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Compromise of 1877
Concessions were given to the south after reconstruction. It helps lead to a "solid south" and segregation. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes
He is the 19th president. He is a Republican. -
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Chester Arthur
He was the 21st president. He was Republican. -
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James Garfield
He was the 20th president. He was Republican. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Prohibited Chinese labor immigration for 10 years. This act was extended twice. -
Pendleton Act of 1883
President Garefield set up an act that required civil service exams for public office. He was assassinated by a man that wanted a spot in the public office but wasn't qualified. -
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Grover Cleveland
He was the 22nd president. He was a Democrat. -
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
This required railroad rates to be "reasonable and just." It also help to set up price controls. -
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Benjamin Harrison
He was the 23rd president. He was Republican. -
McKinley Tariff
This put a tax on all goods manufactured in a foreign country. The goal was to put an emphasis on buying American goods. -
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Grover Cleveland
He was the 24th president. He was a Democrat. -
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WIlliam McKinley
He was the 25th president. He was Republican. -
Wilmington Race Riot
Black men were attacked after voting by white men. 14 black men were killed on that day, and that led to the rise of Jim Crowe Laws in NC. -
USS Maine
This was the first ship named after Maine. The ship was blown up at Havana Harbor, killing 260 men. -
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Spanish American War
A conflict between Spain and America. It began exactly 52 years after the Mexican American war began. It started because of a boat and a note. -
Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory
Hawaii was full of American sugar planters. The new monarch wanted to kick the Americans out. The monarch got exiled. -
1900 Galveston Hurricane
This is the deadliest hurricane in history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 people died. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
He was the 26th president. He is a Republican. -
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. It killed 3,000 people and destroyed 80% of the city. -
FBI
Stands for "Federal Bureau of Investigation". It serves as the nation's prime Federal law enforcement organization. -
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William Taft
He was the 27th president. He is Republican. -
Election of 1912
The Republican party was split between Taft and Teddy Roosevelt. Woodrow Wilson won the election. -
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Woodrow Wilson
He was the 28th president. He is Democratic. -
Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was sunk. Germans waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom and Ireland. -
Fourteen Points
These points were a blueprint for world peace. President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech on these fourteen points. -
Schenck V. United States
Marked the first case to challenge the Freedom of Speech constitution. Schenck opposed the military draft, and that was a reason to restrict his speech. -
Treaty of Versailles 1919
It was signed at the end of World War I. It created new nations: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. -
Prohibition
The 18th Amendment was passed. It prohibited the manufacturing and transporting of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
It was ratified in 1920. It gave women the right to vote. -
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Warren Harding
He was the 29th president. He was Republican. -
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Calvin Coolidge
He was the 30th president. He is Republican. -
Immigration Quota Act of 1924
The act limited the number of immigrants allowed to come into America. It identified who could and could not enter as a "non-quota" immigrant. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John T. Scopes was tried for teaching Darwin Evolution in a high school classroom. He was foud guilty and fined, but the decision was put aside due to a technicality. -
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Herbert Hoover
He was the 31st president. He was Republican. -
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Great Depression
Many Americans were left homeless, jobless, and starving. Women lost their jobs because people thought that men needed more jobs, and the children stopped going to school because they had to start working. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Raised the tax of 20,000 different goods to protect the production of American goods. This led to many boycotts. -
Dust Bowl
A drought struck and winds caused huge dust storms to occur. Many of the farmers lost everything and moved away from the plains. -
Good Neighbor Policy
An isolationist idea that America would stay out of ohter countries forein affairs. Many approved because they felt the focus should be on helping the American economy. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was the 32nd president. He was a Democrat. -
New Deal
This was Roosevelt's recovery plan. It affected banking, stocks, industry, agriculture, public works, relief, and resources. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese. President Roosevelt called it "a day that will live in infamy." -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was an iconic figure during World War 2. She was especially popular with the women working in defense industries. -
Treaty of Versailles 1945
This ended World War II. There was a major arms reduction in the Axis countries. -
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Harry S. Truman
He was the 33rd president. He was a Democrat. -
Atomic Bombs
Two Atomic bombs were dropped in Japan. One was dropped in Hiroshima and the other in Nagasaki. -
Baby Boom
At the end of WWII there was an increase in birth rate. The baby boomers would be between 50 and 69 years of age as of 2015. -
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Cold War
The conflict comes directly from the Treaty of Versailles. Both countires spy on one another but never fight. -
CIA
It means "Central Intelligence Agency". The task of the CIA is gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information. -
Fair Deal
This was Harry Truman's plan after World War II. It included the GI Bill which paid for the education of veterans. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
He was the 34th president. He was a Republican. -
Suez Crisis
9 day conflict between Israel and Egypt over control of the Suez Canal. England and France helped on the side of Israel. -
Hungarian Invasion
Hungarian rebels fight against the USSR forces. Many of the rebels were put on trial for treason. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union successfully launched this satellite into space. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit. -
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John F. Kennedy
He was the 35th president. He was a Democrat. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
He was the 36th president. He was a democrat. -
Immigration Act of 1965
It was enacted on June 30, 1968. It was also known as the Hart-Celler Act. -
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Richard Nixon
He was the 37th president. He was a Republican. -
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Gerald R. Ford
He was the 38th president. He was a Republican. -
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Jimmy Carter
He was the 39th president. He was a Democrat. -
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Ronald Reagan
He was the 40th president. He is Republican. -
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George H. W. Bush
He was the 41st president. He is Republican. -
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Bill Clinton
He was the 42nd president. He was a Democrat. -
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George W. Bush
He was the 43rd president. He is a Republican. -
9/11
The 9/11 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks. Two planes flew into the twin towers and one into the pentagon and one into a random field near the WHite House. -
Hurricane Katrina
Left most of the city of New Orleans under water. Thousands of people were left homeless because of this hurricane. -
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Barack Obama
He is the 44th president. He is a Democrat.
