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Settling the disputes over the presidential election and ended military occupation in the South. This ended the reconstruction era and allowed for white Democratic control. -
First major law to restrict immigration targeting Chinese laborers. It prevented them from entering the country for at least 10 years. -
A federal law that prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace, outlawing contracts, combinations, or conspiracies in restraint of trade or monopolization. -
The Supreme Court case that legalized racial segregation in the United States. The ruling established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which permitted states to enforce segregation laws. -
The conflict between the United States and Spain, resulting in the US gaining control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and effectively ending Spain's colonial empire. -
A Progressive-era law mandating truthful labeling of food and medicines to protect consumers from unsafe products, inspired by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. -
The United States entered World War I, after the assassination of Ferdinand. Contributing to the defeat of Germany and reshaping the global balance of power. -
Granted women the right to vote. It was a major victory for the women’s suffrage movement after decades of activism. -
The sudden collapse of the U.S. stock market led to the Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in American history, causing widespread unemployment and poverty. -
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs, public work projects, and financial reforms and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States. -
The Japanese Empire launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, leading to the United States' entry into World War II. -
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan’s surrender and ending World War II while in the nuclear age. -
A U.S. foreign policy strategy that aimed to contain the spread of communism, marking the beginning of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. -
A landmark Supreme Court decision declaring racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark law that prohibited discrimination in the United States. It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 that prohibits racial discrimination in voting and prevents the use of literacy test or taxes. -
A Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, recognizing a woman’s right to privacy under the Constitution. -
Marked by the fall of the Soviet Union, ending decades of tension between the U.S. and the USSR and signaling the United States’ dominance as the world’s superpower. -
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States. -
Also known as “Obamacare,” this law aimed to expand healthcare access, reduce costs, and prevent insurance discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions.