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The Seneca Falls Declaration
The Seneca Falls Declaration stated that women should be included in the declaration. It outlined the women's right movement of the mid 19th century. Not only women partook in this but men also seconded the idea that women and their rights should be included. -
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 enabled the head of a household, 21 years and older, 160 acres of free public government owned land to American citizens. If you were married you'd get double the amount of land. One requirement of acquiring this land was you had to live and work on it for five years. It helped poor families in the east afford land and gave unemployed people a chance at work on their own land. -
Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan
President Abraham Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Amnesty which was relevant to all except confederate civil and military officers and those with property over $20,000. -
The Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau provided food, clothing, jobs, medical care, and education for millions of former slaves and poor whites. It helped former black slaves get back on their feet after being held captive for so long. It also helped poor whites that needed a little punch in life given the fact they have a bit more privilege than poor African Americans. Many former notprghern abolitionists took part in this, risking their lives for helping southern freedmen. -
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad the stretch all across the country from Sacramento,California to Omaha,Nebraska and met in Promontory Point,Utah. This helped Americans travel easier, faster, and safer. It also encouraged trade and settlement in the west. It later helped develope new additions to the train that made the trains more efficient and safe. It also developed time zones which kept trains on a schedule. -
Women and Reform
In 1869, the NACW (National Association of Colored Women) was formed in response to the progression of lynching and the race riot in Springfield, Illinois in 1908. This organization was in favor of women's suffrage and was against Jim Crow Laws and lynching. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 prohibited discrimination in jury selection and crime for any individual to deny full and equal use of public conveyances and public places. After this was brought to the public, no new Civil rights act was attempted for 90 years. -
"Seward's Folly"
A man by the name of William Seward bought Alaska from midway and Russia for $7.2 million dollars. Many people ridiculed the purchase calling names such as "Seward's Icebox" because it was a vast land of ice. Little did they know, this cast land of ice and snow, was rich in resources such as fish, copper, coal, timber, oil, and gold. Thus starting what is called the Klondike Gold Rush. -
The Compromise of 1877
In the compromise of 1877, the south is let back in, republicans get presidency with Rutherford. B. Hayes and democrats were able to put an end to reconstruction. Only downside to this compromise was all black southerners no longer had any protection because all the federal troops were removed from the south and left. -
Compact Cities
In the late 1880's big cities started to become so over crowded that they ran out of room. Before industrialization, cities didn't have tall buildings and most people lived close to work and various other places in the city. This led to them building up to make space. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act sought to assimilate Native Americans into an Americanized way of life. This act wasn't very successful amongst some natives. Some refused the act in general and most natives surrendered to the act. -
The Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance was a ritual that desperate natives resulted to when they found that their way of life was being completely diminished. They confronted an Indian prophet and he tells them to result to the ghost dance ritual. It was supposed to help them reclaim their greatness. This rose alarm against reservation officials and this led to the battle of Wounded Knee, the Oklahoma territory in 1890being created, and the Native Americans being conquered. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The government ruled a law stating that segregation was illegal as long as business facilities were "separate but not equal". What that is basically stating is workers in facilities still have the separate appliances but they aren't treated as terrible as they would normally be. They don't get the most elaborate and good condition appliances. -
Spanish-American War
In the Philippines, American Commodore George Dewey defeated the Spanish navy after only six hours of battle.This gave America recognition as a world power because we defeated national army within a couple hours. Most war battles can take up to a couple of months up to a couple of years. So this was impressive for the U.S. -
Sinking of the Maine in Havana Harbor
The USS Maine explodes unexpectedly in Havana,Cuba Harbor. In 1976 they analyzed that the ships hull was blown out not in so this leads to the belief that something was planted inside of the ship. This led Americans to believe that it was Spain's fault.There was no proof of them doing so but this ended in America declaring war on Spain on April 25,1898. -
YMCA,YWCA
The YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) was to offer physical educational programs during lunch breaks to female factory workers in the early 1900's. Women weren't allowed to roam the city streets by themselves without a male partner during their lunch break by themselves or in general. So they'd go to organizations such as these to occupy their break time. -
