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George Washington's 1st
George Washington is the first president and served America well in the Revolution and helped develop the structure of America's government -
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Cornelius Vanderbilt(Big 4)
A tycoon of the shipping and railroad systems of America this robber baron is the reason for most of the railroads in the east half of America -
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John Adams 2nd
John Adams was the second president after serving as George's VP being just as influential as him -
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Thomas Jefferson 3rd
Was the Vice President to the previous president -
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James Madison 4th
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James Monroe 5th
Gained major westward expansion and passed the Monroe doctrine. -
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John Q. Adams 6th
Made large contributions towards foreign policy. -
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Andrew Jackson7th
Signed the Indian removal act -
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Andrew Carnegie(Big 4)
Owner of the Carnegie Steel Company he was a robber baron industrialist -
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Martin Van Buren 8th
Resolved many issues left behind from the Jackson presidency. -
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J.P. Morgan(Big 4)
The only captain of industry of the big 4, J.P. Morgan started the banking system in America. -
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John D. Rockefeller(Big 4)
Owner of the Standard Oil Company and had a monopoly on the oil industry becoming a famous robber baron. -
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William H. Harrison 9th
Had the longest inauguration and shorted presidency, which lasted for only 33 days. -
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John Tyler 10th
Helped end the second Seminole war -
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James K. Polk 11th
Led America through the Spanish-American War -
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Zachary Taylor 12th
Signed the Clayton-Bulwar Treaty -
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Millard Fillmore 13th
Attempted to reduce the tension between the country and just prevented it from growing. -
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Franklin Pierce 14th
Purchased Arizona and New Mexico -
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James Buchanan 15th
He did his best to preserve the Union and their beliefs. -
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Abraham Lincoln 16th
Lead the country through the civil war and ended it with the Emancipation Proclamation -
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Andrew Johnson 17
Purchased Alaska and abolished the 14th President -
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The Suffrage Movement
Women fought to earn their rights in this political and social movement and eventually caused for the several amendments giving rights and is still ongoing -
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Ulysses S. Grant 18th
Strengthened Civil Rights Laws -
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The Guilded Era
At the end of the 19th century this era was a time were industry and capitalism grew. -
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The Age of Imperialism
This era was where the United States was aggressive in expansion and insertion. The influence grew over the economic, military, and political power of a lot of the world. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes 19th
Improved many foreign policies and focused on Southern reconstruction -
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James A. Garfield 20th
Resolved many patronage issues -
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Chester A. Arthur 21st
Advocated for the Civil Rights Reform -
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Grover Cleveland 22nd
Was the first democrat since the Civil War -
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Benjamin Harrison 23rd
Grandson to William H. Harrison -
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler is arguably the most infamous man in the history of the world. He was the leader of the Nazi party and the man who started the Holocaust and WWII -
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The Progressive Era
This is an era where the country had tremendous reform. The primary goal was to abolish the corruption of the government. -
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Grover Cleveland 24th
Became the only ¨double president¨ -
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Babe Ruth
Before football, baseball was the favorite sport of America. Babe Ruth was the face of the sport and is still considered one of the greatest to ever play the game -
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William McKinley 25th
Was enlisted in the Union army -
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Amelia Earhart
The first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean became an inspiration to many Americans and on one adventure she went missing and since hasn't been found -
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The Spanish American War
Started iver the USS Maine, this war was fought over the rights of the Cuban people. The uSA fought Spain and won redulting in the freedom of Cuba. -
The USS Maine Explodes
One day the USS Maine(a US ship dicked at Cuba exploded. Due to yellow journalism it was believed that Spain was to blame and this wpuld start the Spabish American War -
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The Temperance Movement
A group of people started this movement in hopes to end the consumption of alcohol in hopes to improve the quality of life. -
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Theodore Roosevelt 26th
Strong military leader -
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The Jungle
