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prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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abolished slavery
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citizenship & due process.
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provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west.
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voting for all male citizens.
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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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legalized segregation, established “separate but equal”.
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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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initiated free trade with China.
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Panama Canal Built.
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an addition to the Monroe Doctrine.
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is published.
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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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NAACP Founded.
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established the federal income tax
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Taft’s policy of paying for peace in Latin America.
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women are given the right to vote.
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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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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, starting World War I.
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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.
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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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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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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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Teapot Dome Scandal uncovered by the Wall Street Journal.
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Granted citizenship to any Native Americans born within the United States.
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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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adjusted the dates of the presidential terms.
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repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibition ends.
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Containment: stopping the spread of communism
Arms Race/Space Race:
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Communism
Domino Theory -
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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