negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea
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wrote the Jungle, and exposed the meat packing industry
wrote the Jungle, and exposed the meat packing industry
In the 1920s, many investors bought stocks on margin – that…
In the 1920s, many investors bought stocks on margin – that is, with borrowed funds.
elected vice president in 1900, then president, bully pulpit…
elected vice president in 1900, then president, bully pulpit, used the muckrakers to get his policies through
The papers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst he…
The papers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst helped invent what came to be known as “yellow journalism.”
Henry Cabot Lodge was one of the biggest supporters of the L…
Henry Cabot Lodge was one of the biggest supporters of the League of Nations.
As a result of the Scopes trial:
As a result of the Scopes trial:
The Zimmerman telegram, sent to the Mexican government from…
The Zimmerman telegram, sent to the Mexican government from the White House, was intercepted by the Germans.
The Roaring Twenties pitted a cosmopolitan, urban America ag…
The Roaring Twenties pitted a cosmopolitan, urban America against the values of an insular, rural America.
Appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia
Appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia