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Rutherford B. Hayes
President from 1877 to 1881. As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction. -
Compromise of 1877
In the months following the Election of 1876.,Republican and Democratic leaders secretly hammered out a compromise. The compromise was to resolve the election impasse and address other outstanding issues. -
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James A. Garfield
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his assassination later that year. Garfield had served nine terms in the House of Representatives, and had been elected to the Senate before his candidacy for the White House. -
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Chester Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States (1881–1885); he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. It was signed by President Arthur. -
Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883
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Grover Cleveland
Vice president was Thomas Henricks. Born in Caldwell, NJ. -
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
This act was aimed to regulate railroad industry. It required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates -
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Benjamin Harrison
Levi P. Morton was his VP. From North Bend, Ohio. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
This was a federal act. It outlawed monopolistic business practices and prohibited trusts -
McKinley Tariff
This was a protective tariff. It raised the average duty on foreign imports to almost 50% -
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Grover Cleveland
Vice President was Adlai E. Stevenson. From New Jersey. -
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William McKinley
Vice President was Garret Hobart and Theodore Roosevelt. Was assasinated in September of 1901. -
USS Maine
USS Maine in Alaska exploded. Spanish were viewed as the culprits and this started the Spanish American war. -
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Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War (1898) 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. -
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Spanish American War
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Wilmington Race Riot of 1898
This was a politically motivated attack. It was by whites against the city's leading African American citizens. -
Galvestion Hurricane of 1900
The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900. This Hurricane hit in Galveston, Texas. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, often referred to as Teddy or TR, was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States, from 1901 to 1909. -
San Francisco earthquake of 1906
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on April 18. It was a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale. -
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William Howard Taft
VP was James S. Sherman. Was endorsed by Roosevelt. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burned, killing 145 workers. This caused a lot of changes in labor laws. -
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Woodrow Wilson
Beat Roosevelt and Taft in election. VP was Thomas R. Marshall. -
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World War I
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Lusitania
Lusitania, a submarine, was exploded by Germans. This brought the US into WWI. -
Fourteen Points
President Wilson's speech on peace. Took place in 1918. -
Treaty of Versailles WWI
Ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany's economy was seriously hurt by this treaty. -
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Warren G. Harding
VP was Calvin Coolidge. A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. -
Immigration Quota Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States. This was through a national origins quota. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world -
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Herbert Hoover
President during the start of the Great Depression. VP was Charles Curtis. -
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Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was period of severe dust storms that damaged the economy and conditions of praries in the US during the 1930s. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels. This helped the economy drastically. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Served three incomplete terms. Died of polio. -
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World War II
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“Four Freedoms” Speech
Freedom of speech, freedom from fear, freedom from want, and freedom of religion. This was FDR's speech. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Because of this attack, the US went into WWII. -
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Harry S. Truman
Became president because Roosevelt died. VP was Alben Barkley. -
Treaty of Versailles WWII
Peace treaty that ended WWII. This ruined Germany's economy again. -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces. This eventually led to the end of segregation in the services -
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Korean War
War between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
VP was Richard Nixon. Dropped atomic bomb. -
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Vietnam War
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Suez Crisis
Aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser from power. We accomplished the goal. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. This was Kennedy's attempt to stop communism. -
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John F. Kennedy
Assasination in 1963. VP was Lyndon B. Johnson. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Became president because Kennedy was assasinated. VP was Herbert Humphrey. -
Civil RIghts Act of 1964
This act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964. It prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote. This was under the 15th Amendment (1870) to the Constitution. -
Immigration Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy. It was based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Prohibited discrimination in housing. This was a step towards equality. -
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Richard Nixon
VP was Spiro Agnew and then Gerald R. Ford. Watergate scandal. Resigned due to probable impeachment. -
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Gerald Ford
Became president because Nixon resigned. VP was Nelson Rockefeller. -
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Jimmy Carter
VP was Walter Mondale. Former peanut farmer. -
Camp David Accords
Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign the Camp David Accords. This laid the groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after three decades of hostilities. -
Air Traffic Controllers strike
13,000 of 17,000 air traffic controllers went out on strike after talks with the Federal Aviation Administration collapsed. They lost their jobs. -
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Ronald Reagan
VP was George H. Bush. Raised US national debt about 180% -
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George H. Bush
VP was Dan Quayle. Father of George W. Bush. -
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Persian Gulf War
Armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition of 39 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia -
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Bill Clinton
VP was Al Gore. Only president to ever be impeached. -
9/11 Terror Attacks
The attacks on the Pentagon, the World Trade Centers, and Flight 93 resulted in extensive death and destruction. This triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism in the war on terror. -
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George W. Bush
VP was Dick Cheney. Declared war on terror. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named storm. It was the fifth hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It hit Louisiana. -
GATT
Multilateral agreement regulating international trade. This opened up the doors to more internation trade. -
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Barrack Obama
VP was Joe Biden. First African American president.