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made possible the mass production of steel
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the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad meet at Promontory Point, Utah
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increased Navy's budget
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By Jacob Riis; Written to generate public support for reform of the tenement living system in cities
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Alfred T. Mahan said that gaining new markets abroad was important for the economic future of the U.S.
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A Chilean mob attacks U.S. sailors on shore leave; U.S. government demands compensation to the families of killed or injured sailors
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turns it into a success through yellow journalism
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Secretary of State Richard Oldney demands that Britain acknowledge the Monroe Doctrine; Britain backs down, realizing they must remain on good terms with U.S.
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Ruled "separate but equal" doctrine for whites and blacks
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U.S. overthrew the queen and annexed Hawaii
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Roosevelt prepared the Navy for military action against Spain
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Spanish government recognizes Cuba's independence; U.S. gains Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam
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Secretary of State John Hay persuades European powers to keep an "open door" to China; U.S. would have equal access to China's consumers
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built irrigation systems in dry states
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Roosevelt insisted that both sides of a strike submit to arbitration
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denied that the U.S. wanted any more territory
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based on investigations of the horrible conditions in the meat-packing industry
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gave ICC strong enforcement powers; ICC became the first true federal regulatory agency
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demonstrated the naval power of the U.S. to the world
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Henry Ford builds the Model T
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NAACP's purpose was to abolish segregation and discrimination and to gain civil rights for blacks
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helped African Americans find homes and jobs in cities
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146 workers dead
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Massachusetts and eight other states adopted a minimum wage
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requires the direct election of senators
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Authorization to collect federal income taxes
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Harding scandal
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Woodrow Wilson; American intervention in Mexico; led to anti-American feeling in Latin America
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ignited World War I
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brought Britain into the war
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on the side of the Central Powers
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on the side of the Allies
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on the side of the Central Powers
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part of the peace movement in the U.S.
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"He kept us out of war."
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on the side of the Allies
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leads to Sussex pledge
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U.S. granted American citizenship to puerto Ricans
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made it illegal to interfere with the draft
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Germany informs U.S. that it will end the Sussex pledge and resume unrestricted submarine warfare
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on the side of the Allies
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authorized a draft of young men for military service
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managed production and distribution of foods and fuels vital to war effort
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prohibited obstruction of the sale of Liberty Bonds and discussing anything disloyal towards America
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acted as a global peacemaker
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prohibited sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol in the U.S.; ended in 1933
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fear of Communism in the U.S.
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demanded reparations (payment) from Germany from the war
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Women's suffrage
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Red Scare
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Following Lenin's death
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Lenin dies
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Spirit of St. Louis
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first woman to fly across the Atlantic
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Black Tuesday
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RFC set up by Hoover
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Japanese imperialization
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FDR wins with his "New Deal" approach
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Prohibition is repealed
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Roosevelt pushed programs through Congress to provide relief, create jobs, and stimulate economic recovery.
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act
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public works program
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opposed the New Deal
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established a Social Security system
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known as the Axis Powers
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action banned by the Versailles Treaty
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slow business activity, rising national debt
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"Night of Broken Glass"
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By this point in time, Stalin's purges have led to the arrest of more than 7 million people from all levels of society.
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Nationalist army takes Spanish capital of Madrid
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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led by Japan
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Japan allies itself with Axis Powers: Germany and Italy
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aided any nation whose defese was vital to American security
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controlled inflation by limiting prices and rents
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set of principles to guide Britain and the U.S. through the years ahead
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directed the conversion of peacetime industries to industries that produced war goods
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against segregation
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creation of the atomic bomb
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Pacific Theater
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Pacific Theater
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Pacific Theater
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to desegregate a coffee house in Chicago
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U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton
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to help people threatened by the Nazis
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Pacific Theater
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Pacific Theater
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Truman's first meeting with Stalin
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former Nazi leaders put on trial
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against communism
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against segregation in American public schools
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Vietnam divided into two nations
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(for whistling at a white woman)
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under Martin Luther King, Jr.
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student organization for civil rights
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tested whether southern states accepted new African American rights
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on Cuba
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violence against protesters shocked the nation
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his speech
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decided that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the Kennedy assassination
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major legislative initiatives, including the Economic Opportunity Act and Medicare
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State troopers attacked marchers
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surprise attacks against Americans in Vietnam War
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removal of American forces; South Vietnamese forces to take their place
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limited ICBMs and SLBMs
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Nixon's Watergate Break-In
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formal agreement signed by the U.S., South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Viet Cong; removal of U.S. forces
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limited Predident's power to involve the country in foreign conflicts
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imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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agreements on European security
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leaders of Egypt and Israel shook hands
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powerful political coalition; conservative
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by Reagan
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U.S. and Soviet Union must destroy their missiles and launchers
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attack on protesters
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launched by Bush
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under Saddam Hussein
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reductions in Soviet and U.S. nuclear supplies
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right to inspect former INF missile sites
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endorsed by Newt Gingrich; lead to many elections of Republicans
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Clinton scandal
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under Clinton and Congress
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sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky
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collapse of World Trade Center and damage to the Pentagon; led to War on Terror
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limited U.S. citizens' rights in order to make it easier for the federal government to track down terrorists
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created Department of Homeland Security; enhanced American security
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