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Manifest Destiny
U.S believed to be destined by God to expand dominion and spread democracy across the entire United States. -
Infected Blankets
Americans gave Indians small pox through infected blankets -
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company -
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Reconstruction
A time period to try to end slavery -
Reconstruction
Civil War people attempted to redress the lack of fairness -
14th Amendment
Equal rights to African Americans -
Carnegie Steel
Used steel to design a stronger bridge, -
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Guilded Age
Looked good on the outside bad on the inside -
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U.S. Imperialism
Making a country more powerful to gain more land -
15th Amendment
The right for African Americans to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Custer's last stand -
Building of Panama Canal
Passage way for ships -
Dawes Act
Law providing each American Indian land of there own -
Yellow Journalism
Fake news during the 1890s -
Wounded Knee Massacre
U.S army slaughtered Indians -
Queen Liliuokalani Overthrow
America wanted sugar which meant more money -
Plessy V. Fergeuson
USA supreme court commanded segregation was legal -
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Progressivism
Time in history where society gets better -
American-Spanish War
Cuba tried gaining independence from Spain, U.S. declared freedom for Cuba. Spain then declares war on the U.S. The American Spanish war ended on 12-10-1898 -
The Jungle
Awful working and living conditions -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. organization for segregation -
Break up of standard oil
Standard oil split up into smaller companies around America -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Tragedy due to lack of safe working conditions -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Children under a certain age can not work -
Prohibition
Banning Alcohol transportation -
19th Amendment
Women voting rights