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Westward Expansion
The Westward expansion was a overall blessing to the West. A few reaons were population growth in eastern states, cheap fertile land, economic opportunities, cheaper and faster transportation, and knowledge of overland trails. New technologies were developed as well -
Mining
America presented an image of golden wealth, and that image has never been lacking to the rest of the world. A key factor in shaping the national character of this country, the discovery of gold and other precious metals in the American West accelerated western expansion, beginning with the California Gold Rush in 1848. -
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The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was an era of economic growth, yet it was also an era of poverty and inequality to the the high rate of European Immigrants. -
Andrew Carneige
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He built a leadership role as a philanthropist for America and the British Empire. -
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U.S. Imperialism
American imperialism was the economic, military and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. This was great for us because such influence often goes hand in hand with expansion into foreign territories. -
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The Progressive Era
The Progressive Era was a period of global social activism and political reform across the United States. The main objective was to eliminate corruption in government. I feel this was positive. Exposed corruption was highly influential. -
Growth of railroads
Railroads unified their nations economically. Railroads cut travel time by 90% and dramatically reduced freight costs, making it possible to settle and develop continental interioirs. -
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th US President (1901-1909) after the assassination of President William McKinley. He was one of the most popular and important Presidents ever to serve in the Chief Executive Office. -
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World War 1
World War 1 was also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmermann Note was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office early in 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
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Roaring Twenties
The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent yet unfamiliar “consumer society". -
Jazz Age
A period in which jazz music and dance became popular, mainly in the United States, but also in Britain, France and elsewhere. Jazz music played a significant part in wider cultural changes in this period, and its influence on pop culture continued long afterwards as well. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. -
Stock Market Crash
Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. -
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World War ll
Coming just two decades after the last great global conflict, the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
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Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the United States and Soviet Union. -
Arms Race
The arms race was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War. -
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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement encompasses social movements in the United States whose goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against African-Americans, and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States -
Rosa Parks
Rosa McCauley Parks was an African-American Civil Rights activist. Parks refused to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States, assuming the office after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963. -
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Late 20th Century
The century in human history was dominated by World War I and World War II, as well as digital revolution. -
Draft
From 1940 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means. The draft was ended when the United States military moved to an all-volunteer military force. -
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U.S. in the 21st Century
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Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States.
