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Early American History
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Declaration of Independence
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Constitution Written
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Bill of Rights Ratified
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Civil War/Reconstruction
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Homestead Act
Provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery -
14th Amendment
Citizenship and due process -
15th Amendment
Voting for all male citizens -
Telephone Invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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The Gilded Age
- Rockefeller/Carnegie (Captains of Industry vs Robber Barons):
- John D. Rockefeller: Standard Oil Company (Robber Baron:anti-competitive or unfair business practices)
- Andrew Carnegie: Carnegie Steel Corporation (Captain of Industry: contributes positively to the country)
- Philanthropy: Charity
- Monopoly: A market structure in which there is only one supplier of a product
- Jane Addams: Settlement House Movement, Hull House
- Laissez Faire: No government interference in business
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Awarded government jobs based on merit -
Interstate Commerce Act
Ensure railroads set "reasonable and just" rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business -
Dawes Act
Gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively -
Hull House Founded
First of many settlement houses -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Outlawed business monopolies -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness -
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The Progressive Era
- Muckrakers: exposed corporate crime and political corruption
- Initiative: people can propose a new law Referendum: laws passed by legislature -> people approve/veto Recall: people can petition to have an official removed
- The Great Migration: migration of African Americans in the south
- NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Immigration Issues
- Assimilation: absorption into the culture of a population
- Nativism: favors native inhabitants, not immigrants
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Transcontinental Railroad Completed
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Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)
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Plessy vs Ferguson
Legalize segregation, establishes "separate but equal" -
USS Maine explodes off the coast of Cuba, starting the Spanish American War
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Hawaii is annexed as a territory of the United States
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Imperialism
Theodore Roosevelt - 26th president; Safe food regulations, Panama Canal, Negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War
Rough Riders - Teddy Roosevelt's troop during the Spanish-American War
Foreign Policy - a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations designed to achieve national objectives
Immigration Quotas - A quota (necessity) in order to immigrate to a country
Yellow Journalism - Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to attract readers -
Open Door Policy
initiated free trade with China -
Roosevelt Corollary
an addition to the Monroe Doctrine -
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Panama Canal Built
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is published
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Meat Inspection Act
Law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines -
NAACP Founded
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Dollar Diplomacy
Taft's policy of paying for peace in Latin America -
16th Amendment
Established the federal income tax -
17th Amendment
Direct election of U.S. Senators -
Federal Reserve Act
Established the Federal Reserve, which helped stabilize the banking industry -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, starting World War I
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World War I
Alvin York - American war hero
Homefront - the endeavors done in a a country to support the war effort
M.A.I.N - Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism
Sussex Pledge - pledge by the German government to have submarines warn ships before attacking
American Expeditionary Forces - the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe under the command of General John J. Pershing -
Sinking of Lusitania
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National Parks System created
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Zimmerman Telegram intercepted by the British, warned the US of a proposed ally between Mexico and Germany
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The United States enters WWI on the Allied side
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Bolshevik Revolution in Russia begins, causing Russian troops to exit the war
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Battle of Argonne Forest, considered the turning point of the war
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Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers
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President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
statement of principles for peace after World War I, included no colonialism, freedom of the seas and a League of Nations -
Treaty of Versailles
peace treaty that ended World War I, required Germany to accept full blame and pay war reparations as well as demilitarize -
18th Amendment
prohibition is enacted and alcohol is illegal -
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Roaring Twenties
Social Darwinism - the belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle
The Red Scare - period of anti communist hysteria; fear that bolshevik revolution would erupt in the US
Assembly Line - a manufacturing process invented by Henry Ford with interchangeable parts
Return to Normalcy - A return to the way of life before World War I, (Warren G. Harding: campaign promise)
Harlem Renaissance - an African American cultural movement -
19th Amendment
women are given the right to vote -
Teapot Dome Scandal uncovered by the Wall Street Journal
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American Indian Citizenship Act
granted citizenship to any Native Americans born within the United States -
Scopes Monkey Trial
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Charles Lindbergh makes history by making a nonstop solo flight from New York to Paris
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Stock Market Crash
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Great Depression
Hoovervilles - Named after Herbert Hoover (president), they were a shanty town built by the homeless
The New Deal - A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration
Causes of the Great Depression - Buying on credit, Stock Market Crash, Dust Bowl, Overconsumption/Overproduction, Margin Buying
Court Packing - a legislative initiative proposed by Franklin Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court
Eleanor Roosevelt - Wife of Franklin Roosevelt, social reformer -
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Dust Bowl
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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established
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20th Amendment
adjusted dates of the presidential terms -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) established
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21st Amendment
repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibition ends -
Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) established
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Works Progress Administration (WPA) established
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Social Security Act
established the Social Security Administration, which provides unemployed insurance, aid to the disabled, old age pensions and insurance for families -
Adolf Hitler invades Poland, starting WWII
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World War II
Island Hopping - capture some islands and going around others
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Dwight Eisenhower - President; D-day attack
Douglas MacArthur - General; Philippines, Japan, North Korea Chester W. Nimitz - allied pacific ocean victory
Navajo Code Talkers - Native Americans, US Marine Corps
Tuskegee Airmen - African American pilots
Flying Tigers - American Volunteers of Chinese Air Force
The Manhattan Project - secret project, atomic bomb
Rosie the Riveter - propaganda campaign -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Battle of Midway
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Bataan Death March
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Executive Order 9066
Incarceration of Japanese Americans for the duration of WWII -
"D-Day" - Invasion of Normandy
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G.I. Bill
gives military veterans financial and educational benefits -
United Nations formed
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Early Cold War
Containment - the policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile ideology
Arms Race/Space Race - the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - "The Soviet Union', Communist
Communism - A economic system where all the property and businesses are owned and controlled by the state
Domino Theory - A belief that if one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then surrounding countries would follow -
The atomic bomb, "Little Boy" is dropped in Hiroshima, Japan
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The atomic bomb, "Fat Man" is dropped in Nagasaki, Japan, ending World War II
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Truman Doctrine
US policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
program to help European countries rebuild after World War II -
NATO established
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Sweatt v. Painter
ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as "separate but equal" -
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Civil Rights Era
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Korean War
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Rosenbergs trial
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22nd Amendment
prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again -
First H-Bomb detonated by the United States
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Brown v Board of Education
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation -
Hernandez v. Texas
Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th amendment -
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Vietnam War
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Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Park's arrest
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Interstate Highway Act
authorized the building of a national highway system -
USSR launches Sputnik
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Little Rock Nine integrated into an all-white school in Little Rock, AK
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Boy of Pigs Invasion in Cuba
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech" at the March on Washington
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John F Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
begins undeclared war in Vietnam -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis -
24th Amendment
Abolished the poll tax -
Medicare and Medicaid established
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
Eliminated literacy tests for voters -
Tet Offensive
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Martin Luther King is assassinated
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing -
First Man on the Moon
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Tinker vs Des Moines
defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools -
Kent State University shooting
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End of the Cold War
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Pentagon Papers leaked
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26th Amendment
moving the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old -
Title IX
protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs -
Wars Power Act
law limited the President's right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval -
Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon's Resignation
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Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
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Camp David Accords
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Three Mile Island Disaster
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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Iran Contra Affair
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1990s-21st Century