Timeline: Civics | Timetoast

Jul 4, 1776

Declaration of Independence signed
Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Jan 12, 2015

Foreign Policy
Jul 4, 1803

Louisiana Purchase

US acquisition of French territory of Louisiana in 103
Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815

War of 1812

Conflict between US and Great Britain
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

Mexican-American War

Conflict between US and Mexico
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Jan 13, 1865

Civil War

War fought between US citizens over ownership of slaves
Mar 30, 1867

Alaska Purchase

Acquisition of Russian America by the US from the Russian
Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898

Spanish-American War

Conflict between Spain and US
Period: May 4, 1903 to Aug 15, 1914

Building of the Panama Canal

Panama Canal being built
Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World War I

War following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Jun 28, 1919

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles ending World War I
Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

World War II

Sparked by Hitler's Polish invasion
Oct 24, 1945

United Nations Charter

United Nations created
Period: Apr 16, 1947 to Dec 25, 1991

Cold War

Political & military tension after WWII
Period: Apr 3, 1948 to Dec 31, 1951

Marshall Plan

US helping European economy
Period: Jun 24, 1948 to May 11, 1949

Berlin Blockade

Soviet attempt to block Allied access to Berlin
Apr 4, 1949

NATO formed

NATO was formed
Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Korean War

War between North and South Korea
Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975

Vietnam War

War centered on communism
Period: Oct 24, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuba threatening US with a Missile launch
Period: Aug 2, 1990 to Feb 28, 1991

Persian Gulf War

Iraq leader ordered invasion and occupation of Kuwait
Period: Mar 1, 1992 to Dec 14, 1995

Bosnian War

Governor of Yugoslavia rep. of Bosnia and Herz. declared independence from Yugoslavia
Period: Oct 7, 2001 to Jan 14, 2015

Afghanistan War

War following 9/11 attacks
Period: Mar 20, 2003 to Dec 18, 2011

Iraq War

US invasion of Iraq
Sep 11, 2011

9/11

Al- Qaeda attacked the US