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Roosevelt's Corollary
Roosevelt's Corollary was an add on to the Monroe Doctrine that stated the U.S. will intervene in conflicts between European and Latin America Countries. -
Ida Tarbell publishes "The History of the Standard Oil Company"
This was the undercover truth about how many men were cheating and doing bad stuff just to get to the top and it showed women could not do that. It helped people understand they need to be better and better to women. -
Scopes-Monkey Trial
This was a court case in which a science teacher wanted to start teaching evolution. He lost but made people think about if evolution could be true. -
Herbert Hoover Elected
Hoover was elected in 1929 and served till 1933 in the great depression -
Stock Market Crashes to start the great depression
It crashed in 1929, but in 1933, almost half of the banks had failed and this caused unemployment to go way up, which caused the depression. -
FDR Elected
FDR was elected as the 33rd president of the U.S. from 1933-1945 of when he died. -
FDR begins Fireside chats
this was FDR's 28 radio addresses given between 1933-1944. -
Eleanor Roosevelt becomes first lady
She help change the role of the first lady by being a spokeswomen and being a role model for women everywhere. -
Rosie the Riveter image first used
This was used after men were taken to Vietnam and women had to take their place to work hard labor jobs. -
Cold War Begins
The Cold War began after The Soviet Union backed North Korea and helped attack the south. The U.S. thought they were trying to takeover the world with communism and they had no other choice. -
Brown vs. Board
This was when the court gave laws to segregating black and whites for school. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Ends
This was the bus boycott that lasted a little over a year and ended when they stopped segregation for the bus'. -
JFK Elected
JFK was elected in 1960 and became the youngest president ever, beating Richard Nixon. -
JFK Assassinated
JFK was assassinated as he rode through a parade and got shot from high ground from Lee Harvey Oswald. -
The Feminine Mystique
This was a book written which started the 2nd wave of feminism. -
Bull Connor uses Firehoses
He used fire hoses against civil rights activists and these were very brutal and hurt blacks badly. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This was the march for freedom for blacks as they were attacked by police and were trying to get fair rights, in which they later did. -
Griswold v. CT
This was the court case in which CT prevented anyone from using any drugs to prevent conception. This was changed though. -
Malcolm X killed
Malcolm X was killed by Nation of Islam members while giving a rally speech. -
NOW Formed
NOW is national organization of women and this helps them get better rights and helps them get equal rights. -
Reagan Elected
Reagan was elected in 1967 as the 40th president of the U.S., and served for 8 years. -
Nixon Elected
Nixon was Elected in 1968 and became the 46th President of the U.S. -
MLK kiled
MLK was killed at a hotel in Tennessee by James Earl Ray -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a giant music festival where over 400,000 people and lasted 3 days. It started a movement. -
Vietnam Draft Begins
On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from 1944 to 1950. -
Nixon's revised Philadelphia Plan implemented
This was the new plan that allowed women to get successful jobs. -
Kent State Shootings
The Kent State shootings were the shootings on May 4, 1970 of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard during a mass protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University -
Title IX Passed
This was when it said that no women should be discriminated or excluded just because of gender. -
Roe V. Wade
is a landmark decision issued in 1973 by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions. This was marked as being legal to have an abortion. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigned after getting ready to face impeachment and never admitted to watergate scandal. -
Sandra Day O' Connor becomes first woman Supreme Court Justice
She did this in 1981 and made a big impact towards women, so they knew they could do big things in politics. -
ERA sent to the states for ratification
The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972 and sent to the states for ratification. In order to be added to the Constitution, it needed approval by legislatures in three-fourths (38) of the 50 states. By 1977, the legislatures of 35 states had approved the amendment. In 1978, Congress voted to extend the original March 1979 deadline to June 30, 1982. However, no additional states voted yes before that date, and the ERA fell three states short of ratification. -
Geraldine Ferraro runs for VP
She was the first woman to ever win and become the VP. This was a landmark for women. -
Cold War Ends
The Cold War ended after Gorbachev and Reagan started getting along and Gorbachev. He also stopped communism during this time. -
Clinton Elected
Clinton became the 42nd president of the U.S., and served for 8 years from 1993-2001. -
Clinton impeached
Clinton was impeached and forced to stop being president after having an affair with Monica Lewinsky. -
World Trade Centers collapsed
This was when terrorists flew 2 planes into the world trade center that were stolen and this killed many people and angered Americans. -
Obama Elected
Obama became the first black president and was elected in 2008. -
Hillary Clinton runs for President
She was the first women to almost win and the first to ever win in the democratic party. This could have been one of the biggest landmarks for women
