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President Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was president -
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The guilded age
Movement of reform during the reign o fmonopolies & ribber barons. Beginning of the womens sufferage movement & the fixing of the spails system in the excutive branch. -
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Rutherford President
Rutherford B. Hayes was presdient -
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James A. Garfield
He was president -
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Chester A. Arthur
He was president -
Pendleton act 1883
President Garfield was assassinated by a amn wating political office but wasnt qualified. He passed the pendleton act in 1883 that set up civil service exams for public office. -
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Grover Cleveland
He was president -
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Benjamin Harrison
He was president -
Shermen Antistrust Act
It tried to outlaw and destroy trusts along with other devious meaning of eliminating competition. It was vaguely worded and therefore impossible to enforece. -
McKinley Tariff
Passedin 1890, out a tax on all goods manufactured by a foreign country. Goal was to put an emphasis on buying american goods. -
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Grover Cleveland
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Wilmington Race Riot
Black men area attacked, after voting, by white men outside the governmentbuilding with rifles. 14 black men killed on the day- Rise of the Jim Crow laws. -
The Treaty of Paris
Ended the Spanish American War -
U.S.S. Maine exploded
U.S.S. Maine warship exploded, 260 men killed. -
McKinley's assassination
McKinley was assasinated and Teddy Roosevely became preseident. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
He was president -
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William Howard Taft
He was president -
Federal Reserve Act
Created 12 districts, each with its own federal reserve back. Created the Federal reserce board to regualte the sustem. It was the bank to our bank -
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Woodrow WIlson
He was president -
Federal Reserve Act of 1914
created the federal trade comission to investifate unfair business practives. -
Clayton Act
declared monopolies and otehr busniess practives illegal. Extended the shermen antitrust act. -
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WWI
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Lusitania Ship sunk
Britsh passenger ship was sunk - 128 people died -
Treaty of Versailles
signed at the nd of WWI -
18th amendement
Prohibitsale, maufacture, and transporttion of alcoholic beverages. -
19th amendment
ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote. Women had worked in many differeny jobs during WWI so it was a natural step. -
Warren G Harding
Won election of 1920, He promised a "return to normalcy" and he rejectedthe league of nations. Peace- Hrading convinced 5 major nations to reduce arms after WWI. -
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Warren G. Harding
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Calvin Coolidge
He was president -
Herbert Hoover was elected
He was elected in 1928 when coolidge decided not to run again. He was untested, never served pubic office before presidency. Hoover was never elected in anything before presidency. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a depressing expeirince for Americans after the Stock Market crashed. Black Tuesday struck wall street and is still known as Black Tuesday. -
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Herbert Hoover
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Holocaust
The holocaust, Adolf Hitler and the nazi party were the ones in charge and blamed. ABout 6 million jews and 5 millions others were help in concentrations camps and killed. -
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Frankin S. Roosevelt
He was president -
Hitler Annexed Austria
Hitler annexed Aistria saying that he was helping German in the country. -
Germany invaded Poland, France, & Britain
Germany invaded Poland France and Britain declared war on German. starting WWII -
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked pearl harbor, Japanese Gerneral Tojo lainched a surprise attacl on navel base hoping to preserve their empire in the pactific. -
Battle of El Alamein
British defeated Germans in the north Africa leading to full Allied invasion of Africa & Italy -
Operation overlord
Cross channel invasion by the Allies into northern France. Alloed forces recapured Paris & drove the Germans to Berlin. -
President Roosevelt died
President Roosevelt died from a verbal hemorrhage. -
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Harry S. Truman
He was president -
Hitler Surrenders
hitler commited suicide & Germany surrendered- (V-E Day) -
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Suez Crisis
the 9 day conflict between israel and egypt over control of the suez canal, which had been in contention since WWII. England and France helped on the side of Israel who was a new nation (created in 1948) -
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John F. Kennedy
He was president -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
He was president -
Voting Rights act of 1965
Civil Rights movement changes
1. voting rights act of 1965- helped protect voting rights of blacks -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
porhibits discrumination for housing basedon any factor. no withholding loans or houses for qualified buyers no matter their race -
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Richard Nixon
He was president -
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Gerald Ford
He was president -
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Jimmy Carter
he was president -
Air traffic controller strike
After stiking for better pay, Reagan demanded the 13000 workers back to work. When 11000 didnt go bacl. Reagan had them fired. -
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Ronald Reagan
He was president -
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George H. W. Bush
He was president -
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Bill Clinton
He was president -
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George W. Bush
He was president -
Hurricacn Katrina
Hurrican Katrine devistated New Orleans very heavily. Katrina left most of the state under water. -
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Barack Obama
He is the president of the United States of American on this present day