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186 Cards in this Set
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1889-1893
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Benjamin Harrison
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VP= Morton
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Benjamin Harrison
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Sec of State: James A. Blaine
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Benjamin Harrison
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Benjamin Harrison
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Populist Party Platform of 1892
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Benjamin Harrison
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ND, SD, MT, WA 1889 states
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Benjamin Harrison
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Idaho + Wyoming 1890 states
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Benjamin Harrison
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McKinley Tariff
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Benjamin Harrison
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Sherman Act
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Benjamin Harrison
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1893-1897
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Grover Cleveland
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Second administration + democrat
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Grover Cleveland
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VP: Stevenson
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Grover Cleveland
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Panic of 1893
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Grover Cleveland
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Hawaiian Incident
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Grover Cleveland
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Venezuelan Boundary Affair
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Grover Cleveland
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Pullman Strike
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Grover Cleveland
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American Federation of Labor
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Grover Cleveland
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Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894
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Grover Cleveland
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1897-1901 + Republican
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William McKinley
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2 VPs, Garet Hobart and Theodore Roosevelt
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William McKinley
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Sec of State= John Hay
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William McKinley
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New Imperialism
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William McKinley
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SPAM War
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William McKinley
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Open Door Policy
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William McKinley
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Boxer Rebellion
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William McKinley
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Leon Czoigosz killed him in 1901
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William McKinley
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1901-1909: First progressive president, also a republican
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Theodore Roosevelt
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VP: Fairbanks
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Sec of States: John Hay, Elihu Root
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Panama Canal
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Square Deal
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Portsmouth Treaty
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Gentleman's Agreement with Japan
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Hague Conferences
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Hepburn Act
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Theodore Roosevelt
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pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspecion Act, and muckrackers
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Trustbusting, coal strike, conservation
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Venezuelan Debt Controversy
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Dominican Republic Crisis
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Algerius Conference over Morocco
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Theodore Roosevelt
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1909-1913, Republican
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William H. Taft
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VP=Sherman
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William H. Taft
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Paine-Aldrich Tariff (1909)
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William H. Taft
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Pinchot-Ballings: conservation, poligamy problem
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William H. Taft
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Dollar Diplomacy
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William H. Taft
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1913-1921, Democrat
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Woodrow Wilson
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VP=Marshall
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Woodrow Wilson
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Underwood Tariff
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Woodrow Wilson
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16,17,18,19 Amendments
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Woodrow Wilson
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Federal Reserve System
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Woodrow Wilson
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Glassower Act
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Woodrow Wilson
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Federal Trade Commission
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Woodrow Wilson
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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Woodrow Wilson
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Troops to Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Virgin Islands, Mexico
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Woodrow Wilson
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THe Lusitania
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Woodrow Wilson
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14 Points
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Woodrow Wilson
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Treaty of Versailles
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Woodrow Wilson
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New Freedom
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Woodrow Wilson
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1921-1923, Republican
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Warren Harding
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Dark horse candidate
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Warren Harding
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VP=Calvin Coolidge
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Warren Harding
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Sec of State= Charles E. Hughes
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Warren Harding
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Warren Harding
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Washinton Conference
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Warren Harding
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Fordney-McCumber Tariff
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Warren Harding
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1923-1929 + Republican
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Calvin Coolidge
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VP=Dawes
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Calvin Coolidge
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Sec of State= Frank Kellogg
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Calvin Coolidge
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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Calvin Coolidge
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1929-1933 + republican
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Herbert Hoover
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VP=Curtis
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Herbert Hoover
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Sec of State= Henry L. Stimson
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Herbert Hoover
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National Origins Immigration Act
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Herbert Hoover
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Panic + Depression
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Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
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Stock Market Crash
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Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
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Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
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1933-1945 + Democrat
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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VP=Garner, Wallace, Truman
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
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New Deal
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
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World War II
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
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Labor
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
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(1945-1953) Democrat
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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(1945-1953) Democrat
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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VP=Barkley
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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World War II ends-Atomic bomb
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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Taft-Hartley Act
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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Truman Doctrine
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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Marshall Plan
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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NATO
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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Korea
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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Fair Deal
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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1953-1961 Republican
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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VP=Nixon
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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22nd Amendment-only 2 terms for presidency
