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Start of the Industrial Revolution
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End of the Industrial Revolution
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The Freedmans Bureau
A federal organization intendedtoprovidepost-Civil War assistance to impoverished whites and former slaves in the South. -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime after due conviction -
Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan was a racist group established by people who believed that white people were better and wanted to see black people remain as enslaved people. -
14th Amendment
Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, ensuring equal protection under the law and due process for all citizens. -
15th Amendment
Guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied or abridged based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Compromise of 1877
A speculated unwritten political deal in the United States to settle the intense dispute over the results of the 1876 presidential election. -
Start of the Age of Empire
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Start of the Westward Expansion
The movement of Americans from the Atlantic to the Pacific, driven by the belief in Manifest Destiny, the idea that it was their God-given right to colonize the entire North American continent. -
End of the Age of Empire
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Start of World War I
The First World War saw the Entente Powers (led by France, Russia, the British Empire, and later Italy (from 1915) and the United States (from 1917))defeat the Central Powers (led by the German, Austro-Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Ottoman Empires). -
End of World War I
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End of the Westward Expansion
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Roaring 20's
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Start of the Great Depression
A severe global economic downturn that lasted from 1929 to 1939, marked by high unemployment, poverty, and widespread business and bank failures. -
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The New Deal
A series of US federal government programs aimed at providing relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression. -
End of the Great Depression
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Start of World War II
A global conflict fought between the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allied powers (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China) -
Start of the Cold War
A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, characterized by a lack of direct military conflict but by proxy wars, a space race, and a nuclear arms race. -
Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was famous for her unwavering activism in the Civil Rights Movement, particularly her fight for voting rights for Black Americans. -
Malcolm X's Speech "The Ballot or The Bullet"
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister, civil rights activist, and Black nationalist leader, known for his powerful speeches and advocacy for Black self-determination. -
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The Gilded Age
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Yellow Journalism
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End of the Cold War