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John Muir
establishment of Yosemite National Park in 1890 -
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1890-1920
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1890-1920
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Spanish american war
spainish decleared war -
United States declares war
Unitd states declares war on spain for blowing up a ship and killing sailors -
Boxer Rebellion
group known as the Boxers murdered thousands of foreigners -
League Of Nations
The way to dominate the whole world just by joining together to fight -
Poison Gas
The earliest target of chemical warfare agent research was not toxicity -
Theodore Roosevelt
Became the 26th President -
National Reclamation act of 1902
dispoal of public lands -
Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone is a 553-square-mile former unorganized US territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending five miles on each side -
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 -
Meat inspection 1906
Clean up places that made meat -
Pure food and drug act
sale of adulterated food enacted by Congress to its power under the Commerce Clause. -
Great white fleet
16 battle ships go into the coast -
William Taft
President From 1909-1913 -
NAACP
National Assiaction of advacment of color people -
Florence Kelley
establishment of the U.S. Children's Bureau in 1912. -
Alfred T. Mahan
He was a imperlist that favored a bigger military -
Dollar Diplomacy
A policy aimed at furthering the interests of the United States abroad by encouraging the investment of U.S. capital in foreign countries -
Federal Reserve Act
may receive from any of its member banks, or other depository institutions -
Woodrow Wilson
Served as president between 1913 and 1921 -
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 -
Neutrality
The state or policy of being neutral, especially nonparticipation in war -
Armistice
a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting. -
19th amendment
Womens right to vote -
18th Amendment
Setting a date for nationwide probation