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Founding of YMCA in USA
The first YMCA was opened in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization uses Chistian principles to be healthy in mind, body, and spirit. -
Purchase of Alaska
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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Jim Crow Laws
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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Presidency of James Garfield
20th President
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Presidency of Chester A. Arthur
21st President
Republican -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
This piece of legislation prohibited Chinese labor immigrants for 10 years. It was exteneded twice. -
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Election of Grover Cleveland (1st time)
22nd President
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Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes
19th President
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Presidency of Benjamin Harrison
23rd President
Republican -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
This piece of legislation was passed to protect against monopolies. Teddy Roosevelt used this act to become the "trustbuster". -
McKinley Tariff
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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Presidency of Grover Cleveland (2nd time)
24th President
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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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Presidency of William McKinley
25th President
Republican -
Sinking of the USS Maine
This warship was anchored in a harbor in Havana, Cuba. When it exploded, 260 Americans were killed. -
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Spanish American War
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. -
Wilmington Race Riot of 1898
Black men were attacked for voting by white men outside the government building with rifles. 14 black men were killed during the incident. -
Galveston Hurricane
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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Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
26th President
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Roosevelt Collary
The Roosevelt Collary is an extension of the Monroe Doctrine. This establishes the US as the policemen of the world. -
San Francisco Earthquake
This was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 3000 people. The earthquake destroyed 80% of the city. -
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Presidency of William H. Taft
27th President
Republican -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
28th President
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World War I
WWI started because of the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This war is referred to as "The War to End All Wars". -
Sinking of the Lusitania
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German submarine. When the ship sunk, 128 Americans died. -
Nineteenth Amendment
This amendment gave women the right to vote. This effort was led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. -
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Presidency of Warren Harding
29th President
Republican -
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Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
30th President Republican -
Immigration Act of 1924
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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Presidency of Herbetr Hoover
31st President
Republican
The Greatest President Besides George W. Bush -
Wall Street Stock Market Crash
The US Stock Market crashed on Black Tuesday. Billions of dollars were lost as the nation's economy fell. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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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Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President
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World War II
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. -
“Four Freedoms” Speech
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. -
Lend Lease Act
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. -
Korematsu v. United States
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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Presidency of Harry S. Truman
33rd President
Democrat -
Atomic Bomb Dropping on Hiroshima
Instead of a mainland invasion of Japan, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japansese city of Hiroshima. However, Japan refused to surrender. -
Executive Order 9981
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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Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President
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Brown v. Board of Education
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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Vietnam War
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. -
Little Rock 9
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. -
Sputnik
The launch of this Russian satellite accelerated the competition between the US and USSR. The Space Race had begun. -
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Presidency of John F. Kennedy
35th President
Democrat -
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Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President
Democrat -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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 -
Immigration Act of 1965
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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Presidency of Richard Nixon
37th President
Republican -
US Moon Landing
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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Presidency of Gerald Ford
38th President
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Presidency of Jimmy Carter
39th President
Democrat -
Camp David Accords
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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Presidency of Ronald Reagan
40th President
Republican -
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Presidency of George H.W. Bush
41st President
Republican -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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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Presidency of Bill Clinton
42nd President
Democrat -
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Presidency of George W. Bush
43rd President
Republican
aka King George III -
9/11 attacks
These attacks on American soil were perputrated by Al Qaeda. President George W. Bush vowed to find those responsible by invdading the Middle East. -
War in Iraq
The goal of this invasion was to stabilize the Middle East. Part of this goal was accomplished after Saddam Hussein was captured. -
Election of 2000
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. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina killed almost two thousand people during its course. The storm also caused over $100 million in damage. -
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Presidency of Barack Obama
44th President
Democrat
Could go down as one of the worst presidents in American History :) -
Atomic Bomb Dropping on Nagasaki
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.
