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A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
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He was an American statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the U.S.
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The Corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers but that the U.S. had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries.
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The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade.
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This led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers.
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This laid the foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency (FDA).
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The Jungle is a 1906 noel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair.
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He defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Eans Hughes, the Republican candidate.
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Authorizing income tax
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Providing for direct elections off Senators
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The federal reserve is bound up in the effort to build a more stable and secure financial system.
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Wilson promptly authorized members of his cabinet to reverse this long-standing policy.
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It began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted until 1918.
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The incident came in the midst of poor diplomatic relations between Mexico and the U.S.
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A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, without any warning - and sunk it within 20 minutes.
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A movie called "The Birth of a Nation" rekindled the KKK
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The U.S. occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915, when 330 US Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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They would not attack American merchant ships, only the ones that they suspected carrying war materials.
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During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule.
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President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against the Germans.
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This treaty was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end.
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On November 11th, 1918 Germany signed an armistice, effectively ending the war.
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Prohibits alcoholic beverages.
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The red scare is the promotion of widespread fear of a potential rise of communism or anarchism by a society or state.
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Gives women the right to vote.
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The success of the KDKA broadcast and of the musical programs that were initiated thereafter motivated others.