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provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west
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prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act
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awarded government jobs based on merit
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ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business
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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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initiated free trade with China
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an addition to the Monroe Doctrine
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law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat
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regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines
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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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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 the right to vote
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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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established the Social Security Administration, which provides unemployment insurance, aid to the disabled, old age pensions, and insurance for families
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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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U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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program to help European countries rebuild after World War II
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prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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authorized the building of a national highway system
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