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The Gilded Age 1870s - 1900
It was an era of rapid economic growth for most of the northwest region, resulting in many European immigrants. -
Roaring 20s - 1920s
A term for the Western society during the 1920s. The roaring 20s was a change of dramatic and political change more people lived in cities than on farms for the first time ever. -
19th Amendment
Gave women equal voting rights. -
The Great Depression 1929-1939
it was the biggest economic downfall, beginning shortly after the stock market crash of 1929. The Depression resulted in many families having no money along with banks not having the money to pay the people. -
Black Tuesday
Share prices on the NYSE collapsed -
New Deal 1933-1938
The New Deal was programs that were launched by Franklin D. Roosevelt and congress in order to try to recover from The Great Depression. -
Post-World War II Boom - 1945-1973
During this time, there was a worldwide economic growth which was particularly due to the automobile industry, as the number of automobiles produced annually quadrupled between 1946 and 1955. A housing boom, stimulated in part by easily affordable mortgages for returning servicemen, fueled the expansion. The rise in defense spending as the Cold War escalated also played a part. -
Enviornmental Movment
The environmental movement dealt with environmental issues and protected against environmental harm. -
Civil Rights Era 1950’s- 1960’s
Mass protests movement against racial segregation and discrimination. -
Great Society 1964-1965
The Great Society was a bunch of programs launched by Lyndon B. Johnson. The main goal was to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. -
OPEC Oil Embargo
The U.S. was involved in a war and OPEC the major supplier of oil didn’t like this so they started an embargo, or a ban of trade of something in this case oil. So oil prices skyrocketed in the U.S. -
Progressive Era - 1980's-1920's
From the 1890’s to the 1920’s Progressivism is the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems rapid industrialization introduced to America. Progressivism began as a social movement and grew into a political movement. Progressives lived mainly in the cities, were college educated, and believed that government could be a tool for change. -
Reaganomics - 1980s
Promoted by president Ronald Reagan during the 1980s refuting to the economic policies. The four pillars of Reagan's economic policy were to reduce the growth of government spending, reduce the federal income tax and capital gains tax, reduce government regulation, and tighten the money supply in order to reduce inflation. -
Patriot Act
The Patriot Act was an act of congress signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The USA Patriot Act standing for, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. Was an act passed after the 9/11 attacks that was designed to provide law enforcement with the ability and tools needed to prevent future terrorist attacks. -
The Great Recession - 2007-2009
The Great Recession was related to the financial crisis of 2007–08 and U.S. subprime mortgage crisis of 2007–09. The Great Recession has resulted in the scarcity of valuable assets in the market economy and the collapse of the financial sector in the world economy. The need of jobs were a big impact and foreclosing on houses.
