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Theodore Roosevelt
Regarded as the first modern president of the united states
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Spanish-American War
the united states declared war against Spain after the Battleship Maine -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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The League of Nations
was to be the primary new style of international relations based of all nations it was to centered in Geneva Switzerland witch was a neutral area -
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Red Scare
when the cold war intensified hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the us and was known as red scare -
Flappers
a generation of young women that wore short skirts and had bobbed hair listened to jazz -
Harlem Renaissance
a cultures, social and artistic explosion that took place in harlem at the end of world war I -
The Great Gatsby
is a story told by nick caraway who was the neighbor of gatsby and tells him a story after 1922 -
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Malcolm X
was a outspoken activist who highly vocal about the poor treatment of blacks in the US he was involved in one of the most important pushes in equal rights -
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Was a leader of the civil rights movement to end racial segregation
had a strong influence on american society and had a strong non-violent protest that help set the mood of the moment -
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
They was a married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage they were put to death in a electric chair. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
exiles of Cuba lunched what became the botched invasion
Fidel Castro came into power and then overthrew cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista -
Medicare and Medicaid
A federal program that helps health coverage if your 65 or older
and medicaid is a federal program helps if your very low on income -
Watergate
men broke into the headquarters of the democratic national committee in Washington d.c that sparked the events that made Richard nixon resign as the 37 president -
Jimmy Carter's Energy Crisis
Crude oil prices rise significantly due to a small drop in oil production. -
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Reaganomics
The economic policies of the Reagan Administration. Distinctions being cutting of taxes and promotion of free-market. -
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Iran-Contra Scandal
In an attempt to retrieve American hostages arms were secretly sold to Iran forces during an arms embargo. -
9/11 pew pew pewpew
Terrorist forces launch an attack on America. Hijacked planes hit the world trade center, Pentagon, and a third target is believed to be the Whitehouse but instead attacked a field. -
Social Security
a government system that helps people with no income