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U.S. Gains Alaska
U.S. purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. The territory was known for the production of oil and gold.
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Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes
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Presidency of James A. Garfield
James Garfield was the 20th president of the United States. He was a Republican. -
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Presidency of Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president of the United States. He served as vice president at the time President James Garfield was assassinated. He was a Republican. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Signed by President Chester A. Arthur and became the first significant law restricting immigration into the U.S. It prohibited the immigration of Chinese labor forces for 10 years.
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Presidency of Grover Clevland
The 22nd and 24th president (he served two non-consecutive terms. He was a Democrat. -
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Presidency of Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States. He was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. He was a Republican. -
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Presidency of Grover Clevland (2nd Presidency)
The 22nd and 24th president (he served two non-consecutive terms. He was a Democrat. -
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Presidency of William McKinley
William McKinley was the 25 President of the United States. He was a Republican. -
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
An explosion sank the U.S.S. Maine. The U.S. blaimed the Spanish and caused the U.S. to start the Spanish-American War.
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Spanish-American War
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U.S. Gains Hawaii
A revolution was organized by John Stevens, the U.S. minister to Hawaii. Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory despite the protests from its queen, Queen Liliuokalani.
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Wilmington Race Riot
Black men are attacked by white men with rifles outside of a government building after voting. 14 black men are killed on this day. Led to the rise of Jim Crow Laws in North Carolina.
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Galveston Hurrican
A category 4 hurrican went through Galveston, Texas and left an estimate of 6,000-8,000 dead. Became the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.
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Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
His Presidency began with the assassination of President McKinley. Considered the "trust buster" as he filled 44 suits under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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San Francisco Earthquake
The city experienced a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake killed 3,000, left 400,000 residents homeless, and destroyed 80% of the city.
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FBI Founded
FBI stands for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Their job is to serve as the nation's prime Federal law enforcement organization.
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Presidency of William Howard Taft
Taft was much more cautious than President Theodore Roosevelt. He fought to lower tariffs but many conservative Republicans opposed him.
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burned down, killing 146 workers. Most of the victims died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building so it led to increased safety regulations for factories.
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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
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The Great Migration
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World War I
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Sinking of the Lusitania
The British vessel was torpedoed by a German submarine. This helped bring the U.S. into WWI.
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Fourteen Points Speech
A speech given by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918. It was about the U.S. strategies for war and peace during WWI.
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Treaty of Versailles (1919)
Signed at the end of WWI. Created new nations, blamed Germany for the War, excluded Russia from all discussions, and ignored all of the problems in Asia (Vietnam). Led to German resistance to the war-guilt clause.
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Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
Guaranteed all American women the right to vote. Women had worked many jobs during WWI, so it was a natural step.
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Presidency of Warren G. Harding
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Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
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Immigration Quota Act
It limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the U.S. through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to only 2% of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States.
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Scopes Monkey Trial
John T. Scopes was tried for teaching Darwin evolution in a high school classroom. He was found guilty and was fined, but the decision was set aside due to a technicality.
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Presidency of Herbert Hoover
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Stock Market Crash
Known as Black Tuesday. Investors tried to sell off everything before prices fell too far. By mid-November, $30 Billion in wealth had disappeared.
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The Dust Bowl
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Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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WWII
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed the U.S. naval base in Hawaii. The bombing brought the U.S. to declare war on Japan and enter WWII.
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Presidency of Harry S. Truman
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CIA Founded
CIA stands for the Central Intelligence Agency. There job is to gather, process and analyze national security information from around the world.
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GATT is Established
The General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs established fair tariff rates between several countries. It later becomes the World Trade Organization which is still around today.
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Berlin Blockade
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Executive Order 9981
Made by President Harry Truman after WWII. The order completely desegregated the military.
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Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States. He wsa a Republican. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled that "separate but not equal" had no place in education. The led to the integration of schools and aided in sparking the American civil rights movement.
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Vietnam War
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Little Rock Nine
In Little Rock, Arkansas, President Eisenhower used federal troops to protects and ensure the enrollment of nine African Americans in to Central High School. These actions were took after the governor of the states blocked them.
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U-2 Incident
American U-2 spy plane is shot down over the Soviet Union. America is caught spying on the Soviet Union; Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev threatened "we will bury you" in response.
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Presidency of John F. Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
In 1959, Fidel Castro takes power of Cuba and aligns with the Communists. The CIA trained refugees for an invasion and take over of the island, but it is a huge failure and American involvement is uncovered immediately. -
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Berlin Wall
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Cuban Missle Crisis
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Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
Signed by the U.S., the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. The treaty prohibited nuclear weapons tests or other nuclear explosions under water, in the atmosphere, or in outer space.
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Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
The 36th President, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President following the assassination of Presinden Kennedy. He was a Democrat. -
Immigration and Naturalization Act
Also referred to as the Hart-Cellar Act. It abolished the quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the U.S.
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Presidency of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only president to resign from his position. He was a Republican. -
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Presidency of Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States following Richard Nixon's resignation. He was a Republican. -
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Presidency of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States. He was a Democrat. -
Camp David Accords
President Jimmy Carter brokered a deal between the nations of Israel and Egypt. Both countries agree to a peace treaty thus easing tensions in the Middle East.
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Presidency of Ronald Reagan
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Presidency of George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush was the 41 president of the United States. He was a Republican. -
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Presidency of Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States. He was a Democrat. -
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Presidency of George W. Bush
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9/11 Terror Attacks
Terrorist coordinated a series of attacks on the U.S.. Two hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade Center Towers in New York City, anothers was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and another was forced down in Pennsylvania.
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Hurricane Katrina
When the hurricane struck New Orleans, levees and drainage canals were overwhelmed. Much of the city was flooded and thousands were left homeless causing many to migrate throughout the Southeast.
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Presidency of Barack Obama
Current President; expected to leave offfice upon the election of the next president.
He is the 44th President of the United States. He is a Democrat.
