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Industrialization - Spinning Jenny Invention
James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny. It was used to make clothing. -
Industrialization - The Steam Engine Invention
The steam engine was invented by James Watt. It was used in boats and trains for transportation, -
Industrialization - The Cotton Gin Invention
The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It seperated seeds from cotton. -
Civil War - The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signed The Emancipation Proclamation. It ordered the freedom of millions of slaves in the Confederate States of America. -
Civil War - Battle Of Gettysburg
The Battle Of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the war, there were over 46,000 casualties. This battle was known as the turning point of the war. -
Civil War - Abraham Lincoln wins re-election
Lincoln was re-elected president. He won by more than 400,000 votes. Lincoln ran as the Republican against Democratic candidate George B. McClellan. -
Reconstruction - The Civil War End
On April 9, 1865 the Confederate Army surrenders. After this Reconstruction begins. -
Reconstruction - President Lincoln is Assassinated
President Lincoln is assassinated in a movie theatre, he was shot in the head. Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated. -
Reconstruction - Ku Klux Klan Founded
the Klu Klux Klan was founded in Tennessee by a group of white men who were racist towards black people. They rode horses and wore white sheets and killed African Americans. -
Gilded Age - Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil
Rockefellers Oil Company was incorporated in Ohio. He took over the oil market through horizontal integration. -
Gilded Age - Railroad strike
Brakemen and firemen from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad walk off the job. They started a wildcat strike that shut down thousands of miles of track throughout the Northestern United States. -
Gilded Age - The Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Act was passed by the United States Congress to reduce corruption in the distibution of government jobs. This act introduced an examination system for selecting federal civil serants. -
Imperialism - Spanish-American War
On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 189. -
Imperialism - The Great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet consisted of sixteen new battleships of the Atlantic Fleet sent by President Theodore Roosevelt. The battleships were painted white except for gilded scrollwork on their bows. -
Imperialism - Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar diplomacy was used to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia by guarajteeing loans made to foreign countires. Dollar Diplomacy was the idea of President William Howard Taft. -
WW1 - Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914. He was assassinated because they wanted to break off Austria-Hungary's south-Slav provinces.. -
WW1 - U.S.A declares war on Germany
120 Americans were killed when German submarines the Lusitania without warning. One year later German u-boats sunk another American boat called Sussex and Americans were outraged because Germany provoked them to declare war on them and they did on April 6, 1917 -
WW1 - Treaty of Versailles
Germany was to accept the blame for starting WW1. Germany was to reduce its army to 100,000 men, and pay reperations for the war. -
Roaring 20's - Prohibition
Prohibition was the period of time when the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol was banned in the US. Prohibition was aimed to lower crime and corruption, reduce social problems, and improve health and hygiene in America. It only made thigns worse. -
Roaring 20's - St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of 7 people between two gangs in Chicago. Their plan was to eliminate Polish-Irish Bugs Moran. This event marked the end of Moran's power. -
Roaring 20's - Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market Crash on October 29, 1929 was one of the leading factors of the Great Depression. The cause of the crash was the increased use of buying stocks "on margin" and devestaded the economy. -
Great Depression - Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Herbert Hoover established The Reconstruction Finance Corporation. RFC was to giver emergency loans to stop banks and bisinesses from going bankrupt. -
Great Depression - Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of The United States on March 4, 1932. After being elected as President of The United States, his goal was to end The Great Depression. -
Great Depression - "New Deal"
After Roosevelt was elected president of The United States,he started the program called the "New Deal". The New Deal was a program designed to end the Great Depression and focused on "Relief, Recovery,and Reform." -
WW2 - Pearl Harbor
Japan surprise attack the U.S on a early morning on December 7th 1941. This attack what led us to get involved in ww2 -
WW2 - "D-Day"
Germany had gained control of most of Europe, "D-Day" was an invasion mission by the allied forces to take away France from Germany. -
WW2 - USA Develops Atomic Bomb
USA develops the atomic bomb and use it to force Japan to surrender. -
Cold War - The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was the American program to aid Europe. The goals of the United States were to rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. -
Civil Rights Movement - Brown V. Board of Education
The Brown V. Board of Education was a Supreme Court that the Court declared state laws establishing seperate public schoolcs for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Cold War - Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Vietnam war was the longest and most expensive war in American History. -
Civil Rights Movement - Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students. They were prevented from entering the school until they were escorted by troops and the National Guard. -
Cold War - Berlin Wall
The creation of the Berlin Wall was built on August 13, 1961. For 28 years it kept East Germans from fleeing to the West. On November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall was destroyed and Germans started fleeing to the West. -
Civil Rights Movement - Civil Rights Act Signed
The Civil Rights Act was signed on July 2, 1964 by President Johnson. The act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. -
Vietnam War - U.S.S Maddox Attacked
The U.S.S Maddox is attacked by North Vietnamese PT boats. The Maddox supported the South Vietnamese forces operating against North Vietnamese so the North attacked it to try and stumble the South.. -
Vietnam War - Rolling Thunder
The US launches Rolling Thunder in March 2, 1965. 1oo US Air Force planes and 60 South Vietnamese planes bomb North Vietnam. -
Vietnam War - U.S Base Wiped Out
Enemy troops wipe out the US Special forces scamp at A Shau. US Marine Corps managed to rescue 12 of the 17 Green Berets and 172 of the 400 South Vietnamese
