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John D Rockefeller
standard oil trust; Andrew Carnegie--- steel -
Yellow journalism
journalism that features unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organization of individual journalist. -
Plessy v.s Ferguson
´Separate but Equal´ is constitutional (overturned by Brown vs. Board of education) -
Spanish American War
Teddy Roosevelt leads Rough Riders, U.S. Crushes Spain´s Navy -
Treaty of Paris
ends the Spanish-American war -
President McKinley Assassinated
Teddy Roosevelt now becomes the 26th president -
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
increases u.s. presence in Latin america -
Henry Ford
introduces the Model T car, assembly lines introduced -
16th & 17th Amendment
16th -- establishment of income tax.
17th -- Direct election of senators -
World War 1
world war 1 begins in Europe. it would become the bloodiest war in world history to date, aka ¨ The Great War¨, ¨The War to End All Wars¨ -
Treaty of Versailles
Ends WWI; calls for heavy reparations on Germany, disarmament, and creations of League of Nations; U.S. senate rejects it. -
18th Amendment
outlaws purchase, sale, and transport of alcohol -
19th Amendment
Women´s Suffrage ( right to vote) -
Dawes Plan
ease war reparations on Germany -
Great Depression and New Deal
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20th Amendment
Shifts presidential Inauguration from March to January -
21st Amendment
Repeals 18th amendment (prohibition) -
World War 2 (1940-1945)
-Germany (led by Adolf Hitler) invades Poland; WWII begins
-U.S. attempts isolationism from war in Europe
-December 7, 1941- Japan bombs pearl harbor- U.S. enters the War
-Axis Powers- Germany , Italy, Japan; Allied Powers- Britain, France, china , U.S.,USSR
Battle of Stalingrad- seen as wars turning point for allied victory -
Propaganda
Motivate U.S. citizens to support war efforts -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. intent to fight communism by helping free nations resist it.