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Declaration of Independance
Thomas Jefferson
Listed all of the colonists grievances against the Crown; explained why they were declaring independence. -
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Slavery US
The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South. -
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Civil War
Also called the Nothern Invasion, the end of civil war is a period of "reconstruction", but does not end the discrimination issues. Officially ending on the 10th of May in 1865, the Civil War was a fight between one country. The reason for war was the long-standing issue of slaves in the United States. This War ended in the abolition of slavery in the 13th Amendment. -
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The Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era refers to the time period after the Civil War from 1863 to 1877. This era was pointed toward the reconstructing of the Southern States of the United States. Even with some bitter feeling from the South, the goal was the bring the South back to "normal" as soon as possible. This made it a possibility to become one nation instead of a divided one. -
Creation of Klu Klux Klan
Creation of an extremist party, composed of white supremacists, racist people who do not support blacks' rights. -
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Segragation period
After the United States abolished slavery, Black Americans continued to be marginalized through enforced segregation. Less opportunities, separate housing, education, and other services for people of color -
Plessy v.Ferguson Act Judgment
A judgment made by the Supreme Court, that allowed segregation actions. He was an half black and white man who fought for equality and the end of legal segregation in US. -
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Open Door Era
Great period of migration in the US.Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and Russia were the recipients of the Open Door policy notes; other countries later affirmed the terms of the policy in the Nine-Power Pact of 1922. -
Women's right to vote
The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920.
The Constitution allows states to determine the qualifications for voting, and until the 1910s most states disenfranchised women. The amendment was the culmination of the women's suffrage movement, which fought at both state and national levels to achieve the vote. (but only white women) -
US Employment Issues
No employment in US (a huge need of workers at that period), a favorable for the American workers, who could ask for higher wadges because of this need. -
Franklin Roosvelt election
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. The only American president elected to more than two terms, he facilitated a durable coalition that realigned American politics for decades. -
Social Security Act
Create an unemployment entrance system: If people get unemployed, they could get money (contributions of all workers). (money that comes from people contributions) > LED TO A RAISE OF TAXES. -
Rosa Parks and buses boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger and helped to kick start the 13-month Montgomery Bus Boycott and the larger civil rights movement. -
The Democratic party
The Democratic Party helped African-American people in their fight against discrimination and their want of racial equality. Solid South democratic party. They also became the ones that supported the working class, and the Republicans were still conservative. They were even considered as a civil rights party. (because of their huge support especially John F. Kennedy's). -
MLK assassination
Civil Rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. -
Nixon's Wateragates Scandal
When the offices of the Democratic National Committee were broken into, it began an investigation into the misuse of power in the Nixon administration. After his role in the Watergate scandal is uncovered, and facing impeachment, President Nixon resigns from office. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict. ANTI-VIETNAM WAR MOVEMENT (demonstrations, protests, singers, some men left the country to avoid the war). 1955 à 1975*
Americans were known to be against the Vietnam War.
Despite this majority of Americans stood by their government.
They thought it was anti-patriotic to go against it and criticize the government's decision. The Democratic party approved this war --> this creates problems for the American left.