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he was a democrat who supported businessmen and laborers. he created the railway workers union, and represented the democratic party for the next 5 ekecttions
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these were important because they lead to segregation and bitter feelings toward / poor treatment of African Americans. they defined a big part of american history.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. it was passed to settle down workers who were angry over less jobs and who thought the Chinese were taking all of the jobs.
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this is important because it was another event that got the US involved in WWII. the Lusitania was a neutral passenger ships that the Germans sunk with their policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
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this is important because it was one the events that got the Us into WWII. it was a telegram from Germany trying to get mexico to ally with Germany and declare war on the US.
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The Sedition Act of 1918 was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.[1] The Sedition Act of 1918 stated that people or countries cannot say negative things about the government or the war.
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these amendments were important because they banned the sale and production of intoxicating liquor, protected citizens rights, set specific end dates for terms in office, and repealed the ban on alcohol.
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this was passed to stop the flow of immigrants into the US.
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this is important because it is the first time that a trial was publicly broadcasted. it also was an unjust law.
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this was around the time of the cold war. it was when the govt and the people of america were fearing the communists. it was called red scare because of the communist allegiance to a red flag.