Post Civil War

By rBats
  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends

  • Knights of Labor are Formed

  • First Motion Picture Films Created

    First Motion Picture Films Created

    Films are under a minute long. They had no sound.
  • Railroad Nationalization

    Railroad Nationalization

    Woodrow Wilson nationalizes the US railway system for 3 years in order to help win WWI.
  • Farnsworth Invents Electric TV

    Farnsworth Invents Electric TV

    Television would become the basis of a major industry.

  • Great Depression Begins

    Stock market crashes, unemployment skyrockets
  • Roosevelt Elected 3rd Term

    Roosevelt Elected 3rd Term

    US will soon enter World War II, ending the Great Depression in America.

  • Cold War Begins

    US competes with the Soviet Union. This inspires a focus on technological development in the US.

  • Highest Point of Labor Unions

    Labor Unions in America reach their highest point.
  • Ronald Reagan Elected President

    Ronald Reagan Elected President

    President Reagan is elected. US debt is tripled in an attempt at outspending the Soviet Union.

  • The Great Recession

    Recession begins. Associated with the housing crisis of 2007.
  • Today

    Today