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NAWSA formed
- Helped to get state and local level legislation for women's suffrage
- Instrumental in the ratification of the 19th amendment
- Leading women's suffrage movement in the US
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Plessy vs. Ferguson Ruling
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Presidency of William McKinley
- He was responsible for the McKinley tariffs that created controversy throughout the entire country
- He was president during the Spanish-American War
- He fought for protective tariffs
- 25th president
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Spanish-American War
- Spain renounces all claim to Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico and gave the last two to the US through the Treaty of Paris
- Transferred sovereignty of Philippines to US
- Secured the position of the US as a pacific superpower
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Filipino Insurrection
- This was America's first conflict of the 20th century
- First Pacific nation to declare itself a democratic republican nation from western powers
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US acquires Hawaii
- Hawaii became a stepping stone to trade in the Far East and naval bases.
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Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
- 26th president of the US after McKinley's assassination; also the youngest president at the time
- He worked to dissolve trusts in order to get rid of monopolies.
- He became one of the most popular presidents to ever set foot in office.
- Under his presidency, the Panama Canal was created.
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Roosevelt Corollary announced
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Treaty of Portsmouth
- Ended the Russo-Japanese War
- Negotiations were led by Theodore Roosevelt in the US and ultimately won Roosevelt the Nobel Peace Prize
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Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"
- Helped expose the working conditions in the meat-packing industry that helped pave the way towards working condition reforms.
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Pure Food and Drug Act passed
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Passage of Hepburn Act
- Strengthened federal regulation of railroads
- Gave the Interstate Commerce Act more power of railroad regulation
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Meat Inspection Act passed
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NAACP founded
- Founded to abolish segregation and discrimination of African Americans
- As a result of NAACP efforts, the grandfather clause was ruled unconstitutional
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Presidency of William Howard Taft
- Supported conservatism rather than progressivism
- Moved cautiously towards reforms against the wishes of the progressivists
- Supported the Payne-Aldrich Tariff which caused him to lose the support of Roosevelt and wrecked his chances of reelection
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Founding of the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
(Date reflects Teddy Roosevelt's presidential nomination)
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16th Amendment ratified
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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
- Led the US during the first world war
- Created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage, and Treaty of Versailles
- Created the League of Nations, even though the US did not ratify it
- Wanted a 14-point plan for the post-war US
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17th Amendment ratified
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Federal Reserve System created
- Helped to stabilize the economy by regulating the supply of currency and controlling credit
- Created regional banks
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Passage of Clayton Antitrust Act
- Helped to clarify and supplement the weak Sherman Antitrust Act
- Helped to destroy monopolies created through trusts
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Great Migration
(Website requires exact dates, but I only had years to go off, so the dates only reflect 1916-1970)
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National Women's Party formed
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US enters the Great War
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Espionage and Sedition Acts passed
- Banned all individuals in US to express or publish opinions that would interfere with the US's efforts to defeat Germany and its allies
- Unconstitutional in that it gets rid of first amendment rights
- Caused criticism of the US government during the first World War
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First Red Scare
(Date reflects October Revolution through May Day)
- Marks the beginning of 20th century fear of communism and anarchism
- Lots of hysteria during this period
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Harlem Renaissance
(Website requires exact dates, so dates may not be accurate. I just wanted to say 1918-1937)
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18th Amendment ratified
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Presidency of Warren G. Harding
- Wanted to return to normalcy after WW1 through getting rid of progressive ideals set out by Wilson
- Known for corruption including using office for personal gain, accepting bribes, and not following through with the enforcement of laws
- Died partway through presidency
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Washington Conference
- The first international conference held in the US
- Discussed the interests of nine nations in Pacific and East Asia
- Soviet Russia isn't invited - shows the tense relationship between communism and the US (capitalism) in the time period
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Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
- Restored honesty to the presidency that the corruption of Harding took away
- Pro-business and continued laissez-faire system from Harding
- Accelerated tax cuts and wanted to keep tariffs in place
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Presidency of Hebert Hoover
- President during the Great Depression who was often blamed and Americans did not think he did much to help them
- Looked to businesses to solve depression rather than the government
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Stock Market Crash
- Major factor that contributed to the Great Depression
- Showed the economy's reliance on the Stock Market
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Japan invaded Manchuria
- Showed the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations
- Caused the US to stop trade with Japan
- Helped to create the conditions that led to bad relations between the US and Japan
- Marks the beginning of WW2 in Asia and the Pacific
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Hitler seized power in Germany
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First New Deal
(Dates reflect 1933-1934 under FDR)
- The 21st amendment is ratified under the First new Deal
- FDRs first attempt to help the American people after the Great Depression
- The FDIC is created under the First New Deal
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Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- The only president to have served more than two terms in office
- President during WW2
- Refused to uphold any of Hoover's policies
- Created the "New Deal"
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The Second New Deal
(Dates reflect years 1935 through 1936 under FDR; they may not accurately reflect the exact dates of the Second New Deal)
- In reaction to criticism on the First New Deal and the extra federal relief needed by the American people
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American Neutrality Acts passed
(Date reflects first of acts passed)
- Shows American desire to end future wars before they start
- Effort to prevent future wars in US -
FDR announced his "court-packing" scheme
- Shows the tension between the executive branch and the judicial and legislative branch surrounding the New Deal
- The scheme was ultimately denied
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Germany invaded Poland
- Beginning of Nazi Germany exercising its imperial dreams
- Causes Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of the second World War
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Lend Lease Act passed
- Showed the loyalty of the US to the Allied Powers during the Second World War
- Somewhat repeals neutrality of the US
- Helped Allied powers get the supplies needed to repel/defeat the Axis Powers
- Creates tension with Axis Powers that would lead to Pearl Harbor
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Japan attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Battle of Midway
- Turning point in the Pacific War that turned the odds in favor of the US
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Battle of Stalingrad
- Marks the end 0f German eff0rt t0 advance into eastern Europe and Russia
- First major German loss of the second world war
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Operation Torch launched
- Reflects the beginning of the Allied effort in Africa
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D-Day
- Marks the end of the second world war on the Western front
- Largest military operation seen in history
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VE Day
- Marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of the surrender of Nazi Germany in WW2
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Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
- World's first uses of atomic bomb in combat
- Led to Japanese surrender in WW2
- Heavily criticized by people throughout the world
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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
- World's first uses of atomic bomb in combat
- Led to Japanese surrender in WW2
- Heavily criticized by people throughout the world