Wrotten by Upton Sinclair, this book focussed on the horrid conditions of the meat industry and would be a cause for many new food regulations -
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William H. Taft 27th
Only U.S. Chief Justice to also serve as president -
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The tragic event in which many women were burned alive was a result of poor safety measures. This would cause for a huge amount of safety regulations to be required by law -
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Woodrow Wilson 28th
Crafted the ¨14 Points¨ of the Versailles Treaty -
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World War One
An assasibation would start a fight between 2 countries who would pull their allies into it until all of Europe and Asia would join. Evemtually this war epuld lead to the Legue of Nations and a weak peae treaty. -
The Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, China, The soviet Union and the USA was the victorious side of WWI -
The Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, amd Bulgaria were the losing side of WWI -
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The Paris Peace Conference
The leaders of France, Great Britan, and the USA met up and discussed the aftermath and outcome of WWI. -
The Treaty of Versailles
This very weak treaty was the worlds attenpt at keeping peace. Established at the Paris Peace Conference this is what the world felt they needed. -
The 18th Amendment
This put prohition in effect. The large group of supporters departed after the law was passed leaving it vulnerable. Years later the law woyld be repealed -
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The Roaring Twenties
This was a decade of glamour and luxury as Americans began to enjoy the delicacies of life instead of its worries which would eventually end and bring an era of depression -
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The Jazz Age
A time where jazz first emerged and was played commonly. This was an outcome of the luxurious 20s -
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The Radio
Although invented much earlier the radio became popular in 1920 and a nessesity. This was the best form of communication and nearly everyone had one -
The Legue of Nations
Afyer WWI the legue was a European group similar to today's UN. Although the group had a strong finish they ultimatly failed in preventing war and became ineffective and useless -
The Nazi Party
Active between 1920 and 1945 the radical party was focused on creating the Aryan Society consisting of the perfect race. -
Hitler and the Nazi Party
In a time of desperation Germans looked up ti the charismatic hitler eho shared his beliefs and promised a better world. His army woyld grow at an alarming rate -
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Warren G. Harding 29th
Promised to return the nation to normalcy -
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Calvin Coolidge 30th
Was a quiet person, earned the nickname Silent Cal -
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Herbert Clark Hoover 31st
Was the president during the majority of the depression -
The Stock Market Crash
One night all the stocks crashed and this would be the official day the Great Depression would begin -
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The Great Depression
An economic crash caused for a decade of poverty. In this time everyone struggled to get by and survive. This was a time of starvation and loss. -
Boxing
Boxing became an escape for people during the depression. They would pay to get caught up in a thrilling spirt. Since its popularity has steadied. -
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Hollywood's Golden Age
In this time period movies became a big hit and some of the most iconic and classic movies are released. -
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Hoovervilles
The "slums" of America during the great depressiin were called this due to the blame the president held during this time -
The Bonus Army
43,000 veterans of WWI march demanding the compensation they were promised by the government. -
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The Holocaust
The time in which the nazis targetted, degraded, hunted, killed and totured people "unworthy of life" most of these people were jewish. -
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Concentration Camps
Used to comtain jews as prisoners, these camps would either kill them or put them through torture. Theu would become slaves or test subjects. -
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Killing Centers
The Camps had places designed to kill on a massive scale and were almost always gas chambers but also a few other methods -
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt 32nd
The power duo that pulled the nation out of the depression. -
The Nuremburg Laws
This marks the begining of WWII amd was the day that laws were passed taking away jews rights and citizenship -
War Admiral and Sea Biscut
When horse racing was popular these two horses were iconic and some of the most well known horses -
Child Labor Laws
Child lavor laws were written after several sources documented the poor conditions children worked in for next to nothing. The laws were designed to prevent such conditions from ever being repeated -
Kristallnacht
On this night jews weretargeted and their buissinesses and himes were burnt and broken into -
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World War Two
Nazis wanted to achieve their Aryan Society so they invaded Poland and created the Axis Powers. Most of Europe would form the Allies. Afyer the USA sided with the allies they took over Germany and restored the world to its former self. -
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The Nuremburg Trials
The end of ww2 left the world with a lot of criminals of war. This would be delt with by a grup of people who would prosecute the criminals. These would take place in Nuremburg -
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The Cold War
After WW2 the world remained glued together. This would cause tension between Russia and The USA mostly as political views clashed directly.
