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Invention of the Telephone
Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray created the telephone. This allowed people to communicate from different locations. Was a huge invention that is still important in todays life and is still used today. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This was a court case that stated the "separate but equal" and addressing the racial segregation laws. As the court case came to an end there were seven votes for Ferguson and one vote against. The court ruled that racial segregation was in play and did not go against the fourteenth amendment. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish American War started because the Americans were supporting the Cubans against Spanish rule. Also was about the explosion of the U.S.S Maine in the Havana Harbor. Roosevelt then lead Rough Riders to go and fight against the Spanish and the U.S crushes Spain's Navy. -
Treaty Of Paris
Was a peace treaty between the United States and Spain that ended the Spanish-American War. Also included the independent of Cuba and the United States gain position of Philippines, Porta Rico, and Guam. -
Open Door Policy
This policy helped to create trade opportunities between the United States and China. Also allowed the United States to expand its markets for Industrial goods. -
President McKinley Assassination
President McKinley was the 25th president of the United States. He was shaking hands with the public and Leon Czolgosz shot him 2 times and McKinley died on September 14. -
Monroe Doctrine
Was a doctrine that president Roosevelt created that if Latin America was doing wrong then the United States would step in and intervene in the countries internal affairs. -
Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection
Many meatpacking plants were laying meat out on the floor where there where rats and rat poising on the floor before packing the meat. So President Roosevelt pushed congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act to make sure that products where processed in a sanitary manner. And the Meat Inspection Act is where the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspected all the livestock before being processed. -
Panama Canal
Before the Panama Canal was built many ships had to take voyages go to the Atlantic to the Pacific, which was nearly 8,000 miles. So the Panama Canal was constructed where the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans were connected. This let ships go across and took them only 10 hours to carry packages to other countries. -
Henry Ford Modle T Car
Henry Ford introduces the Model T car. This was a huge breakthrough to the world because it was a fast way of travel and was affordable for many to buy. -
16th & 17th Amendments
The 16th Amendment created taxes for all citizens by the federal government. The 17th Amendment was for the election of state senators. -
World War 1 begins in Europe
World War 1 was fought against the Central and Allied Powers. Germany declared war on Russia and this is what started the war. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Zimmerman Telegram was a secret communication between Germany and Mexico. This was created in case the United States entered the war and went in against Germany. -
Selective Service Act
This act was passed and authorized by the federal government to expand the military throughout conscription. So this means that all men from ages 21 through 45 were register for the military. -
14 Points and World War 1 Ends
The 14 points were created by president Wilson to make peace for all parties involved in the Great War. Also was the reason that World War 1 ended. -
Tready Of Versailles
The tready force Germany to surrender all colonies they had territory over and give it to other nation like France and Poland. Also reduce the size of their military. -
19th Amendment and the Beginning of the Roaring Twenties
The 19th Amendment was were they allowed men and women to vote. And the roaring twenties began which was a decade of economic growth, recovery from wartime, flappers, and boom in construction. -
Scopes Monkey Trail
John Thomas Scopes taught theory of evolution, which at that time was a law that you could not teach any theory other that the one told in bible. -
Charles Lindbergh
He was the first man to fly a airplane across the Atlantic Ocean and his plane was call the Spirit of St. Louis. -
Stock Market Crash and End of Roaring Twenties
The stock market crash was a crash in all U.S. stock market values. This lasted for about 10 years and affected many parts of the world with industries. Was the end of the roaring twenties. -
Great Depression Starts
When the stock market crashes many Americans lost their jobs and the unemployment rates skyrocketed. Many became homeless and could not even pay bills. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President
Roosevelt defeated the republican and won by a landslide. When he took office it was all in the middle of the Great Depression (worst economic crisis in U.S. history). -
U.S. unemployment rate reaches 25%
This was caused by the great depression because not stock market crashed and the business did not have enough money to pay the employees and had to let them go because so many people had their money in stocks. -
Social Security Act
This was a social security plan to pay retirement to 65 year old's. President Roosevelt was the one that put it in to practice. -
Great Depression Ends
The great depression ends and the stocks start to come up and employment start to increase. Many Americans start to trust banks again. -
World War 2 begins and FDR elected 3rd Term
World War 2 began because of fascism, Japanese expansions, and the raise of dictatorship in Germany. Also President Roosevelt was elected 3 term as President. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Habor
Japan bombed pearl harbor because they did not want the American innerving with its plan in south east Asia. -
Propaganda
This was used to increase support for the war to an allied victory also was the start of the axis powers. -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. navy defeated the Japanese attack against midway. This was the turning point of the war. -
The Manhattan Project
This was a project that was underway after pearl harbor attack, they were going to create a bomb to drop on Japan. -
Cold War began
Cold war was causes because of the tension between the United States and the soviet union. -
U.S. drops atomic bombs
The United States created this bomb to get back a Japan from bombing of pearl harbor and it created an enormous mushroom cloud some 40,000 feet high. -
Rosa Parks
Was a lady that sat in back of the bus and refused to move because the white people are supposed to sit in the back and the black sit in the front. She was arrested for not moving -
Malcom X
African American leader and ministry. He edged his black Americans to protect themselves against white aggression. -
President Nixon Resign
He resigned because he was involved in the Watergate sandal. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The berlin wall divided east from west Germany and when it fell it brought both of them together. -
Cold War Ended
Because when the berlin wall came down borders opened and the communist regimes in eastern Europe. -
terrorist attack on World trade center
This was when 3 planes go highjacked and two hit the world trade center and one crash into the pentagon. -
Billy Gram
Was a preacher and he had a huge impact on many of Americans lives when he talked about the bible and Jesus. He died on February 21, 2018.