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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Trust; Andrew Carnegie - Steel -
Dawes Severalty Act
denies tribal rights, advances forced assimilation, opens lands to whites -
Populist Party
formed specifically to give farmers a voice in government -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Separate but Equal' is constitutional (overturned by Brown vs. Board of Education) -
Spanish-American War
Teddy Roosevelt leads Rough Riders, U.S. crushes Spain's Navy -
Treaty of Pari
ends the Spanish-American War -
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
increases U.S. presence in Latin America -
Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection
set food quality standards -
Henry Ford introduces the Model T car
assembly lines introduced -
16th Amendment
establishment of income tax, 17th Amend.- direct election of senators -
World War I
World War I begins in Europe -
German U-Boat sinks British passenger liner Lusitania
Americans killed on board -
Germany continues unrestricted submarine warfare-gets warning from U.S.
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Selective Service Act
establishes the draft -
Zimmerman Telegram
intercepted by British, asks for Germany/Mexico alliance against U.S.; US. Enters WWI -
Treaty of Versailles
ends WWI; calls for heavy reparations on Germany, disarmament, and creation of League of Nations; U.S. Senate rejects it -
18th Amendment
outlaws purchase, sale, and transport of alcohol -
19th Amendment
women's suffrage (right to vote) -
Teapot Dome Scandal
exposes massive corruption in Harding Administration -
Charles Lindbergh
completes world's first solo flight across Atlantic - seen as a hero -
Sacco and Vanzetti
executed for murder; controversial because the were anarchists, politically motivated and unjustified -
Stock Market Crash
'Black Tuesday' - launches Great Depression -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President
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U.S. unemployment rate reaches 25%
FDR claims Bank Holiday to fix banks -
1st 100 Days
creation of countless jobs, most productive of any president's 1st 100 days -
Social Security Act
establishes funds for unemployed and elderly -
Wagner Act
supports union rights, protects collective bargaining -
Propaganda
motivate U.S. citizens to support war efforts -
Battle of Midway
U.S. defeats Japan, seen as turning point in the war in the Pacific -
United Nations created with 51 founding nations
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FDR dies
Harry Truman becomes President; Adolf Hitler commits suicide -
1st televised Presidential debate
JFK vs. Nixon (JFK wins); JFK president 1960 -
"I have a dream” speech given by MLK
speech for civil rights -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
bans discrimination in education, employment, & public places -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
banned literacy tests for voting -
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Neil Armstrong first to walk on moon -
Osama Bin Laden founds Islamist group Al Qaeda
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Trump gets elected as president
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Covid 19 infects millions
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Biden is elected president
