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United States History
1877-Present
Presidents 1877 to Present
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18. Ulysses S. Grant
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
20. James A. Garfield
21. Chester A. Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison
24. Grover Cleveland
25. William McKinley
26. Theodore Roosevelt
27. William Howard Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren G. Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
33. Harry S. Truman
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
37. Richard Nixon
38. Gerald Ford
39. James (Jimmy) Carter
40. Ronald Reagan
41. George H. W. Bush
42. William Jefferson Clinton
43. George W. Bush
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Term in Office__
1869-1877
1877-1881
1881
1881-1885
1885-1889
1889-1893
1893-1897
1897-1901
1901-1909
1909-1913
1913-1921
1921-1923
1923-1929
1929-1933
1933-1945
1949-1953
1953-1961
1961-1963
1963-1969
1969-1974
1974-1977
1977-1981
1981-1989
1989-1993
1993-2000
2000-2008
MAJOR EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING EACH
PRESIDENCY
1. Ulysses S. Grant
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1869-1877
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
 Transcontinental Railroad Completed
 Opening of the West
 The Gilded Age occurred during his presidency.
 The Women’s Christian Temperance Union was started in 1873. This
group publicized the connection between alcohol and family violence,
unemployment, poverty and disease.
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
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3. James A. Garfield
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1877-1881
(Republican)
1881
Opening of the West
The Gilded Age occurred during his presidency.
The American Federation of Labor was created in 1881.
4. Chester A. Arthur
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(Republican)
1876 Presidential election was disputed—he was called “His
Fraudulency.”
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb/electric power
Opening of the West
The Gilded Age occurred during his presidency.
John D. Rockafeller started the Standard Oil Trust in 1879.
The American Federation of Labor was created in 1881.
Great Railroad Strike of 1877-1st major strike. Workers were
protesting a 10% wage cut.
Bland Allison Act-1878 directed the US Treasury to purchase between
$2 and $4 million dollars worth of silver each month to be coined into
silver dollars.
(Republican)
1881-1885
Opening of the West
 The Gilded Age occurred during his presidency.
 Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed. The entry of Chinese
laborers into the United States was prohibited for 10 years.
 By 1886, the Knights of Labor had over 700,000 members.
 The Immigration Act of 1882 was passed during his presidency. This
prohibited the immigration of criminals, paupers, the insane or others
likely to become public concern.
 Pendleton Act of 1883 was passed. This created the Civil Service
Commission with three members appointed by the President. This
started the use of competitive exams to determine the merit of
individuals applying for government jobs.
5. Grover Cleveland
(Democrat)
1885-1889
 American Federation of Labor & Knights of Labor gained power.
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Opening of the West
The Gilded Age occurred during his presidency.
Haymarket Riot 1886-AFL and Knights of Labor were at a strike. A
bomb was thrown into the crowd, several were killed and many
wounded. The strike was for an 8-hour work-day.
He was committed to improving the economy.
Populist Party was a third party that arose during his presidency. Their
issues were: 1) supported free and unlimited coinage of silver, 2)
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supported government ownership of railroads and telegraph lines, 3)
graduated income tax, 4) direct election of senators, and 5)
referendum, initiative and recall methods.
Presidential Act of 1886-established the succession of the presidency
if death or resignation occurred. The succession line fell on the
executive departments.
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was passed. This established a 5
person agency: The Interstate Commerce Commission which required
railroads to publish their rates and to be reasonable and just.
A new presidential cabinet position was added in 1887: Secretary of
Agriculture.
Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890 was passed. This prohibited
monopolies. It declared any business combination that restrained trade
illegal. (corporations) This was not enforced by the courts.
Panic of 1893: was an economic depression that included argricultural
depression, decline in the U.S. Gold Reserve, and unsound railroad
financing practices. A railroad in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy
and the gold reserve dropped. Effects of this depression: banks closed,
railroad strikes, unemployment, and violence. 20% of the labor force
was out of work (average is 4 to 5% unemployment). This was the
highest unemployment rates in American history at the time.
Coxey’s Army 1893: A populist businessman, Jacob Coxey, of Ohio
advocated a works program that would put the unemployed to work.
Congress did not act on this program and an army of 500 unemployed
workers went to Washington D.C. demanding $500 million in fiat
money to provide jobs for the unemployed. The army was surrounded
by police, Coxey was arrested and the protest failed.
