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15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment allowed the African American men to vote and stated that regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude the right to vote shall not be denied. After the 15th amendment there were instances where African Americans held a large amount of the voting percentage, Eventually Southerners began to implement absurd laws to prevent African Americans from voting. -
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Reconstruction Era
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14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment addressed citizenship and established all people born or naturalized in the United States as citizens. This meant equal protection under the law for emancipated slaves. This meant no state could strip away the freedoms of life, property, or liberty once again. Unless through appropriate jurisdictions and laws. -
Taylorism
Taylorism was a process in which small tasks were given to certain individuals in order to create a final product. Laborers described this work as mind-numbing and horrible, these workers would be forced to do a single task for countless hours. -
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a period of economic gain, Industry leaders, and unions. There were also many immigrants who came into the United States. -
Freedmen's Bureau Bank Heist
Though the Freedmen's Bureau had successful projects such as the opening of over 2000 public schools for African Americans in the South, the bank was not one of them. The Freedman Bureau bank allowed African Americans to deposit their savings, the heist left depositors in debt, and approximately 66 million dollars were stolen. -
Rutherford B Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes became the 19th President of the United States under the condition that all Union soldiers must be removed and displaced from the south. With the presence of Union Soldiers gone from the South, violence increased drastically and African Americans became victims more frequently. -
The KKK
Once Union soldiers were removed from southern states violence increased and African Americans became victims frequently. There were no guarantees of safety, the KKK an anonymous supremacist group destroyed black-owned businesses, injured, and even lynched African Americans regularly. -
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School stripped Native American children from their homes and family in order for them to be able to fit into the standards of white people. The children were stripped of their names, were not allowed to speak their mother tongues, and were forced to cut their long hair. -
Industry Leaders
Industry Leaders such as Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, and John D. Rockefeller Improved the economy by making millions in their respective fields. These industry Leaders were often described as either Robber Barons or Captains of Industry. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Immigrants of non white decent with no particular skills were not welcome, many believe they stole jobs and in order to prevent the large influx of Chinese immigrants the Chinese Exclusion Act was created. -
Electricity
Electricity became readily available which impacted businesses, with working light factories no longer needed to shut down at sundown. Workers could continue working even during the night, this led to terrible working conditions, overtime, and long arduous work hours -
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The Progressive Era
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USS Maine explodes
The USS Maine had docked in Havana Cuba with the purpose of protecting their citizens in Cuba from civil affairs. Eventually, the USS Maine exploded, and sensationalist journalists were quick to pick up the story and blame the explosion on Spain. -
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Age of Imperialism
The United States Age of Imperialism was fueled by three motivations all of which played a part in the United States' involvement in other countries' affairs. The three main motivations were political, militaristic, and economic. -
US Declares War on Spain
After the USS Maine explosion and the interception of the De Lome letter led to increased tensions between Spain and the united States, eventually leading to war. Yellow journalism also fueled animosity between the two countries and US citizens came to also hate spain. -
U.S annexes Hawaii
Interest in Hawaii increased drastically when the U.S. learned about its unique climate and strategic location in the ocean. Essentially the Hawaiian league a group of white settlers in Hawaii forced the king to sign the bayonet constitution which transferred all the power to the white settler. This made it much easier for the U.S. to annex Hawaii. -
Ellis and Angel Island
Ellis and Angel Islands were ports of entry for immigrants, Ellis Island was the port of entry for Europeans meanwhile Angel Island was the port of entry for Asians, like the Chinese. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act helped regulate meat packing and ensured that food actually contained what it was labelled as. This led to the food labels and drug labels which detailed the components in the item. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug act was created in order to assure quality and protection for consumers and for the food being sold. This led to food labels becoming mandatory and factory regulations becoming stricter as as well safer for worker. The Pure Food and Drug Act was a precursor to the FDA -
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World War 1
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Mandated Enlistment
The United States implemented Mandatory Enlistment for all men ages 21 to 45. These men would then fight in WW1 during 1918 when the United States joined the war. Mandated Enlistment forced men into many jobs most joined the militia and many units were sent to aid the allies -
Propaganda Posters
Propaganda Posters became in the United States, posters encouraged citizens to aid in the war efforts by doing certain things. Citizens were urged to aid war efforts through war bonds, mandatory enlistment, and even by eating less and creating war rations -
Women in the War
Many women felt the need to jon the war efforts, volunteering as nurses, doctors, and aiding wounded soldiers. Those who did not find a place in medicine joined the navy and the marines. For the first time they accepted women and over 13,000 women joined. -
Harlem Hellfighters
The Harlem Hellfighters were a African American unit which was sent to the allies in France. The American militaristha felt that segregated units of African Americans were expendable. The Harlem Hellfighters would become one of the units with the best record, they were the unit that stood at the battlefront for the longest time -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratifyed in 1920 and allowed women the right to vote, it denied states to deny the right to vote on account of gender. It is important to mention that this still did not allow African-American women to vote, many were still denied on accounts of skin color and race. -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market crash of 1929 is attributed to the sudden exchange collapse of stock due to high speculation. The stock market crash led to an unemployment rate of 25% and over 50% of banks went bankrupt. The stock market crash led to the great depression which lasted about 13 years -
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The Great Depression
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Mexican Repatriation
Mexican Repatriation began during Hoover's presidency and was presented as a positive way to help Mexican Americans reintegrate back into Mexico. This was not the case however many unconstitutional deportations were held, and it is estimated that about 60% of the deported Mexicans were legal American Citizens. -
Hoovervilles
Hooverville's where part of the effects of the stock market crash, with the unemployment rate rising up to 25% families were unable to pay for their homes. After being evicted hooverville's became large communities of makeshift houses were people would reside. Hooverville's were dangerous and unsanitary. -
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World War ll
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Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 was signed by FDR in 1942, all Japanese Americans or those with Japanese heritage were sent to Internment Camps on the belief that Japanese Americans were spies.