Presidents
Marked the official end of Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South, ushering in increased segregation and Democratic control in the former Confederacy
James A. Garfield
Abolished Slavery
13th Ammendment
African American inventor and scientist who focused on agricultural science and helped poor farmers combat soil depletion from cotton farming, promoting sustainable practices like crop rotation, and becoming a prominent Black scientist and advocate for racial equality. Famous for his "invention" of peanut butter
George Washington Carver
Mock Battle of Manila
Staged by the USA and Spain to keep Filipinos out of their capital
Period of time in which Japan spent catching up with the Western world in technology and learning, ending their isolation period
The Meji Restoration
his short term was tragically cut short by an assassin, sparking major debates on political appointments and the spoils system.
James A. Garfield
15th Amendment
Two individuals: Believed equality would only be achieved through legal and political action; helped found the NAACP, second one, Believed equality would come through education and hard work. Author of "Up from Slavery"
W.E.B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
A Major naval battle of the Spanish-American War
Ended the Spanish-American War, marked Spain's final exit from its colonial empire, and established the United States as a major world power by gaining territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines (for $20 million), shifting the U.S. from isolationism towards imperialism and global influence, sparking debates over expansionism at home.
Treaty of Paris
as republican vice president, ascended to the presidency upon the president's death.
He became an advocate of civil service reform and signed the Pendleton Act (ended spoil system, no more government jobs as favors) into law
Chester A. Arthur
Who wrote the 19th amendment and when was it passed?
No single person wrote the 19th Amendment, but Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the core language, which was introduced to Congress in 1878, but didn't pass til 1920
Had two African Territories named after himself, businessman and British imperialist, monopolized diamond trade
Cecil Rhodes
A major naval battle of the Spanish American War
Supreme Court decision which upheld south's idea that government services could be "separate but equal". Made Jim Crow laws a federal issue
Plessy versus Ferguson
first democrat elected after the civil was, served two non-consecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
Guarantees women the right to vote
19th Ammendment
"Yellow Journalist" who promoted the Spanish-American war involving Cuba
William Randolph Hearst
Battle of San Juan Hill
Featured Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders
U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's arrival with warships in Tokyo Bay in July 1853 forced Japan's isolation to end, setting the stage Treaty which formally opened Japan to U.S. trade and relations by opening ports and allowing a U.S. consulate, ending years of seclusion in Japan
Treaty of Kanagawa, 1954
From Indiana, admitted six new states, promoting an assertive foreign policy, greatly expanded the us navy (First Pan-American Congress), and he was from what party
Benjamin Harrison, Republican
Protected Citizenship and the Rights of Citizens
14th Ammendment
two individuals: Arrested for voting in the election of 1872, wrote the declaration of Sentiments for the Seneca FAlls Convention
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Siege of Paris
Final Battle of the Franco-Prussian War
King Leopold II acquired territory in this continent through hundreds of dubious treaties signed with local chiefs and formal international treaties that legitimized his claims, and ironically named this area as...
In Africa, which became the Congo Free State