Anti-Saloon League was founded in 1893. This group pushed for a
constitutional amendment that would prohibit the production and
consumption of alcohol.
In 1887 an agreement was renewed to make Pearl Harbor a naval base
for the United States.
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6. Benjamin Harrison
(Republican)
1889-1893
 American Federation of Labor & Knights of Labor gained power.
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Wyoming 1st state to give women the right to vote.
The Gilded Age occurred during his presidency.
Silver Purchase Act of 1890. The United States Treasury purchased
4.5 million ounces of silver each month. This act was repealed.
Homestead Strike (1892) one of the most violent strikes in the USA.
Carnegie Steel announced pay cuts for unionized steel workers who
were affiliated with the AFL. 7 lives were lost.
Pan American Conference 1889-1890. 18 American (n & s) met in
Washington D.C. to discuss the reduction of tariffs.
7. Grover Cleveland
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1893-1897
Pullman Strike 1894
The Gilded Age
Munn v. Illinois
Pullman Strike—1894-Pullman Palace Car Company cut wages 25% and
the workers went on strike.
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896- separate but equal facilities was constitutional.
Coxey’s Army 1894.
8. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
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Grandson of President William Henry Harrison
McKinley Tariff Act 1890
Sherman Silver Purchase Act 1890
Disability Pension Act 1890
Admission of 6 states 1889-1890
Pan-American Conference 1890
The National and Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was formed.
This agency fought for the right for women to vote.
9. William McKinley
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1897-1901
The Gilded Age occurred during his presidency.
He defeated William Jennings Bryan, democrat, in the election of 1896.
The democrats and the populist received 47.7% of the votes.
Spanish American War occurred during his presidency. “Splendid Little
War of 1898”. Spain v. United States, U.S. Maine, yellow journalism.
Events that led to the Spanish American War: de Lome letter, sinking of
the Maine and yellow journalism. Effects of the war: Teller Amendment
(made Cuba a protectorate of the United States), Guantanamo Base was
established as a USA naval base in Cuba, Foraker Act 0f 1900 and Jones
Act of 1917 made Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory of the United
States, Roosevelt Corollary was started (made USA the international
police), Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty: Panama leased the Panama Canal to
USA, and the united States acquired Guam as a colony.
His presidency brought about tariff increases, the gold standard and
economic betterment. He raised tariffs to 57%, the highest ever.
The Gold Standard of 1900: The gold dollar of 25.8 grams became the
standard unit of value. The gold reserve was established at $150,000,000
for redemption in paper currency.
He was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchists on September 6, 1901. He
died and Theodore Roosevelt became President. He was shot in Buffalo,
New York, while at a Pan-American Exposition.
Populist Party started to fade.
10.Theodore Roosevelt
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1901-1909
During the Spanish American War he was a Rough Rider and fought at San
Juan Hill. He was also an imperialist who believed in Manifest Destiny.
President during the Progressive Movement. He was a “Progressive
President.”
Progressive beliefs: 1) sought to end abuses in America-- such as monopolies,
2) believed in the advancement of the United States, 3) believed that
institutions that were corrupt needed to be reformed, 4) government needed to
be a key player in establishing order in society, 5) believed that the
government needed to address problems in the nation, states, and
communities, and 6) sought to give the people more political power.
He called journalist “muckrakers”. He said that they raked the muck around
his feet to report on. They were strong advocates of yellow journalism.
Upton Sinclair’s –The Jungle is an example. This book addressed the horrors
in the meat packing industry and as a result the Pure Food and Drug Act and
the Meat Inspection Act was passed. Muckrakers brought about social
change.
City politics started with 5 commissioners that are each responsible for
government within their territory or department. The commission hires a
manager to manage the city government.
Initiative was started—voters propose laws to the legislature.
Referendum allows voters to collect signatures if they feel a law is bad. Upon
the collection of signatures the issue is submitted to popular vote for repeal.
The recall method was started. This allows voters to remove an elected
individual before their term is complete.
Direct Primaries were started. This method allows voters to select candidates
running for major parties/ seeking political office.
Teddy Roosevelt ruled against the railroads breaking up a trust in Northern
Securities v. United States in 1902. This ruling earned him the title of “TrustBuster.
“He created the department of Commerce and Labor in 1903. This agency
created to regulate and enforce economic regulations.
