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Manifest Destiny
This was an important belief that settlers in America had to expand themselves and their land into North America. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty ultimately ended the war between Mexico and the United States. Mexico also agreed to give a little over half of their territory to other states like California, Utah, Arizona, and others. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is a theory that different groups of people and races were subject to the same laws. -
The Homestead Act
This was an act that allowed all Americans own some type of land. Even slaves were able to own land. -
The 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment ended the idea of slavery. This happened right after the Civil War. -
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The Gilded Age
This was the period where industrialization, corruption, and the wealth inequality in America went rapid. -
The Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a major financial crisis that started a big economic depression state in the continents North America and Europe. -
The Collapse of Reconstruction
Reconstruction collapsed because there were white southerners who were against the idea of reconstruction to begin with. They used violence and other threats to essentially undermine the black power that there was. -
The Haymarket Square Riot (Beginning)
On May 3rd, 1886, there were many workers who were killed by police at a shutdown in Chicago at the McCormick Reaper Plant. Many people were mad about the workers being killed, so the next night on May 4, 1886, there was a mass meeting. When police showed up to shut the meeting down, a stranger came from nowhere and through a bomb in the air causing 7 police officers to be killed and 5 civilians to be wounded. The bomb is what started this riot. -
The Haymarket Square Riot (Outcome)
After some investigations happened about the bombing, 8 men were arrested and put on trial. On November 11, 1887, 4 of the were executed, which led to these 4 men being named the international symbols of the struggles between capital and laborer. -
Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism is a technique that more or less brought light and humor to things that happened in wars like the Spanish-American War. This focused more on the sensationalism rather than facts. This is what people pay attention to the media. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American war happened because there were issues between America and Spain. It ultimately started because Cuba wanted its independence and was fighting for it. -
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World War I
World War I was an international conflict that happened between allies. This started because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Fernandez. -
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
Enforcing this act, gave the president the power to control the production, the distribution, and the prices of the food products during the war. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty was signed to force bad and harsh things against Germany such as taking the blame for things that happened in the war. This treaty also ended World War I -
Roaring 20s
The roaring 20s also known as the jazz age, that made urbanization, media, entertainment, and other technological advancements happen. These are advancements that we now use today which are very helpful. -
The Sheppard-Towner Act
The Sheppard-Towner act was an act put in place to have campaigns. These campaigns educated all Americans the importance of improving the healthcare conditions for both women and children. -
The Great Depression
The period in American History that happened right after World War I in which Americans economy hit rock bottom. -
The Crash of the Stock Market
The time when the stock market crashed because of the low interest rates, overproduction, and the excessive use of credit. -
The Fair Deal
President Harry S, Truman put this deal in place to ultimately expand more of the new deal to essentially promote more equality of economic reasons.