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teddy roosevelt leads rough riders, u.s. crushes spains navy
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ends the spanish-american war
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set food quality standards
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establishment of income tax
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bloodiest war in history to date, aka "the great war", "the war to end all wars"
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wins re election on campaign of keeping u.s. neutral during the war
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outlaws purchase, sale, and transport of alcohol
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ends world war one, calls for heavy reparations on germany, disarmament, and creation of league of nations, u.s. senate rejects it
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womans sufferage (right to vote)
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black tuesday, lanches great depression
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franklin d. roosevelt was elected president
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repeals eighteenth amendment (prohibition)
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shifts presidential inaugurations from march to january
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u.s. enters the war
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u.s. intent to fight communism by helping free nations resists it
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postwar economic recovery to help western europe; largest relief aid given by the u.s in u.s history
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jonas sulk creates polio vaccine
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overturns plessy v. ferguson; says seperate but equal is unconstituational
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ussr launches first satellite in space
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divides east and west berlin (east was communist)
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speech given by mlk
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lee harvey oswald assassintes john f. kennedy
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bans literacy tests for voting
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police must read suspects their rights
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james earl ray assassinates martin luther king jr