Muller v. Oregon 1908-A Supreme Court case that rule a working day for
women was limited to 10 hours.
Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was passed. All meat that was shipped was to be
inspected to make sure that it was fit for human consumption.
He was a conservation president. He started many state and national parks.
He started the Forrest Reserve Act setting aside 150,000,000 acres for
national parks. Newlands Reclamation Act set aside money to help irrigate
land in western states. Inland Waterways Commission was an agency started
by Roosevelt that studied the rivers and their soil to try to produce water
power development. He also started the National Conservation Commission
and held a White House Conference for our government officials to promote
conservation. He was a outdoorsman and loved hunting.
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He advocated the building and completion of the Panama Canal.
After the Pinchot-Ballinger Affair under the Taft administration the
Republican Party was split. Roosevelt decided to run for a 3rd term in the
Election of 1912. Woodrow Wilson was the Democrat, Taft ran as a
Republican, Theodore Roosevelt ran as the Progressive candidate and Eugene
Debs ran as a Socialist. The number of candidates led to the victory of
Woodrow Wilson. At a political event Teddy Roosevelt was shot while giving
a speech. He continued to give the speech with his hand on the wound. He
later said it was nothing, that he “was as strong as a bull-moose.” Many
people said he was the Bull-Moose Candidate.
11. William Howard Taft
(Republican)
 He was the second Progressive President.
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Panama Canal was almost completed during his term as president.
He defeated William Jennings Bryan for the presidency.
The Pinchot-Ballinger Affair erupted during his presidency. The chief of the
U.S. Forestry Service Gifford Pinchot accused Secretary of the Interior
Richard Ballinger of allowing private interests to exploit coal mines and
timber areas for personal profit. Ballinger had removed over 1million acres of
forest land from a reserved list. Taft supported Ballinger and dismissed
Pinchot for asking for a governmental investigation. This split the Republican
party.
He started Dollar Diplomacy following the Spanish American War. He
established business interest overseas. His policy said substitute bodies with
dollars. He meant send economic help and not troops.
12.Woodrow Wilson
(Democrat)
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1909-1913
1913-1921
He supported a policy called “New Freedom.” He wanted to eliminate
monopolies. He was opposed to big businesses. Wilson wanted anti-trust
reform, currency reform and income tax reform.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was passed. This established a currency
system that would respond to the needs of the economy. This act created 12
districts with a Federal Reserve bank in each district.
The Federal Trade Commission Act was passed in 1914. This created a 5
member Federal Trade Commission to investigate the operations of
corporations.
Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914 was passed. This made more acts illegial for
corporations.
The Keating Owen Act of 1916 forbade the shipment of goods made by
companies employing children under the age of 14 and by mines that
employed children under the age of 16.
Federal Farm Loan Act in 1916 created a Federal Farm Loan Board and 12
regional Farm Loan Banks that made loans to individuals at a very low
interest rates.
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Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 encouraged high schools to offer vocational
courses.
The 16th Amendment (income tax), 17th Amendment (direct election of
senators by the people), 18th Amendment (prohibiting alcohol) and the 19th
Amendment (women’s suffrage) were passed during Wilson’s presidency.
World War I ----(Central Powers v. Allies) Wilson declared the U.S.A. as a
neutral nation. After the sinking of the Lusitania (British passenger liner that
had 128 Americans who were killed). The interception of the Zimmerman
Telegram pushed the USA into war. Even in neutrality the USA was a nation
moving toward war. Under Wilson the National Defense Act of 1916 was
passed which increased the regular army from 175,000 to 450,000. The
merchant Marine Act was passed in 1916. This created a shipping board. The
Selective Service Act of 1917 required all men between the ages of 21 and 30
to register for the army. To finance the war, Wilson used Liberty Bonds. The
War Revenue Act of 1917 also established a graduated income tax. The
Committee of Public Information was established to mobilize public opinion
through all media. The War Industries Board developed new industries to
support the war effort. The Fuel Administration was created to allocate
resources that were scarce. The Food Administration also dealt with rationing
of foods. The National War Labor Board was established to mediate disputes
in agencies that were vital to the war effort.
