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The Chinese Exclusion Act
Prohibited Chinese labor immigration for 10 years -
Pendleton Act of 1883
Set up civil service exams for public office. Passed by President Garfield. -
Hawaii
Hawaii became a US territory.A revolution was organized by John Stevens , US minister to Hawaii, and supported by Marines. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Teddy Roosevelt extended the Monroe Doctrine with his speech about American Power. The idea was the the US should be " the policemen of the Western Hemisphere '. -
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The Great Migration
Black Americans moved northward for work. They faced prejudice from white workers who were afraid they would lose their jobs -
Treaty of Versailles
Signed at the end of WWI. New nations were created. Germany owed $337 bilion dollars for war damages. -
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The Great Depression
Many were homeless, jobless ,and starving.
Unemployment 25%
Women lost their jobs because they believed men needed the job more. -
McKinley Tariff
Put a tax on all goods manufactured by a foreign country.