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Early American History
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Declaration of independence signed
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Constitution Written
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Bill of Rights ratified
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Civil War/ Reconstruction
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Homestead act
provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery -
14th Amendment
citizenship & due process -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
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15th Amendment
voting for all male citizens -
Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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The Gilded Age
Andrew Carnegie;he supported workers' rights,destroyed unions,and had the largest fortune in US history
Philanthropy;the desire to promote the welfare of others,usually by the kind donation of money to good causes
Monopoly;exclusive control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service
Jane Addams;second woman to receive the Peace Prize.She founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Laissez-Faire;kept the governments from interfering with workings of the free market -
Chinese Exclusion Act
prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
awarded government jobs based on merit -
Interstate Commerce Act
ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business -
Daws Act
gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively -
Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses
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Sherman Antitrust Act
outlawed business monopolies -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness -
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The Progressive Era
Muckrakers;journalists who exposed institutions and leaders as corrupt.
Initiative, Referendum, Recall;Constitution that allowed for the recall of public officials in 1902,Oregon
The great migration;movement of 6 million African Americans from the rural Southern U.S to urban Northeast,Midwest and West
NAACP; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Immigration issues(assimilation and nativism);Immigrants were seen differently by natives and were treated differently. -
Klondike gold rush (Alaska) (1896-1899)
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Plessy v. Ferguson
legalized segregation, established "separate but equal" -
USS Maine explodes off the coast of Cuba, starting the Spanish American War
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Hawaii is annexed as a territory of the United States
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Imperialism
Theodore roosevelt;American statesman,conservationist,naturalist, historian,and writer,was the 26th president
Rough Riders;regiment of volunteers used during the spanish-american war, only ones to see combat.
Foreign policy;a states objective relations to another state
immigration quotas;The number of visas to immigrants a country can have per year.
Yellow journalism;journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration -
open door policy
initiated free trade with China -
Panama Canal Built
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Roosevelt corollary
an addition to the Monroe Doctrine -
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is published
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Meat Inspection Act
law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat -
Pure Food and Drug Act
regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines -
Pure Food and Drug Act
regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines -
NAACP Founded
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Dollar Diplomacy
Taft’s policy of paying for peace in Latin America -
16th Amendment
established the federal income tax -
17th Amendment
direct election of U.S. Senators -
Federal Reserve Act
established the Federal Reserve, which helped stabilize the banking industry -
Panama Canal Built
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, starting World War I
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World War 1
Alvin York;Killed over 20 german soldiers and captures 132 near the Argonne Forest in france.Earned medal of honor
Homefront;people who work while soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country
M.A.I.N;Militarism,Alliances,Imperialism,Nationalism,Assassination.Four long,one short term causes of WWI
Sussex Pledge;Government agreeing to warn before sinking merchant and passenger ships and providing safety for them
American Expeditionary Forces;formation of U.S army on western front of WWI -
Sinking of the Lusitania
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National Parks System created
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Zimmerman Telegram intercepted by the British, warned the U.S. of a proposed ally between Mexico and Germany
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The United States enters WWI on the Allied side
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Bolshevik Revolution in Russia begins, causing Russian troops to exit the war
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President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points
statement of principles for peace after World War I, included no colonialism, freedom of the seas, and a League of Nations -
Battle of Argonne Forest, considered the turning point of the war
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Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers
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18th Amendment
prohibition is enacted and alcohol is illegal -
Treaty of Versailles
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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Roaring Twenties
Social Darwinism;A theory that individuals,groups,and people are apart of the same darwin laws like plants and animals
The Red Scare;People perceived and in hysteria by threats posed by communist during the cold war
Assembly Line;series of workers/machines in a factory making lots of copies of items
Return to Normalcy;Harding nominated as presidential candidate,rejected the activism of roosevelt and idealism of wilson
Harlem Renaissance;The development of harlem as a black cultural mecca -
19th amendment
women are given the right to vote -
Teapot Dome Scandal uncovered by the Wall Street Journal
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American Indian Citizenship Act
granted citizenship to any Native Americans born within the United States -
Scopes Monkey Trial
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Charles Lindbergh makes history by making a nonstop solo flight from New York to Paris
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Stock market crash
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Great Depression
Hoovervilles;A shanty town built by homeless
The New Deal;series of programs,public work projects,financial reforms,and regulations by roosevelt
Causes of the Great Depression;Roaring 20s,Global crisis,Stock Market crash,Dust bowl,Smoot-Hawley Tariff act
Court Packing;The changing of the amount of judges on a court
Eleanor Roosevelt;First lady of the united states -
Dust Bowl
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established
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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) established
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20th amendment
adjusted the dates of the presidential terms -
21st amendment
repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibition ends -
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) established
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Works Progress Administration (WPA) established
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Social Security Act
established the Social Security Administration, which provides unemployment insurance, aid to the disabled, old age pensions, and insurance for families -
Adolf Hitler invades Poland, starting WWII
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World War 2
Island hopping;Targeted islands to capture
Liberation of Concentration Camps;Soviets overran german camps
Dwight Eisenhower;34th president
Douglas MacArthur;A U.S 5 star general
Chester Nimitz;Was a major role in naval history in WW2
Navajo Code Talkers;Men who created an unknown code in WW2
Tuskegee Airmen;1st Black aviators in the U.S. Army Air
Flying Tigers; First AVG of the China Air Force
Manhattan Project;Research project made the first atomic bombs
Rosie the Riveter;working women icon -
attack on pearl harbor
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Battle of Midway
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Bataan Death March
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Executive Order 9066
incarceration of Japanese Americans for the duration of WWII -
“D-Day” - Invasion of Normandy
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G.I. Bill
gives military veterans financial and educational benefits -
The atomic bomb, “Little Boy” is dropped in Hiroshima, Japan (August 6)
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The atomic bomb, “Fat Man” is dropped in Nagasaki, Japan, ending World War II (August 9)
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United Nations formed
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Early Cold War
Containment;keeping something within limits
Space Race;The USSR and US racing to achieve first in spaceflight capability
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republicans;USSR,was a federal socialist state
Communism;public controlled businesses
Domino Theory;Theory of political events in a country will affect neighboring countries -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
22nd Amendment
prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again -
Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
program to help European countries rebuild after World War II -
NATO established
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Civil Rights Era
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Rosenbergs trial
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First H-Bomb detonated by the United States
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1950-1953: Korean War
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Vietnam War
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Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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Interstate Highway Act
authorized the building of a national highway system -
USSR launches Sputnik
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End of the Cold War
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1990s - 21st Century