Espionage Act of 1917: made it illegal to place the government in “Clear &
Present Danger”. A person could be fined $10,000 and 20 years of
imprisonment. Schenck v. United States—Mr. Schenck mailed 16,000 letters
to men that were drafted to go to war and urged them to not show up. He was
tried for sedition and his case limited a persons 1st Amendment rights when an
individual places the government in clear and present danger. This led to the
Sedition Act of 1918. This said that it was illegal to interfere with the sale of
liberty bonds or writing and speaking out against the government.
Treaty of Versailles-ended World War I. This was signed in 1919. Woodrow
Wilson drafted the 14 Point Plan that was incorporated into the treaty. The
main 4 men at the Paris Peace Conference were: David Lyold George (Prime
Minister to Great Britain), Georges Clemenceau (President of France),
Vittorio Orlando (Prime Minister of Italy) and Woodrow Wilson (President of
the United States).
As a result of World War I, the league of Nations was formed in 1919. This
was the first international peace keeping organization. The United States
Congress did not ratify the Versailles Treaty and the United States failed to
enter the league of Nations.
1916 Janette Rankin became the first woman in Congress representing
Montana. She voted against going into World War I. She was an isolationist.
19th Amendment passed
Passage of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This
prohibited the manufacture, sell and transportation of alcohol in the United
States. This started a period called Prohibition.
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Carrie Chapman Catt became president of the National and American Women
Suffrage Association. They pushed for the 19th Amendment. In 1920 the 19th
Amendment was passed. This was a federal amendment that granted women
the right to vote.
13.Warren G. Harding
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14.Calvin Coolidge
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1923-1929
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1929-1933
Declining economy
Speculation
Buying on margin
Laissez-faire politics
15.Herbert Hoover
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The Roaring Twenties
Laissez Faire politics
Laissez Faire Politics
Great Depression
Repeal of the 18th Amendment. 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ended
Prohibition.
16.Franklin D. Roosevelt
(Democrat)
 New Deal
 ABC Agencies to employ the unemployed
 World War II
 Developing the Atomic Bomb
 World War II Conferences
 Dies while in office
1933-1945
17. Harry S. Truman
 Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
 End of World War II
 Start of Cold War
 Truman Doctrine
 Marshall Plan
1949-1953
(Democrat)
 Turkey, Greece, Iran—enforces Truman Doctrine
 Berlin Airlift
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18.Dwight D. Eisenhower
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19.John F. Kennedy
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(Democrat)
1961-1963
(Democrat)
1963-1969
(Republican)
1969-1974
(Republican)
1974-1977
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Movement
Vietnam War
21.Richard Nixon
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Televised Presidential debates against Nixon
New Frontier
Cuban Missile Crisis
Assassinated in November in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald.
20.Lyndon B. Johnson
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Cold War
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Republican Conservatism
Korean War
1950’s Growing Economy
Firing of General MacArthur
Civil Rights Act of 1960
National Defense Education Act
Brown v. Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Jackie Robinson—integration major league baseball
Little Rock Arkansas School Incident
Kent State Killings
Vietnam War
Watergate Crisis
22.Gerald Ford
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Unelected President
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23.James (Jimmy) Carter
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Energy Crisis
Inflation
(Democrat)
1977-1981
24.Ronald Reagan
(Republican)
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1981-1989
Iran Contra Affair—ends Hostages released
 Desert Storm
25.George H. W. Bush
(Republican)
1989-1993
26.William Jefferson Clinton
(Democrat)
1993-2000
27. George W. Bush
(Republican)
2000-2008
United States History Key Terms by Decade & Events
1. Expansion of American Industry (1850-1900)
 Productivity
Transcontinental Railroad
 Telegraph
Bessemer Process
 Mass Production
Robber Barons
 Andrew Carnegie
Social Darwinism
 Monopoly
Cartel
 Trust
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
 Consolidation
Economies on scale
 Business Cycle
Division of Labor
 Socialism
Knights of Labor
 American Federation of Labor
 Collective bargaining
Haymarket Riot
 Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
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2. Looking to Westward Movement (1860-1900)
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Morril -Land Grant
