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The first YMCA was opened in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization uses Chistian principles to be healthy in mind, body, and spirit.
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The purchase of Alaska is a great example of US Imperialism. The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
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These laws limited the rights of blacks in the South. Unfair literacy tests and poll taxes were effective methods of limiting blacks from voting.
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21st President
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This piece of legislation prohibited Chinese labor immigrants for 10 years. It was exteneded twice.
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23rd President
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This piece of legislation was passed to protect against monopolies. Teddy Roosevelt used this act to become the "trustbuster".
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Passed in 1890, this tariff put a tax on all goods manufactured by a foreign country. The goal was to put an emphasis on buying American goods.
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24th President
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This Supreme Court case established the 'seperate but equal" doctrine. This decision allowed segregation if equal opportunity is given to both races.
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25th President
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This warship was anchored in a harbor in Havana, Cuba. When it exploded, 260 Americans were killed.
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This war between the United States and Spain was decided in the Battle of San Juan Hill. The US victory in the war led to the rise of US Imperialism.
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Black men were attacked for voting by white men outside the government building with rifles. 14 black men were killed during the incident.
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The hurricane killed around 6000 people during its course. The hurricane is rememebred as the worst storm disaster in American history.
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The Roosevelt Collary is an extension of the Monroe Doctrine. This establishes the US as the policemen of the world.
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This was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 3000 people. The earthquake destroyed 80% of the city.
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27th President
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The fire killed 146 workers of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The fire led to a movement to increase safety regulations for factories.
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WWI started because of the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This war is referred to as "The War to End All Wars".
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This British passenger ship was sunk by a German submarine. When the ship sunk, 128 Americans died.
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This amendment gave women the right to vote. This effort was led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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30th President Republican
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This piece of legislation set quotas for immigrants from each country. These quotas were abolished by the Immigration Act of 1965.
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31st President
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The Greatest President Besides George W. Bush -
The US Stock Market crashed on Black Tuesday. Billions of dollars were lost as the nation's economy fell.
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This tariff raised the cost of 20,000 different goods to protect the production of American products. The tariff reached 59% on some goods.
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This war occured due to the problems that arose from the Treaty of Versailles. The Allied Powers were able to the defeat the Axis Powers which consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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At FDR's Farewell Address, he put emphasis on four freedoms. These freedoms are freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
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President FDR signed this bill into law. This bill allows the President to lend or lease goods to anyone whose defense is vital to United States.
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This court case was over the controversial relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII. The court decided that the internment was legal during times of war.
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33rd President
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Instead of a mainland invasion of Japan, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japansese city of Hiroshima. However, Japan refused to surrender.
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This executive order desegregated the military. This order was one of the first steps in providing civil rights to African Americans.
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34th President
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The Supreme Court ruled that "seperate but equal" has no place in education. A major result is the resurgence of racism in the South.
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The Vietnam War was a Cold War proxy war fought because of the fear of the spread of Communism. The US and France fought to prevent Vietnam from becoming Communist.
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President Eisenhower used federal troops to protect blacks at Central High School in Arkansas. This happened because the governor blocked them from attending the school.
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The launch of this Russian satellite accelerated the competition between the US and USSR. The Space Race had begun.
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36th President
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President Lyndon B. Johnson kept JFK's dream of civil rights alive with this piece of legislation. This act made discrimination based on any factor illegal
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This piece of legislation abolished the quota system set in the Immigration Act of 1924. A new immigration relying on skills and family connections to the US was established.
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37th President
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Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong were a part of the lunar crew. Armstrong's famous words are "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
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Jimmy Carter brokered a deal between Anwan Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel. Both leaders agreed to a peace treaty.
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41st President
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After a 40 year Cold War, this event marked the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. Reagan finally made Mr. Gorbachev "tear down this wall".
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43rd President
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These attacks on American soil were perputrated by Al Qaeda. President George W. Bush vowed to find those responsible by invdading the Middle East.
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The goal of this invasion was to stabilize the Middle East. Part of this goal was accomplished after Saddam Hussein was captured.
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The Election of 2000 was highly controversial due to the close vote count in the state of Florida. Eventually, the Supreme Court determined that George W, Bush would become president and be the greatest one of all time.
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Hurricane Katrina killed almost two thousand people during its course. The storm also caused over $100 million in damage.
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Democrat
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After refusing to surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima, the US dropped another bomb on Nagasaki. Finally, Japan surrendered and victory was reached for the US.