Eugenics
Eugenics was a practice or should I say process of elimination campaigned by President Woodrow Wilson to "better" society. Eugenics was pretty much sterilizing a person for certain reasons being if they were proclaimed to be mentally retarded, criminals, or if a family member has given birth to one or multiple children with some sort of birth defect. From 1907-1960, more than 100,000 Americans were sterilized in more than 30 states. -
The Formation of the NAACP
In 1909, the NAACP (Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was created by a group of African Americans and white reformers to gain full equality of both races through a court system. By 1914, it had gained popularity and ended up having 6,00 members and was supported by W.E.B. Du Bois. -
The Panama Canal
In 1914, the hardships of those paid off to create what is called the Panama Canal. After Panama declared independence from Columbia, the U.S. declared the Canal Zone which would be the spot to build the Panama Canal. America payed rent for the land and got to work. And after 10 years of hard work, the Canal was built to be 800 miles long and connected the east and west coast of America for easier trade routes and to establish secure bases for loading and cargo. -
The killing of Franz Ferdinand
The assasination of the archduke, Franz Ferdinand, is one of the leading events that caused America to join the war. He was murdered by Gabrilo Princip on June 28, 1914 alongside his wife. -
The Espionage Act
The Espionage act was established on 1917 by the government that forbade actions that obstructed recruitment or efforts to promote insubordination in the military. It ordered the Postmasters General to remove Russian communist materials from the mail. If anything of this nature was found under your name, you would be fined $10,000 dollars or up to twenty years in prison for you acts. -
The Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman note was pretty much a way for Germany's to woo Mexico with siding with them in case Germany and the U.S. end up going to war with each other. If Mexico joined their side, then Mexico would be able to regain the lost provinces of Texas and the Sothwest of they joimed. Mexico, being smart, did not indeed jojn sides with Germany but this was another contributing factor for America to go into the war. -
The Sedition Act
The Sediton Act of 1918 plain and silly says there is to be no bad talk about the government. This hurt free speech in its entirety. If no one could express how they felt about the government, then nothing could be fixed if there was anything that was flawed. Men in the army could get in trouble if there were any trace of negativity toward the government in their letters to home. People could say and talk about what ever they wanted, as long as it wasn't about the government. -
The Influenza Pandemic
The influenza outbreak was one of the the most most deadly outbreaks of the 19th century killings up to 50 million people in total. Half of that total being deaths in war. The outbreak spread from America to Europe and spread easily in military camps due to unsanity conditions. It killed nearly 200,000 Americans during the month of October 1918 and 600,000 American deaths in total. Americans blamed Germany for the outbreak. -
The Radification of the 18th amendment
The radification of the 18th amendment made it illegal to make or sell alcohol anywhere in the U.S. which is known as prohibition. Many reformers believed that alcohol was the catalyst of the horrid behaviors that might happen at home. With the help of The Church affiliated Anti-Saloon league and the Women's Christian Temperance Church, the amendment was ratified. Gallons of alcohol were drained in the streets in an act of resisting the consumption of alcohol. -
The Flapper girl
During the 1920's a new look for women to want to achieve was created and it was the flapper girl. A flapper is an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes. She had shorter hair, she smoked, drinker, usually was promiscuous, and wore short dresses as a form of rebellion. This created a new but not necessarily fully accepted ideal for women at the time. -
Passage of the 19th Amendment
The passage of the 19th amendment was the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by any state on account of sex. Activists such as Susan B. Anthony worked hard and formed organizations that came together to help bring attention to this amendment. After 70 years of hard work, the amendment was finally taken into account by all the hard work the women who fought put into it. -
Limiting Immigrants
In 1922, a quota system was instituted to limit the amount of immigrants to a country by a percentage. In the process of this, some countries were favored over others. -
The Scopes Trail
The Scopes trail a.k.a "The Monkey trail" started because a man by the name of John Scopes taught evolution to his class even though it was illegal at the time to prove a point. He was defended by Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan which are now the most known names in American history. Bryan affirmed that the Bible stated literal truth and Darrow used science to doubt those beliefs. In the end, Scopes was found guilty of breaking the law and fined $100. -
The Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed. This caused half of America's banks to fail which led to people who attended those banks to demand their money. But since the crash also affected them, they weren't able to give them their money back. Unemployment spiked leaving America in despair. -
