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17th amendment
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Alexis de Tocueville
1835- Published democracy in American; identified five value he found critical to American’s success. -
John J Pershing
Named commander of American expeditionary force during ww1 by Woodrow Wilson.
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The Gilded Age – Post Reconstruction [1877] - 1900
A period of expansion, industrialization, immigration and urbanization with significant effects on
Native Americans, workers, immigrants, and the rise of big business in the late 19th century. -
Douglas Mac Arthur
commander of U.S. army in the pacific during ww2
-commander of U.S. force in Korean conflict. -
George Marshall
army chief of staff and advisor to Roosevelt during ww2
-Churchill referred to him as the organize of victory -
Chester W Nimitz
commander of pacific fleet during ww2.
-commander at battle of midway victory. -
George S Patton
-commander of U.S. forces in north Africa and Sicily
-thought U.S. should turn on and fight Russians after Germany’s -
Omar Bradley
world war 2 general
-selected by Eisenhower to lead U.S. forces into France after Normandy invasion. -
Woodrow Wilson
-President from 1913-1921
-advocate for women’s suffrage. -
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Age of Imperialism and Reform – 1898 - 1919
During the early 20th century the U.S. entered a new historical era: an Age of Expansionism
beyond our natural borders as the country moved from isolationism. U.S. imperialism led to
involvement in the Spanish-American War, changing policies in Latin America and Asia and
eventually to World War I. At home, reformers made efforts to correct economic and social
abuses of the Gilded Age. -
Joseph McCarthy
-conducted hearings to identify communist he claimed infiltrated U.S. government. -
16th amendment
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Rosa Parks
Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. -
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World War I – 1914 – 1918
This was an era in which the global conflict of World War I and its effects had an impact on all
Americans. -
Hector P Garcia
Mexican American physical and surgeon during ww2.
-1st Mexican American to serve on the U.S. commission on civil right. -
19th amendment
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The Roaring 20s
This was also an era of significant prosperity and social change as Americans became more
isolationist and responded to significant change in social norms, consumerism, technological
advances and artistic achievement -
18th amendment
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Betty Friedan
Leader in women’s liberation movement
-helped form national organization of women became central voice of women’s movement. -
Warren G Harding
President from 1921-1923.
-called for a return to normalcy less foreign involvement emphasis on prosperity at home -
Phyllis Schlafly
Conservative activist.
- Campaigned against equal rights amendment. -
Cesar Chavez
Leader of Chicago movement to eliminate racism against Mexican American.
-demanded increased wages and better working conditions. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
clergyman, activist and leader in the civil rights movement.
-advanced civil rights using nonviolence disobedience. -
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Great Depression: 1930s
Beginning with the Stock Market Crash in 1929, this era is marked by severe depression and
the increasing role of the Federal government to improve the economy. -
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Rise of Dictators and World War II – 1930s and 1940s
The rise of totalitarian governments in Europe and East Asia led to World War II and
involvement of the United States in that conflict. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President from 1932-1945.
-pulled country out of great depression with new deal. -
Harry S. Truman
President from 1945-1953
-used atomic weapons against japan to bring ww2 to an end -
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Cold War – Post WWII through the 1980s
This post-war era is marked by issues of communism vs. democracy in Europe and America
after World War II. It includes the United States and the Soviet Union as competing
superpowers in the balance of power. The escalation of the Cold War from containment to the
outbreak of the Korean War and foreign policies of the Kennedy / Johnson years including the
growing conflict in Vietnam as well as the ending of the Cold War in the 1980s. -
Bill Clinton
President 1993-2001 (2 terms)
-supported NAFTA-gradually phased out tariffs. -
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Civil Rights – 1950s, 1960s and beyond
This era highlights the issues of emerging rights for minorities and the leaders and critical
events of the modern 20th century civil rights movement. -
Dwight D Eisenhower
-President from 1953-1961 (2 terms)
-created the interstate highway system in 1956 -
John F Kennedy
president from 1961-1963
-supported space race-john Glenn orbited earth. -
Richard M Nixon
President from 1969-1974
-normalized relations with red china. -
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Late 20th Contemporary Issues 1980s – 2000
An era of change as the U.S. experienced the end of the Cold War, new conflicts in the Middle
East, the impeachment of a President and a controversial election to begin a new century. -
Sandra Day O’Connor
Appointed court in 1981
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Ronald Reagan
-President from 1981-1989
-reduced taxes and regulations to encourage business activity-Reaganomics.
-his presidency saw the beginning of the cold war. -
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21st Century
Early in this century America dealt with a new threat of terrorism at home with the attacks on the
World Trade Center on 9/11 and a decade of the “War Against Terror”. This era also marked the
election of the first African-American President of the United States in 2008. -
Barack Obama
1st African American to be elected president.
-appointed Sonia Sotomayor to supreme court.
