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Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
Age of Exploration
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was sent by the King of Spain, who wanted England to be Catholic again and for piracy to be ended. The armada never made it to England due to bad weather and the fact that English ships were more maneuverable and faster than Spanish
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Early Colonial Era
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Founding of Jamestown
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Later Colonial Era
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Start of French and Indian War
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Revolutionary War
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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Start of our country! -
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Constitutional Era
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Shay's Rebellion
Was the event that started the process for Constitutional reform. -
The Constitution
The Constitution was written for a strong central government. -
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Early Industrial Revolution
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Westward Expansion
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Texas Revolution
Forever changed the history of the United States and the World. -
Invention of the Steel Plow
This changed the way we settled the West by opening it up. -
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American Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. -
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Progressivism
Making everyone involved in government! -
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Imperialism
TR is the bomb!!! -
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WWI
Arch Duke's stupid! -
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1920s
Flappers are hot! -
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Great Depression
The whole 30s were depressed. -
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World War II
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WWII
Lasts 7 years ...dfjoafjosdjdsaj -
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Cold War
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Berlin Airlift
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1950s
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First Hydrogen Bomb Test
Many times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the hydrogen bomb ushered in a new level of intensity in the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union mass developed weapons in the thousands and eventually constructed delivery systems capable of transporting them across the globe in thirty minutes or less. -
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Civil Rights
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Death of Emmett Till
The Death of Emmett Till was the spark that began the Civil Rights Movement. His brutal death made the African-American Community across the United States begin to stand up and demand change in American race relations and equality. -
Eisenhower Instate System Begins
The Eisenhower Interstate System was designed originally for the defense and transportation of troops and military goods. However, it would later transform into a system primarily meant for civilian traffic and trade with suburbs dependent on its existence and continued maintenance. -
Elvis Appears on Ed Sullivan's TV Show
Elvis' growing popularity allowed for Rock 'n' Roll to explode into a music phenomenon. However, his appearance on Ed Sullivan became controversial due to Elvis' sexually suggestive dance moves that enraged the older, more conservative culture of the time. Eventually, Elvis pioneering of Rock 'n' Roll would allow it to branch out into different genres of this new, revolutionary type of American music -
Sputnik
Earth's first orbiting satellite and the first man-made object put into space. The Soviet Union first achieved this technological breakthrough, which, in turn, began the space space between the world's two only superpowers of the period -
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1960s
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JFK Assassination
JFK blown away! -
Death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King was perhaps the most important and well-known figure in the Civil Rights Movement. His approach of non-violent resistance to the Jim Crow laws and attitudes in the South eventually won over the nation with the power of television. Despite Dr. King's sacrifice, the struggle for equal rights is still something we strive for in contemporary times. -
Watergate Break In
Richard Nixon overstepped his bounds ordering the break in of the Democratic National Convention Headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. This event would mark the beginning of one of the two biggest scandals of the 20th Century: Tea Pot Dome & Watergate -
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1970s
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Richard Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon, well on his way towards impeachment in Congress, chose to resign his position as President and allowed Gerald Ford to step in his place to "allow the nation to move forward". His resignation and role in Watergate created much controversy during the time period. Hence, when scandals break out, they tend to have "gate" at the end of the name. ex. "Travelgate" :Financegate" -
Camp David Accords
The first in a series of peace attempts by the United States between an Arab nation and Israel. This was seen as one of the great accomplishments by the Carter Administration. -
Election of 1980
Jimmy Carter had a tough road to win the Election of 1980. He was going up against a slumping economy and a hostage crisis with Iran. Ronald Reagan came in promising change for America with a conservative approach. -
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1980s
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1990s
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a symbol and a physical barrier of communist isolation from the West during the Cold War. It separated the capitalist western portion of Berlin from the communist east. -
NAFTA Signed
The North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It establishes a mostly barrier-free relationship between the three nations. In recent years, it has been problematic due to unfair trade advantages each nation has. -
Monica Lewinsky Scandal
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September 11, 2001
The United States enters a new era in its history with the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The War on Terror soon begins and a newfound commonality between Americans in an era of increased political partisanship, at least for a short period of time. Historians are still determining the affects of the September 11th attacks on contemporary history. -
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Contemporary
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Election of Barack Obama
The election of Barack Obama was historic in the fact that there had never been an African-American president before in U.S. history. Despite him calling for change in how government works, not much change was instituted under his tenure. It is still too early to judge the success of Obama and his administration since he has been out of office for less than a year as of this writing (2017)
