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The compromise of 1877 was an unwritten political deal in the United States to settle the intense dispute over the results of the 1876 presidential election. it was also known as the "Corrupt Bargain". -
In this war between America and Spain, U.S. defeated Spain, gaining control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. This event proved the U.S. as a global power in the world. -
The Gilded Age was a period of rapid industrialization, economic growth, and political corruption in the late 1800's and early 1900's. -
President Roosevelt started the progressive Reforms which introduced the "Square Deal" domestic policies, promised the average citizen fairness, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs.
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Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered airplane flight in North Carolina. This led us to more discoveries and inventions involving flight and airplanes. -
This war rose after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, which led to many conflicts in Europe. The U.S. entered the war after Germany used a submarine to sink one of our passenger ships. We eventually helped the Allies defeat Germany. -
This Amendment gave women the right to vote after many disputes of women's rights in the U.S. -
The great depression was a severe global economic downfall that started in 1929 with the stock market crash, leading to widespread unemployment, poverty, and a decline in industrial production across the US. This went on until the beginning of World War II in 1939 -
Roosevelt introduced programs to recover from the Great Depression. These included domestic programs, public work projects, and financial reforms and regulations. -
U.S. entered after Pearl Harbor, it was a conflict between the Allied and Axis powers. There was a total of around 70-80 million deaths which makes it the most deadly war in history. -
Tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union led to an military/weapons race and global conflicts. Not much fighting actually happened, there was just tension between the two big powers. -
Big figures like Martin Luther King Jr. aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination against African Americans in the United States. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war as the Soviets secretly deployed nuclear missiles to Cuba, prompting a US naval blockade and a global crisis that was resolved through diplomacy. -
This act outlawed any discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. This was a major role in the space race with the Soviet Union. -
Five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel and office complex in Washington, D.C. A security guard discovered the team and alerted the metro police, who arrested the burglars, who carried more than $3,500 in cash and high-end surveillance and electronic equipment. This caused President Nixon to resign after the political cover-up. -
The collapse of the Soviet Union ended decades of U.S.-Soviet tensions. It ended with the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany. -
Terrorist attacks led to major security changes in the U.S., this also created a sense of fear in the country. -
He was the first Black president ever elected in the United States. -
A worldwide pandemic that caused our country to go on a lock down where we had to stay home to prevent the spread of the disease.