Homestead Act
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Exodusters
Sitting Bull
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Sooners
Bonanza farms
Great Plains
Bland-Allison Act
Populists
Progressive income Tax
Turner’s Frontier Thesis
reservations
Battle of Little Bighorn
boomers
dry farming
Long drive
deflation
Grange
Interstate Commerce Act
Populism
Buffalo soldiers
3. The Gilded Age (1870-1915)
 Gilded Age
Laissez Faire
 Blue laws
Pendleton Civil Service Act
 Munn v. Illinois
steerage
 Quarantine
Chinese Exclusion Act
 Segregation
Gentlemen’s Agreement
 Alien
suburbs
 Ghetto
Restrictive covenants
 Political Machines
Graft
 Boss Tweed/Tweed Ring
Nativism
 Prohibition
Temperance Movement
 Social Gospel Movement
Settlement House
 Jane Addams
Lucretia Mott
 Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Blackwell
 Clara Barton
literacy
 Assimilation
Philanthropists
 Booker T. Washington
W.E. B. Du Bois
 Niagara Movement
yellow journalism
 Ragtime
poll tax
 Grandfather clause
Jim Crow Laws
 Plessy v. Ferguson
lynching
 NAACP
Tweed Ring
 William Jennings Bryan Cross of Gold Speech
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4. Becoming a World Power (1890-1913)
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Imperialism
Nationalism
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Banana Republic
Arbitration
William Randolph Hearst
Jingoism
Spanish American War
“Ä splendid little war”
Spheres of Influence
Open Door Policy
Concession
Roosevelt Corollary
Panama Canal
Dollar Diplomacy
Anti-imperialists
Causes of the Spanish American War
Effects of the Spanish American War
5. The Progressive Movement (1890-1920)
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Municipal
Injunctions
Muckrakers
Home rule
Social Welfare Programs
Florence Kelley
Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Direct Primary
Australian Ballot
Sherman Anti-trust Act
National Reclamation Act
United States Forest Service
Hepburn Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Meat Inspection Act
Department of Labor
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16 Amendment
17th Amendment
National Park Service
18th Amendment
Conservatism
New Nationalism
Clayton Anti-trust Act
Federal reserve System
Henry Davis Thoreau
Civil Disobedience
National Women’s Suffrage Association
American Women’s Suffrage Association
19th Amendment
6. World War I
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Causes of World War I
Effects of World War I
Militarism
U-Boat
Zimmerman Note
Selective Service Act
Central Powers
Allies
Stalemate
Sussex Pledge
Russian Revolution
American Expeditionary Force
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Convoy
Genocide
Price controls
Alvin York
Liberty Bonds
Rationing
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Daylight Savings time
Vigilantes
Self-determination
Reparations
Sedition
14 Point Plan
League of Nations
Versailles Treaty
7. The Roaring Twenties
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Red Scare
Communism
Palmer Raids
Disarmament
Teapot Dome Scandal
Consumer Economy
Assembly line
19th Amendment
Charles Lindbergh
Gertrude Ederle
Mass media
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Prohibition
Al Capone
Fundamentalism
Clarence Darrow
KKK
Marcus Garvey
8. The Great Depression 1929-1933
 Welfare capitalism
 Speculation
 Black Tuesday
 Business Cycles
 Hoovervilles
 Dorthea Lange
 The Grapes of Wrath
 Dust Bowl
 Hawley Smoot Tariff
 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russian Revolution
Schenck v. United States
Isolationism
Quota
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Installment Plan
Flapper
Demographics
Jack Dempsy
Amelia Earhart
Jazz Age
Harlem Renaissance
Lost Generation
Speakeasies
Bootlegging
Scopes Trial
William Jennings Bryan
Scottsboro Boys
Garvey Movement
Buying on Margin
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Stock Market Crash
Great Crash
Dust Bowl
John Steinbeck
Dust Storms
21st Amendment
Bonus Army
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8. The New Deal 1933-1938
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The New Deal
Goals: Relief, Recovery & Reform
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ABC agencies: Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps,
Public Works Administration, etc.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Eleanor Roosevelt’s role
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Administration
National Recovery Administration
American Liberty League
Nationalism
National debt
Coalition
Sit-down strikes
Fireside Chats
9. World War II 1939-1945
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Causes of World War II
Effects of World War II
Totalitarian government
Mussolini
Allied Powers
Blitzkrieg
Battle of Britain
Pearl Harbor
Cash-n-carry policy
The Battle of the Atlantic
Invasion of Italy
George Marshall
D-Day
Yalta Conference
Battle of the Coral Sea
Doo Little Raids
Battle of Iwo Jima
Kamikazes
Dropping the bomb
Nazis
Kristallnacht
War Refugee Board
Office of War Mobilization
