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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.
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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 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 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.
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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.
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Decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation
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Vice president was Thomas Henricks. Born in Caldwell, NJ.
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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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Levi P. Morton was his VP. From North Bend, Ohio.
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This was a federal act. It outlawed monopolistic business practices and prohibited trusts
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This was a protective tariff. It raised the average duty on foreign imports to almost 50%
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Vice President was Adlai E. Stevenson. From New Jersey.
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Vice President was Garret Hobart and Theodore Roosevelt. Was assasinated in September of 1901.
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USS Maine in Alaska exploded. Spanish were viewed as the culprits and this started the Spanish American war.
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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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US war with Spain
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This was a politically motivated attack. It was by whites against the city's leading African American citizens.
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The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900. This Hurricane hit in Galveston, Texas.
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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.
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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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VP was James S. Sherman. Was endorsed by Roosevelt.
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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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Beat Roosevelt and Taft in election. VP was Thomas R. Marshall.
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Lusitania, a submarine, was exploded by Germans. This brought the US into WWI.
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President Wilson's speech on peace. Took place in 1918.
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Ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany's economy was seriously hurt by this treaty.
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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.
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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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The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world
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President during the start of the Great Depression. VP was Charles Curtis.
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The Dust Bowl was period of severe dust storms that damaged the economy and conditions of praries in the US during the 1930s.
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Raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels. This helped the economy drastically.
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Served three incomplete terms. Died of polio.
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Freedom of speech, freedom from fear, freedom from want, and freedom of religion. This was FDR's speech.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Because of this attack, the US went into WWII.
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Became president because Roosevelt died. VP was Alben Barkley.
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Peace treaty that ended WWII. This ruined Germany's economy again.
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Abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces. This eventually led to the end of segregation in the services
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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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VP was Richard Nixon. Dropped atomic bomb.
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US conflict in Vietnam
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Aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser from power. We accomplished the goal.
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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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Assasination in 1963. VP was Lyndon B. Johnson.
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13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba
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Became president because Kennedy was assasinated. VP was Herbert Humphrey.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Prohibited discrimination in housing. This was a step towards equality.
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VP was Spiro Agnew and then Gerald R. Ford. Watergate scandal. Resigned due to probable impeachment.
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Became president because Nixon resigned. VP was Nelson Rockefeller.
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VP was Walter Mondale. Former peanut farmer.
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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.
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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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VP was George H. Bush. Raised US national debt about 180%
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VP was Dan Quayle. Father of George W. Bush.
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Armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition of 39 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia
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VP was Al Gore. Only president to ever be impeached.
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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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VP was Dick Cheney. Declared war on terror.
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Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named storm. It was the fifth hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It hit Louisiana.
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Multilateral agreement regulating international trade. This opened up the doors to more internation trade.
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VP was Joe Biden. First African American president.