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10089622905Sussex PledgeGermany's pledge to only sink enemy naval ships. US had to compel allies to end blockade0
10052234432Yellow JournalismSensationalist reporting centered in New York1
1005224721615th AmendmentThe right to vote cannot be denied based on race2
1005225628016th AmendmentAllows for the passing of a personal income tax3
1005227937617th AmendmentAllowed legislation for the direct election of senators4
1005230597018th AmendmentAllowed legislation for the banning of alcohol5
1005231437419th AmendmentThe right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of sex6
10052332352The Volstead ActStarted prohibition7
10052351589The fourteen pointsFarsighted generous plan, didn't satisfy wartime concerns8
10052393011Lodge CorallaryThreatens other countries about taking strategic ports from the US9
10052405332Triangle Shirtwaist fire145 people die in the fire, focuses America on working conditions10
10052433999Niagara MovementPush for immediate equal rights for blacks and whites.11
10052460286W.E.B. DuBoisA sociologist and leader of the Niagara Movement12
10052480582Bull Moose PartyAn anti-Taft progressive party, Roosevelt is nominated as their candidate13
10052503537LusitaniaGerman U-boat sinks a passenger ship suspected of carrying munitions14
10052522062Foracker ActOrganized Puerto Rico as a territory adn established civil government15
10052547872Teller AmendmentUS senator Henry Teller pledges US has no intention of annexing Cuba16
10052569099Platt AmendmentDeclares Cuba cannot make treaties infringing on its sovereignty17
10052609761Woodrow WilsonWas elected in 1912 and 191618
10052619475"New Freedom"Wilson's plan that emphasized competition and small government19
10052638931Teddy RooseveltBecame president after McKinley died, was president from 1901-190920
10089529392"The Jungle"Writtten by Upton Sinclair, shows disgusting conditions of meat-packing industry and the poor treatment of the workers21
10089568876The Underwood Tariff of 1913First tariff cut in 19 years, lowers tariffs by 15%22
10089593769Zimmerman NoteNote intercepted by the British, Germany proposed alliance with Mexico if US went to war against Germany23
10089723588Hay-Bunau-Varilla TreatyGrants the US control of the Panama Canal Zone24

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