Great Arsenal for Democracy
War Bonds
Office of War Information
Rosie the Riveter
Ethnic make-up of military
A. Phillip Randolph
Fascist Government
Hitler
Stalin
Axis Powers
Appeasement
Sitzkrieg
Japan’s empire
Lend-Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
North Africa Campaign
Battle of Stalingrad
Carpet bombing
Battle of the Bulge
Bataan Death March
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Philippine Campaigns
Manhattan Project
The Holocaust
Concentration camps
Wannsee Conference
Office of Price Administration
Liberty Ships
Wildcat strikes
Deficit Spending
Victory Garden
Women’s role in the war
Double V Campaign
Internment Camps
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10. The Cold War
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2 Superpowers after WWII
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Potsdam Conference
Iron Curtain
Stalin
Harry Truman
George Marshall
Cold War
Containment Policy
Truman Doctrine
Times that Containment was enforced
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Loyalty Program
HUAC
Hollywood Ten
Blacklist
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
McCarran Walter Act
Korean War (dates)
Causes of the war
Effects of the war
38th parallel
General Douglas MacArthur
Senator Joseph McCarthy
McCarthyism
Domino Theory
Arms Race
Brinkmanship
ICBMs
Sputnik
Per capita income
Conglomerate
Franchise
Transistor radio
Advances in Medicine
Baby boom
GI Bill
Suburban Explosion
Rock-n-Roll
Taft-Hartley Act
Election of 1948
Truman’s Fair Deal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Modern Republicanism
Checkers Speech
National defense Education Act
Jackie Robinson
Elizabeth Eckford
Little Rock Arkansas School Incident
10.The 1960’s
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John F. Kennedy’s Presidency
Election of 1960
New Frontier
Bay of Pigs
Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Volunteers in Service to America
Medicaid
Housing and Urban Development
Apportionment
Berlin Wall
Alliance for Progress
Space Program
Death of John Kennedy
Cuban Missle Crisis
Warren Commission
Great Society
Medicare
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
Miranda Rule
Bomb Shelters
Peace Corps
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Kennedy’s involvement in Vietnam
Johnson’s involvement in Vietnam
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New Left
Doves
Conscientious Objectors
Sexual Revolution
Drug Revolution
Hawks
Teach-ins
Counterculture
Woodstock
11..Vietnam War 1960-1975
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Causes of the Vietnam War
Effects of the Vietnam War
Geneva Conference
Vietcong
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tet Offensive
Saturation bombing
My Lai Massacre
Vietnamization
How did America withdraw from Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Robert McNamara
Ho Chi Minh
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Agent orange
Napalm
Pentagon Papers
Paris Peace Talks
12.Civil Rights Movement
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Interracial
Congress on Racial Equality
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Anne Moody
Malcolm X
Albany Movement
James Meredith
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Black Nationalists
De facto segregation
Feminism
Roe v. Wade
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Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
American Indian Movement
NAACP
National Urban League
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference
Student Non-Violent Coordinating
Committee
Freedom Rides
Sit-in
Ole Miss Integration
Letters from a Birmingham Jail
Rosa Parks
I Have A Dream Speech
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Nation of Islam
De Jure segregation
National Organization for Women
Equal Rights Amendment 1972
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Latino Movement
Japanese American Citizens League
Environmental Movement
13.Nixon’s Presidency
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Poor People’s Campaign
Deficit Spending
Silent majority
1st Moon Landing
Détente
Nuclear proliferation
Spiro Agnew’s resignation
Watergate Trial
Impeachment
Oil Crisis
OPEC
Kent State
Henry Kissinger
Relations with China
Watergate Scandal
CREEP
Watergate Chronology
14. Gerald Ford’s Presidency
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Nixon’s Pardon
Stagflation
War Powers Act
Economic Problems under Ford
recession
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Barbara Jordan
Camp David Accords
Recognition of China
Deregulation
Three Mile Island
1980 Election
Shuttle Diplomacy
Panama Canal Decision
Iran Hostage Crisis
Energy Crisis
Affirmative Action
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Reagan’s Conservatism
Televangelists
Tax cuts
Strategic Defense Initiative
AIDS
S & L Scandal
INF Treaty
Entitlements
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
New Right Coalition
Supply-side Economics
New Federalism
1984 Olympic games
Sandra Day O’Conner
Iran-Contra Affair
The Cold War ends
1988 Election
Persian Gulf War