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The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. -
National Consumer League
It's an American consumer organization that was founded in 1899. It's a private, non-profit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues -
McKinley's assasssination
McKinley becomes the third president to get assassinated, and Roosevelt takes over his job 8 days later. -
The Coal Strike
Miners were on strike asking for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union. -
US buys the Panama Route
The US buys the Panama Route. Americans knew they needed this to move ships from east to west quickly. If they did that, they would control power because they would control the oceans. The Canal was a geopolitical strategy to make the United States the most powerful nation on earth. -
Treaty of Portsmouth
The Treaty ultimately gave Japan control of Korea and much of South Manchuria, including Port Arthur and the railway that connected it with the rest of the region, along with the southern half of Sakhalin Island; Russian power was curtailed in the region, but it was not required to pay Japan's war costs. -
Gentlemen's Agreement
Gentlemen's agreements are informal, unwritten agreements between two parties to undertake a transaction or other commitment. -
Henry Ford's Model T Car
The Model T was introduced to the world in 1908. Henry Ford wanted the Model T to be affordable, simple to operate, and durable. The vehicle was one of the first mass production vehicles, allowing Ford to achieve his aim of manufacturing the universal car. -
Underwood Tariff Act
It lowered tariffs on imported goods and established a graduated income tax. -
Federal Reserve Act
This act created the Federal Reserve Board to oversee banks and manage reserve funds. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
It strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by spelling out specific activities businesses could not to. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
It established the Federal Trade Commission to monitor business practices, fake advertising, and dishonest labeling. -
Austria-Hungary's Declaration of War
On 28 July, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. It was determined to take decisive action against Serbia and, by now, knew this risked war with Russia, Serbia's supporter. Austria-Hungary was prepared to risk war because it had the guarantee of German support. The Balkan crisis now threatened a European-wide war. -
RMS Lusitania sinks
On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans. -
the Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between the German Empire and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany. With Germany's aid, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The telegram was intercepted by British intelligence. -
Policy of Non-Recognition 1917-1933
The U.S. Government broke off diplomatic relations with Russia, refusing to recognize the Soviet Government -
Germany Surrenders
On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I. -
National Prohibition Act
Also known as the Volstead Act, it banned the manufacture, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages. -
The Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected socialists, especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States. -
Emergency Quota Act
An Act to limit the immigration of migrants into the United States. The Emergency Quota Act restricted the number of immigrants admitted from any country annually to 3% of the number of residents from that country living in the United States as of the 1910 Census. -
Washington Naval Disarmament Conference
The Washington Naval Treaty led to an effective end to building new battleship fleets, and the few ships that were built were limited in size and armament. Many existing capital ships were scrapped or sunk. Some ships under construction were turned into aircraft carriers instead. -
Rosewood Massacre
Rosewood was a predominantly Black town in Florida that was destroyed by a white mob following false accusations against a Black man. -
Indian Citizenship Act
This act granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the US, but didn't grant them the right to vote yet. -
National Origins Act
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. -
Dawe's Plan
Germany's annual reparation payments would be reduced, increasing over time as its economy improved; the full amount to be paid, however, was left undetermined. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Convicted of accepting bribes from the oil companies, Fall became the first presidential cabinet member to go to prison, but no one was convicted of paying the bribes. Before the Watergate scandal, Teapot Dome was regarded as the "greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics". -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal. -
Revenues Acts of 1921, 1924, and 1926
The Revenues Act reduced inheritance and personal income taxes, cancelled many excise imposts, eliminated the gift tax and ended public access to federal income tax returns. -
Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were most likely convicted for being Italian immigrants and anarchists. They were then sent to the electrocution chair, which shows an increase of nativist attitude from the US. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
It was a multilateral agreement attempting to eliminate war as an instrument of national policy. It was the most grandiose of a series of peacekeeping efforts after World War I.