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Panama Canal Building
American and British leaders wanted to be able to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. -
US Purchase of Alaska
This purchase was an important step in the rise of power in the United states. Alaska was purchased from Russia for 7.2 million. -
Spanish American War
Conflict between the U.S and Spain ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas. The war resulted in the U.S. gaining territories in the Western Pacific and Latin America. -
National Reclomation Act
Congress passed this act that gave federal government the power to decide where and how water would be distributed. The government built and managed dams that would create reservoirs, generate power, and direct water flow. -
Drug Act
The drug act banned harmful drugs. The FDA monitered companies to make sure people will not be harmed by the drugs. Before any drugs could be sold the FDA had to approve -
Pure food act
This act banned interstate shipment of impure food and the misslabeling of food and drugs. The Food and Drug act monitored companies to make sure people were not harmed by substances or dishonest labels. -
Great White Fleet
16,000 battelships and and 14,000 men of the U.S. navy travelled around the world. Ordered by the
