction. Our "god given right" to move westward.
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A place that used immigrants negatively for their own benefit. Boss Tweed controlled this operation.
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A labor organizer for the United States. Ran for president five times as a socialist candidate.
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Not a very well liked president. One of the only presidents to become impeached while in office.
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18th president of the United States. Worked with Abraham Lincold to win the civil war before becoming president.
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A period of time in the United States where social issues were made into satire. The term was established by the writer Mark Twain.
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A form of quicker communication created by Alexander Graham Bell. Made lives easier for working people.
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Concessions given to the South post reconstruction. Created to make things better after the civil war.
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Created poll taxes and literacy tests to allow African Americans to vote. Laws were created to discriminate blacks in many aspects.
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Was elected vice president during FDR's fourth term in office. Becomes president after his death while he is in office.
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Leader of Germany and the man that caused the Holocaust. He was the leader of the infamous Nazi Party during World War II.
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Ship created by the United States, named after the state Maine. This was the first Navy ship to be created.
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A photojournalism book published by Jacob Riis. This book was created to show some of the real horrors of the world that most people do not recognize or think about on a regular basis.
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Used as a recourse station for the United States. Full of sugar planters.
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War fought between the United States and Spain on Cuban land. This war gave Cuba it's independence.
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Supreme court case that decided that if races are allowed something it never ends equally. This was established to end some forms of segregation.
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Organized a group of ex soldiers to fight in Cuba. These soldiers were name the Rough Riders.
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An American novel written by a man named Upton Sinclair. Created to show how bad things really are in many industries in the U.S. and how bad things were for immigrants.
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A very large Britain ocean liner. The largest ship created at one point in time.
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Won the presidental election of 1909. Was a much more caution president than Teddy Roosevelt when he was elected into office.
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A fire that killed 146 workers on the job. This accident caused a movement to make regulations to keep the workplace much more safe for workers.
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The 18th amendment ratified to the constitution of the United States. Made alcohol illegal in the United States for 14 years.
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An age of rising african american musicians, actors, and painters. This time period created a revolution of black becoming more involved in the artistic community.
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The 19th amendment ratified to the Constitution. Gave women the right to vote in all elections.
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An African American muslim minister. He was a human rights activist for black Americans.
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Gave the "I have a dream" speech that motivated many people in his lifetime. He was assassinated later in his life.
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Became the 33rd president of the United States. He was a miner and a quaker when he was growing up.
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Great economic downfall for the United States. The entire stock market crashed and caused many issues with jobs.
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Dust storms which occurred during the same time of the Great Depression. The dust bowl caused many farmers to lose their crops because of the terrible storms.
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President could lend or lease goods to anyone who wanted to help defend the United States. U.S. imposed embargo on Japan and froze getting goods from their country.
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A surprise attack on United States soil executed by Japan. This incident ultimately caused the U.S. to become more involved in World War II.
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Camps created much like Nazi Concentration camps. Created to keep Japanese Americans isolated during World War II.
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Most powerful weapon ever created. The United States dropped two of these bombs on Japan during World War II.
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A time period in which many children were being born in the United States. This happened after many soldiers started coming back from war.
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A foreign policy created by the United States to end Soviet Imperialism during the Cold War. Created by Harry S. Truman.
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This act proposed a major restructuring of the United States. Specifically in the areas of government and military.
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One major crisis during the timespan of the Cold War. Blocked many citizens of Germany from getting food and supplies needed to survive.
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Segregation that was established by federal laws. This type of segregation was established in places such as school systems.
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Created for easier transportation in the United States. Also created in the case that the military has to bring tanks and planes into U.S. cities.
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An invasion taken place in Egypt. This invasion was planned and executed by Isreal.
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Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Race to see who could get to know the most about space.
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Won the presidental election of 1960. Was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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44th president of the United States. Not very well perceived because of all the things he had to fix after the presidency of George W. Bush.
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Wall created to separate Germany into a democratic and a communist division. This wall was later torn down after all disputes between east and west germany were resolved.
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Established by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. Created to ban nuclear weapon testing anywhere in the world.
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Scandal that caused Nixon's presidency to come to an early end. Nixon recorded tapes of private information and refused to give them up.
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Considered the best president of all time by many citizens. Caused national debt to triple by the end of his presidental term in office.
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One of the only 2 presidents in U.S. history to become impeached while in office. Aside from his scandal, Bill Clinton was pretty well liked as a president.
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Served at the 43rd president of the United States. Not a very great president, but a very down to earth guy that most American citizens enjoyed having as president.
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Terrorist attacks that occurred in the U.S. Al Queda attacked the world trade center, the pentagon, and attemped to attack the white house.
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Established after the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. Created the idea of war on terrorism.