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Guilded Age
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Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished and made it easier for everybody to transport and also transporting goods. -
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The Age of Imperialism
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Progressive Era
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Fashoda Incident
The climax between Britain and France in East Africa, they wanted control of the Nile river and exclude Britain but it did not work. -
President McKinley Assassinated
William McKinley dies Sepetember the 14th after getting shot in Buffalo NYC by Anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Theodore Roosevelt gets presidency after his death. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary declared war upon Serbia after killing the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. -
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World War 1
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Women being able to vote
States passed legislation allowing women to vote, few amount of white women possessed voting rights, millions more gained that right on August 18 1920. -
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Roaring 20's
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Great Depression
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Unemployed
More than 3,2 million people were unemployed. Nearly 6 thousand people were working at selling apples for few cents. -
WWII begins
Britain and France declared war on Germany two days after Hitler invade Poland. -
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World War 2
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Cold War
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Korean War Started
The war began when the North Korean Communist army invaded the non-communist South Korea following clashes along the border and insurrections in the South. -
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Civil Rights
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1970's
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Invading Cambodia
Nixon ordered ground troops to invade Cambodia to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail and other supply lines used by North Vietnam. -
Bloody Sunday
Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside, killing thirteen people and leaving fifteen people wounded. -
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1980's
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Shuttle Challenger Exploded
Just after 73 secs lift off, spacecraft's 10th mission decreased and ended all seven astronauts lives aboard. The tragedy of the aftermath caused NASA to temporarily suspend all shuttle missions. -
Soviet Union Collapses
The failed August Coup led to the Soviet Union Collapse, that being them trying to take control of the country. -
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Post Cold War