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U.S History 1890-1920
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John Muir
John Muir was an American Natrualist and author, he was also an esrly advocate of wilderness preservation in the U.S. he was born April, 21, 1838 and died December, 24, 1914. . In 1890 his efforts led the congress to create Yosemite National Park. -
Spanish American War
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Alfred T. Mahan
he felt that military (ezpecially naval) power helped a country become influential in the world. he was born in 1840 and dies in 1914. -
Austrian Archduke
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne -
Boxer Rebellion
violence started by members of a secret society in china, which propted the government the government of Europ and America to send troops to squash the rebellion. -
Theodore Roosevelt
TR was the 26th president, he served in 1901 to 1909. He was considered as the "first modern president". -
National reclemation act
a law that gave the federal government the power to decide where and how water would be distibuted through the building and management of dams and irrigation projects. -
Canal Zone
also known as the panama canal zone, it is a 553 quare foot territory located within the panama republic and extending on either side of the panama five miles....it is a US territory. -
Meat inspention act
a law that allowed the federal government to inspect meat sold acriss state lines and required federal inspection if meat processing plants -
Pure Food And Drug Act
law that allowed federal inspection of food and medicine and banned the interstate shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and drugs. -
Great White Fleet
Armanda of battleships sent by Roosevelt in 1907 on a "good will cruise" around the world. -
Lusitania
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner, holder of the Blue Riband and briefly the world's biggest ship. She was launched by the Cunard Line in 1907, at a time of fierce competition for the North Atlantic trade. -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discimination and to achieve politicle and civil rights fir African Americans. -
William Taft
WIlliam Taft was the 27th president and the 10th cheif justice, he was the first to be both of these. -
Florence Kelly
Florence Kelley was an American social and political reformer. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rights is widely regarded today.
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Dollar diplomacy
Taft's policy of expanding American investmens abroad -
Woodrow Wilson
wilson was the 28th president from 1913-1921. he was a leader of the progressive movement, he also served as the governor of new Jersey from 1911-1913(when he became presidnent). he was born 2885 and died 1924. -
Federal Reserve Act
this law placed national banks under the control of a federal reserve board, which set up regional banks to hold the reserve funds from commercial banks -
Poison Gas
poison gas was one of the most feared weapons in WW I. In 1914 the french used poisin gas granades on the Germans. -
The US declares War
the US entered WW I and the conflict became a deadly, bloody, statement. -
Armistice
temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties, or a truce. World War I ended with the armistice of 1918. -
18th Amendment
the manufacturing and selling of alchohol was restricted and prohibited. -
Nineteenth Amendment
the right to vote would not be denied or restircted on accound of gender. -
Leauge of Nations
world organiztion established after World War One to promote peaceful cooperation between countries. -
Neutrality Acts
these acts were made in responce to the termoil in Europ and Asia, and then eventually led to WW II.
