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Reconstruction was born
Reconstruction occurred after the Civil war. It happens right under Andrew Jackson. Abraham Lincoln started planning the reconstruction period right before he died. He wanted to bring the nation back together. there were a lot of people who helped America become modern. Rockefeller helped with the oil and Vanderbilt built the first railroad during this time. -
Mark Twain
Mark Twain's short story, "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calderas County" is published in New York. This was his first great success in his career of writing. -
Robert Frost
Robert Frost's first poem is published. His first poem's name was "My Butterfly: an Elegy," and he became successful through American History. He was one of the famous writers in this time period. He was born in San Francisco, moved to New England at age eleven. Later in 1897, he went to Harvard, but had health problems two years later and had to leave. -
Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on January 6, 1878, His parents wanted them to come to America from Sweden. He loved to write, but had to quit school in eighth grade to do other jobs.
Sandburg did not come from a literary background, but he publishes his Chicago poem in this time period. He was recipient of the Pulitzer Prizes. -
WWI
The United States entered into the World War I in April 6, 1917. Germany was trying to destroy the Allies by committing War of Attrition. Three days later, The US broke relations by Germany and A Germany- U Boat was sunk. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic turn down during the industrial period in the American history. It started on October 29, 1929 and ended in 1939. There was a very high unemployment and a lot of people were very poor and desperate. There was a lot of high paying stocks and taxes. Everything was extremely expensive. -
The Dust Bowl
There are a tons of sandstorms and dust storms occurring in the Great Plain states. There was a lot of plants and crops that got destroyed and people were out of food. It was a severe drought that occurred in the 1930's. It was left with a lot of families and workers trying to migrate to find better living conditions. -
For Whom The Bells Tolls
Earnest Hemingway publishes this book in 1940. It tells a story about this young American, Robert Jordan. The setting took place during the Spanish Civil War. -
The Start of WWII (The attack on Pearl Harbor)
The Japanese attack The Pearl Harbor and that is when the US enters the World War. The bombing killed more than 2300 Americans; leaving a lot injured as well. Their goal was to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. -
US Getting back with Japan during WWII
The US drops the bombs on Japan on August 6 and the 9th on the year 1945. They dropped one bomb in Hiroshima and one in Nagasaki. This was part of the Quebec Agreement. This occurred in the final days of the World War II. The Allies took away the victory of this war.
