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John D. Rockefeller
Standard oil trust; Andrew Carnegie - Steel -
Dawes Severalty Act
denies tribal rights, advances forced assimilation, opens lands to whites -
Wounded Knee
Federal forces massacre 200 Sioux Indians -
Sherman Antitrust Act
outlaws monopolies, price-fixing, other trade restraints -
Populist Party
Formed specifically to give farmers a voice in government -
Yellow Journalism
Journalism that features unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or individual journalists. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
'Separate but Equal' is constitutional (overturned by Brown vs. Board of Education) -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the Spanish-American war. -
Grandfather Clause
Voting rights of blacks challenged with literacy tests and poll taxes -
Spanish-American War
Teddy Roosevelt leads Rough Riders, U.S. crushes Spain's Navy -
Open Door Policy
U.S. attempt to gain foothold in Chinese markets -
President McKinley assassinated
Teddy Roosevelt now 26th President -
Muckraker
Writers who expose big business corruption -
Panama Canal
Connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (opens in 1914) -
16th Amendment
establishment of income tax, 17th Amend.- direct election of senators -
WWI Starts
It began in Europe. The war lasted 4 years, resulting in 17 million deaths. -
German U-Boat
U-Boat sinks British passenger liner Lusitania, Americans killed on board -
Selective Service Act
Establishes the draft -
Nineteenth Amendment
Women's suffrage (right to vote) -
Fourteen Points
By Woodrow Wilson, 14th pt most important - calls for League of Nations -
Eighteenth Amendment
Outlaws purchase, sale, and transportation of alchohol. -
18th Amendment
Outlaws purchase, sale, and transport of alcohol -
Dawes Plan
Ease war reparations on Germany -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Exposes massive corruption in Harding Administration -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Popularizes debate over teaching evolution in schools -outlawed -
Charles Lindbergh
Completes world's first solo flight across Atlantic - seen as a hero -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Executed for murder; controversial because they were anarchists, politically motivated, and unjustified -
Stock Market crashes
'Black Tuesday' - Launches the great depression -
Fireside Chats
FDR address public on the radio - continues to 1944 - gives public hope -
Huey Long
Criticizes FDR, “Share Our Wealth" proposes large tax burden on wealthy -
Social Security Act
Establishes funds for unemployed and elderly -
Wagner Act
Supports union rights, protects collective bargaining -
FDR elected for unprecedented 3rd Term
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WWII
Germany invades Poland. The Pearl Harbor incident. Battle of Stalingrad. -
Propaganda
Motivate U.S. citizens to support war efforts -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. defeats Japan, seen as a turning point in the war. -
Manhattan Project
Creation of the atomic bomb -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japan and they surrender. -
"I have a dream"
Speech is given by Martin Luther King Jr. -
Ronald Reagan was Elected President