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One of the most important legislations adopted by U.S Congress. A landmark law that gave free land to settlers in the American West. -
Johnson was the first U.S. president to be impeached. The House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach Andrew Johnson for "high crimes and misdemeanors". -
A time of great wealth inequality from the 1870s to 1900s. The term was coined by Mark Twain. -
Began after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year. First major rail strike in the U.S.
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The television system is attributed to a series of development events and people. It shaped media in America and was important in the technological advances of the 1920s. -
A labor demonstration in Chicago turned deadly by a bomb explosion in the middle of Haymarket Square. The demonstration quickly spiraled to a conflict between labor workers and police. -
Shaped labor policies in the U.S. Two interrelated strikes that pitted the American Railway Union against the Pullman company, federal government, railroads, and labor unions. -
Battleship that sank in Havana Harbor. Contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish American war.
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A short conflict fought between The United States and Spain. Yellow Journalism blossomed during this wartime and changed the world of press and journalism. -
Established by U.S. to allow equal trade and investment. One of the U.S.'s first steps to expand influence in East Asia.
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A landmark law that protected the public from unsafe products. The first of a series of consumer protection laws. -
The first global conflict; fought between the Allied Powers and Central Powers. On the home front, women entered the workplace for the first time to fill vacant jobs left by men who went to war. Soldiers during the war faced many effects like starvation, PTSD, illness, etc. -
A global economic crisis that affected many people and businesses. Americans lost confidence in the banking system and many peoples quality of life drastically decreased during this time period. -
Nine African American boys were accused of raping two white women aboard a train. This trial highlighted the racist culture of the period and the flaws of the legal system at the time. -
Series of programs, public projects, finance reforms, etc. enacted by President Franklin Roosevelt.
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The second world war; a global conflict. The vast majority of the world fought as two powers: the Allies and the Axis.
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Tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union on the rise of communism and their respective struggles for global influence after their Allied victory in WW2. -
Malcom X spoke out on police brutality in Los Angeles, California. This speech put more of a spotlight on Malcom X. -
MLK's public "I have a dream" speech that was delivered during the March on Washington. This speech was important to the racial equality movements of the time. -
A speech made on national television by Fannie Lou Hamer. She spoke out in passion about her experiences with being targeted by white supremacists. She also spoke out about equal voting rights.