US History: Key Events and Amendments

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The 16th amendment allows the government to

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Levy an income tax

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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914 is recognized as

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The cause of World War 1

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The 18th amendment to the US Constitution, when passed, led to

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organized crime, moonshine, speakeasies, and flapper culture

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Before Brown v. Board of Education, Plessy v. Ferguson held that

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separate but equal (legalized segregation) was permissable

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Buying stocks on credit, tariffs, and bank failures led to what major economic event?

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The Great Depression

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In order to ensure that citizens were directly responsible for the election of senators, we passed what amendment to the Constitution?

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17th

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A 444 day standoff where 66 American hostages were taken, a move that ensured that Jimmy Carter would not be reelected and Ronald Reagan would replace him was known as...

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The Iran Hostage Crisis

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An attorney, politician, and inspiration for women, she was also the first female to serve on the United States Supreme Court...

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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Prior to 1920, women were not permitted to cast votes in political elections. This changed when the United State ratified what amendment to the constitution?

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19th

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Upon review, passing the 18th amendment really created more problems than it solved, how did we fix that?

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Passed the 21st amendment.