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Standard Oil Trust; Andrew Carnegie - Steel -
denies tribal rights, advances forced assimilation, opens lands to whites -
formed specifically to give farmers a voice in government -
Separate but Equal' is constitutional (overturned by Brown vs. Board of Education) -
Teddy Roosevelt leads Rough Riders, U.S. crushes Spain's Navy -
ends the Spanish-American War -
increases U.S. presence in Latin America -
set food quality standards -
assembly lines introduced -
establishment of income tax, 17th Amend.- direct election of senators -
World War I begins in Europe -
Americans killed on board -
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establishes the draft -
intercepted by British, asks for Germany/Mexico alliance against U.S.; US. Enters WWI -
ends WWI; calls for heavy reparations on Germany, disarmament, and creation of League of Nations; U.S. Senate rejects it -
outlaws purchase, sale, and transport of alcohol -
women's suffrage (right to vote) -
exposes massive corruption in Harding Administration -
completes world's first solo flight across Atlantic - seen as a hero -
executed for murder; controversial because the were anarchists, politically motivated and unjustified -
'Black Tuesday' - launches Great Depression -
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FDR claims Bank Holiday to fix banks -
creation of countless jobs, most productive of any president's 1st 100 days -
establishes funds for unemployed and elderly -
supports union rights, protects collective bargaining -
motivate U.S. citizens to support war efforts -
U.S. defeats Japan, seen as turning point in the war in the Pacific -
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Harry Truman becomes President; Adolf Hitler commits suicide -
JFK vs. Nixon (JFK wins); JFK president 1960 -
speech for civil rights -
bans discrimination in education, employment, & public places -
banned literacy tests for voting -
Neil Armstrong first to walk on moon -
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