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Compromise of 1877
Ended reconstruction and removed all federal troops from the south -
Gilded Age Industrialization
Quick growth in the economy along with rapid urbanization -
Progressive Era Reforms
More labor rights, women's suffrage and Anti trust laws -
Spanish American War
The U.S acquired the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines -
WW1
The first world war which introduced the new combat technique of trench warfare. -
Red Scare
The fear of communism led to the U.S government searching for suspected spy's -
Stock Market Crash
A steep drop off in the value of the U.S market led to the crash of the market and started the great depression -
The Dust Bowl
An extreme drought led to many farmers having to leave behind their farms to migrate somewhere else. -
WW2
A global war between the axis and allied powers and the Allied powers came through with the victory after 6 years of fighting. -
Cold War
Tension between the U.S and the Soviet union after WW2 but no real blood was shed -
Korean War
After WW2 Korea was split up over communism and North Korea invaded South Korea moving the U.S to step in and back South Korea. -
Civil Rights Movement
Aimed to end segregation and the discrimination against African Americans -
Vietnam War
A conflict between North and South Vietnam on the conversion of the country to communism. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A U.S attempt to overthrow the Cuban government -
Assasination of JFK
President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas -
Moon Landing
NASA accomplished putting the first man on the moon with the Apollo 11 mission. -
End of the Cold War
The fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union collapse marked the end of the Cold War -
9/11
A terrorist attack on U.S soil led to the war on terror. -
Hurricane Katrina
One of the deadliest storms in U.S history and tested our governments emergency response -
Covid 19 Pandemic
A global pandemic that put everyone on lockdown along with changing our medical field and the way we live our daily lives