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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence signed
September 17, 1787: Constitution written
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U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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1869:Transcontinental Railroad Completed
1876: Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
13th Amendment: Abolished slavery
14th Amendment: Citizenship & due process
15th Amendment: Voting for all male citizens
Plessy v. Ferguson: Legalized segregation, established "separate but equal"
Homestead Act(1862):Provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west
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Provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west
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Abolished slavery
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Citizenship & due process
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Legalized segregation, established "separate but equal"
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Voting for all male citizens
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Rockefeller/Carnegie: A powerful 19th century industrialists who were viewed as having used questionable practices.
Philanthropy: The desire to promote welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Monopoly: The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in commodity or service.
Jane Addams: An advocated of immigrants, the poor, women and peace.
Laissez-Faire: A policy of letting things take their own course -
Prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese labors, first US national immigration act
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Award government jobs based on merit
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Gave individual ownership of land to native Americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively
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Outlawed business monopolies
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Outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness
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Muckraker: a group of American writers identified with pre-world war I reform and expose writing.
Initiative,Referendum,Recall: Ability to asses and initiate things independently.
The Great Migration: Movement of 6mil African Americans
NAACP: Mission to secure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights in order.
Immigration Issues: Poverty, Acculturation, education, housing, employment, social function. -
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Theodore Roosevelt: 26th President
Rough Riders: Volunteers who ended up being heroes for their community.
Foreign Policy: A government's strategy in dealing with other nations
Immigration Quotas: Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US
Yellow Journalism: Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. -
Initiated free trade with China
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An addition to the Monroe Doctrine
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Regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines
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law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat
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Taft's policy of paying for peace in Latin America
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established the federal income tax
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Direct election of U.S. Senators.
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Established the Federal Reserve, which helped stabilize the banking industry
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Alvin York: Kills over 20 German Solders
Homefront: People who stayed in a country & worked while that countries soldiers are fighting in a war
M.A.I.N.: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialisms & Nationalism
Sussex Pledge: Agreement to give adequate warning before sinking merchant
American Expeditionary Forces: Formation of the US Army on Western Front. -
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statement of principles for peace after World War I, included no colonialism, freedom of the seas, and a League of Nations
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peace treaty that ended World War I, required Germany to accept full blame and pay war reparations as well as demilitarize
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prohibition is enacted and alcohol is illegal
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women are given rights to vote
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Social Darwinism: Theory of individuals
The Red Scare: Period in the US history when everyone was caught up in containment
Assembly Line: series of workers in a factory
Return to Normalcy: state or fact of being normal a return
Harlem Renaissance: Development -
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granted citizenship to any Native Americans born within the United States
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adjusted the dates of the presidential terms
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repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibition ends
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Big Ten
Island Hopping
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Navajo Code Talkers
Tuskegee Airmen
Flying Tigers
The Manhattan Project
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Incarceration of Japanese Americans for the duration of WWII
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gives military veterans financial and educational benefits
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prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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program to help European countries rebuild after World War II
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ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as “separate but equal”
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overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
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Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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Authorized the building of a national highway system
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begins undeclared war in Vietnam
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Abolished the poll tax
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Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis
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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools
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moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old
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protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs
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law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval
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