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American History

By BIGfloop

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    What: Granted all US born people citizenshipWhen: July 9, 1868Where: United StatesWho: African AmericansWhy: its important because it gave all African American people citizenship

  • Wyoming passes first suffrage law

    Wyoming passes first suffrage law
    The state of Wyoming pases it's frst suffrage law, allowing women to work on juries.

  • Early Progressivism

    Early Progressivism
    Progressives beleived that major governmental intervention was the only institution powerful enough to stop the corrupt political machines. Also were trying to get rid of the two party system.They felt that party rule could only be broken by more power to the people or more power to non-partisans. Important successes included the secret ballot printed by gov't.

  • Founded American Federation of labor

    Founded American Federation of labor
    founded by Samuel Gompers, organized skilled workers by crafts fought for higher wagesshorter hours and better conditions with collective bargaining

  • The Great Migration

    The Great Migration
    Between 1890 and 1920, over two million African Americans migrate from the rural South to the industrial North, in hopes of a better life with less discrimination

  • Stolypin as PM

    Stolypin as PM
    Stolypin becomes Prime Minister.

  • Joesphine Baker

    Joesphine Baker
    Joesphine Baker an Afican American, remarkable singer, actress, & dancer. Jospehine Baker worked her way from the racist north in Missouri to upper classman in Paris, French. There was were her road to stardom began.

  • The Equal Rights Amendment

    The Equal Rights Amendment
    This was drafted by Alice Paul. She hoped to make it against the law to treat women differently from men in society. Women wanted to affirm the same rights as men, however, it was never passed.

  • Royal Canadian Air Force

    Royal Canadian Air Force
    On September 19, 1918, just before the end of WWI, the Canadian Government approved for Canada to have their own air force separate from the Royal Air Force, which belonged to Britain. The Canadian Air Force was temporarily disbanded on June 19, 1919 and then permanently reestablished in April 24, 1924, but this time they added the word, "Royal" to its name. So it was then known as the Royal Canadian Air Force.

  • Civilian Conservation Corps

    Civilian Conservation Corps
    Put 250,000 young unemployed men to work in reforestation development of the National Parks and Forests.