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imperialism- Seward's folly
America buying Alaska from Russians -
Gilded Age- Rockefeller incorporates standard oil
John D. Rockefeller's standard oil company is incorporated in Ohio. Rockefeller has been active in the oil business since 1863. -
Gilded Age- Curtis Civil service commission
President Ulysses S. Grant names George William Curtis to head the Civil Service Commission -
Gilded Age- credit mobilier scandal
The New York Sun reports that Vice President Schuyler Colfax, and several members of Congress, including future President James Garfield. -
Gilded Age- Ulysses S. Grant reelected
President Ulysses S. Grant is reelected to a second term as President of the United States, defeating Horace Greeley, the nominee of both the Democratic and Liberal Republican Parties -
Gilded Age- Carnegie Imitates Bessemer Steel
after visiting Henry Bessemer's steel planet in England, and noting the demand in Britain for steel rails -
Gilded Age- Panic of 1873
The collapse of Jay cookie and company, a Philadelphia investment bank, triggers a nationwide financial panic that leads to broader economic depression which lasts until 1779 -
Progressive Era- Pendelton Act
the Pendelton Act provided that Federal Jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that Government employees be selected through competitive exams -
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imperialism- McKinley Tariff
President William McKinley set a tax on all foreign goods -
imperialism- US congress votes to go to war with Spain
US congress votes to go to war with Spain and adopts a joint resolution for the war -
imperialism- Teller amendment
claimed that the US would not establish permanent control over Cuba -
imperialism- Annexation of Hawaii
Hawaii was overthrown by party of businessmen -
imperialism- open door note
US proposed to everyone about the foreign affairs of China -
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world war I
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roaring 20s
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great depression
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world war II
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cold war
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civil rights era