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This man became President in 1865 after Lincoln's assassination. Many republicans expected him to “crack down” on the south so his lenient behavior surprised them.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Queen Liliuokulani resisted the U.S. annexation of
What is Hawaii?
In 1898, US ship in Havana blows up, and newspapers blame Spain
What is the Sinking of the Maine?
This federal agency was created as an early form of welfare to help support freed slaves and poor white refugees in the South with education, clothing, food, etc.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
Laws passed in the south following the ratification of the 13th Amendment to ensure a stable labor force.
What are Black Codes?
The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of:
Who is Henry Bessemer?
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he country the US took over during Imperialism in order to build a canal across Central America.
What is Panama?
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The assassination of who was the initial cause of World War I?
Who is Archduke Franz (Francis) Ferdinand?
Bill proposed by two radical republicans that could be seen as a counter part of Lincoln's 10 percent plan because it was far harsher on southern states.
What is the Wade-Davis Bill?
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The complex political agreement between republicans and democrats that resulted in the bitterly disputed election of 1876.
What is Compromise of 1877?
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American Naval officer and historian. Most famous for his book "The Influence of Sea Power on History" which had stressed importance of sea power in the world - this had major influence on the Navies of many nations.
Who is Alfred Mahan?
The first federal law to restrict immigration on the basis of race and class, shutting the door to this group of immigrants for ten years.
What is the China?
What country did not become a possession of the United States under the provisions of the Treaty of Paris with Spain: Puerto Rico, Guam, Hawaii, or the Philippines?
What is Hawaii?
This strengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to exclude Unions
What is the Clayton Anti-Trust Act?
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The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the
What is the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
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28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Spanish possession which was liberated from Spanish control by Americans under Commodore Dewey and revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo
What is the Philippines?
Revolutionary leader of the Cuban resistance.
Who is Jose Marti?
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This amendment allowed America to keep a strong naval base in Cuba
What is the Platt Amendment?
A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The unrestricted submarine warfare caused the U.S. to enter World War I against the Germans
What is the Lusitania?
Revolutionary Filipino who commanded Filipino troops to help American George Dewey to acquire Manila from Spain. Then he later led the Filipinos against U.S. because they were denied freedoms after the war.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
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Immigrants from this country came to work in Hawaii on the sugar plantations.
What is Japan?
This was known as the "Splendid Little War" because it was only 3 months long
What is the Spanish American War?
Teddy Roosevelt issued this declaration in addition to the Monroe Doctrine essentially becoming the police of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
The ___________ scandal involved railroad construction kickbacks.
What is Crédit Mobilier
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