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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Brown vs. Board of Education-in Topeka, Kansas
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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Suez Crisis
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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The Race for Space
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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Alaska and Hawaii become STates
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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1961-1963 + Democrat
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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VP=Lyndon B. Johnson
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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Alliance For Progress
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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Baker vs. Carr
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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Peace Corps
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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Cuba
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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"New Frontier"
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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assassinated at Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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1963-1968 + Democrat
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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VP=Humphrey
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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The "Cold War"
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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Cuban Policy
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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Income Tax Cut
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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Wesberry vs. Sanders
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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Civil Rights Act, Anti-Poverty Act
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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Elementary + secondary Education
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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medicare
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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"Great Society"
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1968
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1968-1974 Republican
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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VP=Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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"Imperial Presidency"
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Landing on the moon in 1969
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Warren Burger=Chief Justice
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Woodstock
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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EPA established
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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26th Amendment-18 years of age can vote
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Visit to China and to Russia
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Salt
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Kissinger="Shuttle Diplomacy"
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Allende regime in Chile-CIA
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Agnew-VP resigns
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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He resigns in 1974
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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Pentagon Papers-Superior Court to allow NY Times to Publish
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Richard M. Nixon (1968-1974)
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1974-1976
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Gerald Ford (1974-76)
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1st Appointed President
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Gerald Ford (1974-76)
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VP: Nelson Rockefeller
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Gerald Ford (1974-76)
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Pardons Nixon
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Gerald Ford (1974-76)
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OPEC Crisis
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Gerald Ford (1974-76)
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1976-1980, Democrat
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James Carter (1976-80)
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VP: Walter Mondale
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James Carter (1976-80)
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Panama Canal Treaty signed
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James Carter (1976-80)
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established diplomatic relations w/ Communist China, ended recognition of Taiwan
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James Carter (1976-80)
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3-mile island incident in PA, nuclear leak
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James Carter (1976-80)
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Egypt and Israel Peace treaty, Sadat and Begin Nobel Prizes
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James Carter (1976-80)
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Iran Hostage Crisis-Rescue attempt: 8 killed
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James Carter (1976-80)
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Seizure of Afganistan by Soviets
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James Carter (1976-80)
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"Stagflation"
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James Carter (1976-80)
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Boycott of Ollympics in MOscow to protest Afganistan
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James Carter (1976-80)
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1980-1988 + republican
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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VP=Bush
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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Hostages returned
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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Falkland Islands crisis: US supports England
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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1500 Marines sent to Beruit-withdrawn in 1984
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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Grenada + Nicaragua
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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Sandra Day O'Conner is the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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Supply side economics
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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Iran Contra Hearings; Oliver North
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Ronald Reagan 1980-1988
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Republican 1988-1992
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George Bush 1988-1992
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VP=Quayle
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George Bush 1988-1992
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Savings and Loan Scandal
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George Bush 1988-1992
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Berlin Wall came down/Reunification of Germany
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George Bush 1988-1992
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Invasion of Panama
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George Bush 1988-1992
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Operation Desert Shield/Storm
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George Bush 1988-1992
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1992-2000 + Democrat
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William Jefferson Clinton (1992-2000)
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VP=Al Gore
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William Jefferson Clinton 1992-2000
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Middle East Peace Accords
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William Jefferson Clinton 1992-2000
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Family Medical Leave Act
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William Jefferson Clinton 1992-2000
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Whitewater/Kenn Starr Investigation
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William Jefferson Clinton 1992-2000
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Monica Lewinsky, Impeachment
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William Jefferson Clinton 1992-2000
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Peace in Northern Ireland
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William Jefferson Clinton 1992-2000
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1st woman Sec of State: Madeline Albright
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William Jefferson Clinton 1992-2000
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2000-?
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George Walter Bush 2000-?
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VP: Dick Cheney
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George Walter Bush 2000-?
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Sec of State Colin Powell
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George Walter Bush 2000-?
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Controversial eleciton-Decided by Supreme Court
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George Walter Bush 2000-?
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No Child Left Behind Act
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George Walter Bush 2000-?
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New Cabinet Office: Homeland Security headed by Tom Ridge
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George Walker Bush 2000-?
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NSA: Condoleeza Rice-1st African-American woman
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George Walker Bush 2000-?
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NSA: Condoleeza Rice-1st African-American woman
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George Walker Bush 2000-?
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"Compassionate conservatisim"
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George Walker Bush 2000-?
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campaigned on 1.6 trillion dollar tax cut
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George Walker Bush 2000-?
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2nd time father/son presidents
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George Walker Bush 2000-?
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September 11, 2001: WTC/Pentagon, FLight 93, War on Terror
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George Walker Bush 2000-?
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