-
Tammany Hall
It was a well organized group that controlled all the activiities of a political party in an area. It was formed in opposition to the Federalist Party. -
Period: to
Rutherford Hayes
Political Party: Republican
19th president -
Interstate Commerce Act
It is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. It required railroad rates to be resonable and just. -
Period: to
Chester Arthur
Polictical PArty: Republican
21st President -
Period: to
James Garfield
Political Party: REpublican
20th president -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
It is a is a federal law established that decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. -
Period: to
Grover Cleveland
Politcal Party: Democrat
22nd President -
Period: to
Benjamin Harrison
Politcal Party: Republican
23rd President -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
A federal law passed that committed the American government to opposing monopolies. The law prohibits contracts, combinations, or conspiracies “in the restraint of trade or commerce.” -
McKinley Tariff
The tariff were taxes placed on foreign goods by federal governments. By placing taxes on foreign goods, these products become more expensive. -
Period: to
Grover Cleveland
Politcal Party: Democrat
24th President -
Plessy v Ferguson
It was a Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal". -
Period: to
William McKinley
Politcal Party: Republican
25th PResident -
U.S.S. Maine
A warship that was anchored in Havana harbor. It exploded killing 260 American men. -
Period: to
Spanish American War
It was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
Period: to
Theodore Roosevelt
Political PArty: Republican
26th PResident -
San Francisco Earthquake
It struck the coast of Northern California. Devastating fires broke out in the city that lasted for several days. -
Period: to
William Taft
Political Party: Republican
27th President -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burned, killing 145 workers. Most of the victims died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building. -
Election of 1912
It was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election. It was between Teddy Roosevelt, Wwilliam Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Wilson won the election. -
Period: to
Woodrow Wilson
Politcal Party: Democrat
28th PResident -
Lusitania
British passenger ship that was sunk and 128 Americans were killed. This is one reason for entering WWII. -
Fourteen Points
It is a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. A speech on war aims and peace terms by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. -
Schenck v United States
It is a United States Supreme Court decision concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I. -
Prohibition
It was a nationwide constitutional ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. -
Period: to
Warren Harding
Poltical PArty: Republican
29th PResident -
Period: to
Calvin Coolidge
Politcal Party: Republican
30th President -
Immigration Quota Act
It limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the U.S. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John T. Scopes was tried for teaching Darwin ecolution in a high school classroom. He was found guilty and fined but the decision was set aside. -
Period: to
Herbert C. Hoover
Poltical Party: Republican
31st President -
Period: to
The Great Depression
It was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history, following the collapse of the stock market crash. Unemployment remained high for an extended period and many businesses failed. -
Period: to
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a time devastated by drought in 1930s in depression-ridden America. The winds easily picked up the loose topsoil and swirled it into dense dust clouds creating a storm. -
Period: to
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Politcal PArty: Democrat
32nd President -
“Four Freedoms” Speech
he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy. Freedom of speech, worship, from want, from fear. -
Internment Camps
The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States was the forced relocation during World War II. -
Rosie the Riveter
She was a star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for work. It was during World War II. -
Period: to
Harry S Truman
Politcal Party: Democrat
33rd President -
Baby Boom
A massive increase in births following World War II. It happened almost exactly nine months after World War II ended. -
Truman Doctrine
It was an American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman. -
GATT
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. According to its preamble, its purpose was the substantial reduction of tariffs and the elimination of preferences. -
Marshall Plan
It was an American initiative to aid Western Europe to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War. -
Period: to
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The U.S. gave supplies to them and the blockade was lifted. -
Executive Order 9981
Issued by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services. -
Period: to
Dwight David Eisenhower
Politcal Party: Republican
34th PResident -
Brown v Board of Education
It was a Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Interstate Highway System
Dwight D. Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway sysetm. The main goal was for quick travel for our defense. -
Period: to
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Polictal Party: Democrat
35th PResident -
Period: to
Cuban Missle Crisis
It was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet missles placed in Cuba. -
Period: to
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Politcal Party: DEmocrat
36th PREsident -
Limited Nuclear test Ban Treaty
It prohibits nuclear weapons tests "or any other nuclear explosion" in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water. -
Civil RIghts Act
It is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Formed by Lyndon Johnson. -
Immigration Act of 1965
It abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States. -
Period: to
Richard Nixon
Politcal Party: Republican
37th PREsident -
Period: to
Gerald R. Ford
Politcal Party: REpublican
38th PResidet -
Period: to
Jimmy Carter
Poltical Party: Democrat
39th PResident -
Period: to
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Poltical Party: Republican
40th PResident -
Period: to
George H. W. Bush
Poltical Party: Republican
41st President -
Period: to
Bill Clinton
Politcal Party: Democrat
42nd President -
Hawaii
America wanted Hawaii. The Queen wanted to kick them out and a revolution was organized. Hawaii became a United States territory. -
Period: to
George W. Bush
Politcal Party: Republican
43rd PResident -
9/11 terror attacks
19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. -
War on Terrorism
The ongoing campaign by the United States and some of its allies to counter international terrorism. Formed after 911 attacks. -
Patriot Act
A law passed after the 911 terrorist attacks in the United States giving law enforcement agencies increased powers to bring terrorists to justice. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. An estimated 1,833 people died in the hurricane and millions of others were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans. -
Period: to
Barack Obama
Poltical Party: Democrat
44th President
