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Chicago’s Hull House (1889)
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How the Other Half Lives (1890)
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Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890)
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Imperialism (1890- 1914)
American interest abroad in the 1890s. The concepts of Social Darwinism were used by supporters of imperialism -
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Progressive Era (1890- 1920)
Curbing political corruption caused by political machines, and limiting the political influence of large corporations. -
Annexation of Hawaii (1897)
United States wanted Hawaii to acquire its islands and because it was a port way to China, East India and Asia. -
Spanish American War (1898)
Spain and the United States it started because a explosion leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. -
• Open Door Policy (1899)
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Assassination of President McKinley (1901)
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States from 1897, until his assassination in 1901. -
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Theodore Roosevelt (1901- 1909)
Roosevelt quickly rose through the political ranks, making his mark as an opponent of corruption in business and politics. -
Panama Canal U.S. Construction Begins (1904)
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The Jungle (1906)
Harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. -
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
Laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration -
Model-T (1908)
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NAACP (1909)
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William Howard Taft (1909- 1913)
President Taft was more committed to the expansion of U.S. foreign trade than was Roosevelt. -
• Federal Reserve Act (1913)
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16th Amendment (1913)
The 16th amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. -
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Woodrow Wilson (1913- 1921)
Wilson's moral diplomacy replaced the dollar diplomacy of William Howard Taft, which highlighted the importance of economic support to improve bilateral ties between two nations. -
Trench Warfare, Poison Gas, and Machine Guns (1914)
They had Chemical weapons, tear gas, and machine guns -
17th Amendment (1914)
Senators have been elected by write-in votes and some have seen their elections contested. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to war -
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World War I (1914- 1918)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria lead to war -
Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans -
National Parks System (1916)
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Zimmerman Telegram (1917)
A secret diplomatic communication issued from the German If the United States entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico -
U.S. entry into WWI (1917)
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Russian Revolution (1917)
Period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire. -
Armistice (1918)
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Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918)
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Battle of Argonne Forest (1918)
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Treaty of Versailles (1919)
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18th Amendment (1920)
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• 19th Amendment (1920)
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President Harding’s Return to Normalcy (1920)
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Harlem Renaissance (1920)
black cultural mecca in the early 20th century -
Red Scare (1920)
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Roaring Twenties (1920-1929)
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Teapot Dome Scandal (1921)
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Joseph Stalin Leads USSR (1924)
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Scopes “Monkey” Trial (1925)
American legal case in July 1925 in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act -
Charles Lindbergh’s Trans-Atlantic Flight (1927)
Lindbergh flew it from San Diego to New York, setting a new record for the fastest transcontinental flight. -
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929)
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Stock Market Crashes “Black Tuesday” (1929)
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Great Depression
Stock market crash which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Hoovervilles (1930)
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff (1930)
He wanted a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States. -
100, 000 Banks Have Failed (1932)
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Agriculture Adjustment Administration (AAA) (1933)
designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (1933)
Protects the funds depositors place in banks and savings associations -
Public Works Administration (PWA) (1933)
was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States -
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New Deal Programs (1933-1938)
Was made to help America and other people get there jobs and money -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933- 1945)
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Dust Bowl (1935)
dust storm that occurred on April 14, 1935 as part of the Dust Bowl. It was one of the worst dust storms in American history. -
Social Security Administration (SSA) (1935)
