History

By LeBarbara
  • NAACP founded by W.E.B DuBois

    NAACP founded by W.E.B DuBois

    NAACP is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. It was founded in New York City. NAACP led the campaign to end segregation however, it first targeted inequality in education.
  • US enters World War 1

    US enters World War 1

    The US entered World War 1 because of Germany's resumption of submarine-attacked passengers and merchant ships.
  • Great Depression Begin

    Great Depression Begin

    The Great Depression started because the stock market crashed in 1929, and the Roaring Twenties came to an end.
  • US enters World War 2

    US enters World War 2

    The US entered World War 2 because of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    D-Day is the start of the campaign to liberate Europe and defeat Germany.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott-Rosa Parks

    Montgomery Bus Boycott-Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on a city bus.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

    MLK Jr. was assassinated while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Tax Reform Act of 1986

    Tax Reform Act of 1986

    This act lowered the top tax rate for ordinary income from 50% to 28% and raised the bottom tax rate from 11% to 15%.
  • Gulf War

    Gulf War

    The Gulf War was an international conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
  • U.S. Presidential Election

    U.S. Presidential Election

    George W. Bush was elected president.