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George Washington Presidency
First President of the United States. -
Manifest Destiny
Moving Westward after Reconstruction: Our "God given right" to move Westward. -
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Phillipine Purchase
Admiral George Dewey led the Pacfic Fleet into the Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish forces there. The U.S. then paid $20 million and took over the Phillipines. -
Seward's Folly
Secretary of State, William H. Seward purchased Alaska for $7.2 million from Russia. -
Compromise of 1877
Concessions given to the South post Reconstruction. Help leads to "Solid South" and Segregation. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
prohibited Chinese labor immigration for 10 years and was extended twice. -
Pendleton Act
President Garfield was assassinated by a man wanting political office but wasn't qualified. The Act was passed to set up civil servce exams for public office. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Required railroad rates to be "reasonable and just." Help to set up price controls. -
McKinley Tariff
Put a tax on all goods manufactured by a foreign country. Goal was to put an emphasis on buying American goods. Still relevant today as we continue to pass laws to ensure that American products and industries flourish. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Tried to outlaw and destroy trusts, along with other devious means of eliminating competition. It was vaguely worded and therefore impossible to enforce. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
"Seperate but equal." Supreme court decision that allowed segregation if an equal opportunity is given to both races. Never ends equally. -
U. S. S. Maine
The U. S. S. Maine was a warship that exploded and killed 260 American men. After the explosion of the ship, American became part of the Spanish American war because they blamed the explosion of the Spanish. -
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Spanish American War
First move of the U.S. to become a global power. Our Navy allows the U.S. to control new territories around the World. We gain control over these territories' industries, and beef up our military presense around the world. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
During the Spanish American war, the US won this battle. -
Wilmington Race Riot
Black men are attacked after voting by white men outside the government building with rifles. Fourteen black men are killed. It was the rise of the Jim Crowe Laws. -
Open Door Policy
Created because the U.S. wanted a sphere of influence in China, but didn't have access to one. Created a new policy allowing the U.S. to compete with other large imperial powers for global controls. Leads to conflicts in China and rivalries with other imperial powers. -
Galveston Hurricane
Deadliest hurricane in U.S. history. Between 6,000-12,000 dead. Survivors moved to the Midwest. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt extended the Monroe doctrine with his speech about American power. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Killed 146 workers and began a movement to increase safety regulations for factories. -
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World War 1
Long Range Causes of the war were Nationalism, imperialism, Alliances, and Militarism. An immdediate cause of the war was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand. During this war, trench and chemical warfare began. -
Lusitania
A British passenger ship that was sunk by Germany, killing 128 Americans. -
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The Great Migration
Blacks went to Northern cities such as New York and Chicago for work. They faced prejudice from white workers who were afraid they would lose jobs. -
Selective Service Act
Congress passed this act so that American men could be drafted into the war. -
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Epionage and Sedition Acts
The Espionage and Sedition Acts said that no one could speak or act disloyal in any way toward the Constitution. -
18th Ammendment
Prohibited sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. -
19th Ammendment
gave women the right to vote. Women had worked in many different jobs during WWl, so it was a natural step. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John T. Scopes was tried for teaching Darwin evolution in a high school classroom. He was found guilty and fined, but the decision was set aside because of a technicality. -
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Great Depression
Many Americans were strarving, homeless, and jobless. Women lost jobs to men. Children stopped going to school so that they could work. Farmers experienced low prices. Hoovervilles were created. -
Hawley - Smoot Tariff
Raised tariff of 20,000 different goods to protect the production of the American products. Led to many boycotts as the tariff reached as high as 59% on some goods. Claimed to be counter-productive as many countries wouldn't deal with us.This still hapepens today, if the tariff is too high, countries won't give us the goods. -
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Dust Bowl
Farmers had cleared large areas of the Great Plains for agriculture. Drought struck and prairie winds caused huge dust storms. Many farmers lost everything and left the plains. -
Non Aggression Pact
Germany signed this pact with Russia saying that Rusia would not interfer in Poland if Germany wouldn't interfer in the Baltic States. -
Four Freedoms Speech
Goals that were created by FDR. Freedom of Speech, Want, Worship, and Fear. -
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Nuremburg Trials
Series of tribunals in which prominent members of the Nazi Party were prosecuted for their involvement in the war and crimes against humanity. -
Interstate Highway System
Dwight D. Eisenhower built the interstate and highway system and his main goal was quick travel for our defense. -
Hungarian Invasion
Hungarian rebels fight against the USSR forces, fighting against the communist forces that had been there since the end of WWll. -
Bay of Pigs
CIA trains refugees for an invasion and takeover of the island of Cuba. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets had placed missles capable of reaching the U.S. in Cuba. Kennedy blockaded the island and forced the Soviets to agree to dismantle the sites. -
Tet Offensive
Vietcong led surprise attacks on major cities in Vietnam. -
Terror Attacks of 9/11
Terrorists coordinated a series of attacks on the U.S. Two hijacked airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center Towers. -
Patriot Act
stands for Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. The act was signed into law by George Bush after the terror attacks of 9/11.