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff was created to protect American businesses and farmers. This had a small amount of impact to the economy. It caused problems such as economic strain, bringing down foreign countries with us and failing world economic trade. One thing America did to regain the confidence of foreign countries was by encouraging international trade and supporting organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WPO). -
The Election of 1932
After Hoover caused all of the economic destruction he did, the Americans were ready for a change. In 1932, Franklin.D.Roosevelt was elected as president. He won by a landslide victory by winning more than 57% of the popular vote. FDR's personality is part of what caused Democrats to vote for him. He promised relief for the poor by offering more public work programs to provide jobs. -
The Bonus Army
In 1932, over 20,000 jobless vet held a protest in Washington, D.C. demanding immediate pay. Hoover pretty much cleared out the men by ordering Gen.McAurthur to use harsh and fatal treatments on them. There was a second small protest when FDR was in office but was diffused because he offered jobs to the protesters. Finally in 1936, congress overrode FDR's veto and paid the vets 9 years early. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 4, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked a U.S base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They hoped to destroy the U.S. and weaken the resolve of American people. It was named the day of infamy because it was something we'd never forget. This event is a playing role in the U.S. entrance into the war. -
Battle of Midway Island
On June 4-6 1942, Admiral Chester Nimitz, the commander of American Naval forces in the Pacific moved to defend the island. The Americans won a decisive victory as their planes destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and 250 planes. This was the turning point in war and soon allies were going to Japan. -
The North African Front
"Operation Torch" was an invasion of Axis controlled b N.Africa launched by American general D.D. Eisenhower in 1942. Allied troops in Casablanca, Oran, and the Algiers in Algeria went eastward chasing after the Afrika Korps led by German General Ernst Rommel. Finally In 1944 FDR created the War Refugee board that helped 200,000 Jews. -
The Manhattan Project
The ORSD most important achievement was the secret development of the atomic bomb. This is called the Manhattan Project because it was the code used to describe American efforts to build the bomb during the Second World War. This put an end to WWII by using mass destruction causing Japan to surrender. -
The Truman Doctrine 1947
The Truman Doctrine was issued by President Truman in 1947 to stop the further spread of communism. He said America will go to whatever lengths possible to contain the spread of communism. He established in the doctrine that the United States will provide economical, military and economical support to all democratic nations. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan created because of all the war damage and dislocation in Europe that invited communist influence. It established economic aid to all European countries through the European Recovery Program. It offered $17 billion dollars to Western Europe. The Soviets took the blame for all the division in Europe, not the U.S. In the end, the Marshall plan was crucial to Western Europe's economic recovery. -
The first solo, nonstop flight ever
Charles Lindbergh was the first man to ever fly solo. He took his plane St. Louis on this flight from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. It took him a total of 33 hours with no sleep in between. Once he landed in France, he we greeted like a celebrity and gained wild fame. -
The Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade began June 24, 1948 in an attempt to starve the city into submission. When the U.S. and British heard about this, they went to action. U.S. and British planed airlifted of 2 million tons of supplies to the residents of West Berlin. And after 200,000 flights, the Soviet Union lifts the blockade. -
The Geneva Peace Accords
The GPA was created in the summer of 1954 and signed by France and Vietnam. It was provided for the temporary partition of Vietnam at the 17th parallel with national elections in 1956 to reunify the country. -
The National Liberation Front
The NFL was created on December 20, 1960. It brought together Communist and Non-Communist and anyone could join as long as they opposed Ngo Diem and wanted to unify Vietnam. The Communists supported the creation of a broad-band U.S. front to help mobilize southerners in opposition to the government in South Vietnam. -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
THe U.S's 1,400 Cuban exiles were all defeated by Fidel Castro's government forces on Cuba's South Coast at The Bay of Pigs. After 3 days of fighting, invaders launched from Guatemala, sent by the U.S. surrender. President JFK takes full credit for this. -
JFK's Assassination
On November 22, 1963, JFK was murdered. There are quite a bit of theories of how many people did it, but as of right now we do know that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at JFK from the sixth floor of the School Book Depository. He missed one of them but the other two shots hit Kennedy in the back of his head and his neck. Supposedly one of the bullets that went through Kennedy hit the governor, who was also in the car with him at the time in the shoulder. -
The Tet Offensive January 1968
Attacks known as the Tet offensive were designed to face the Johnson administration to the bargaining table. North Vietnamese army and Viet Cong attack the south simultaneously. They took out every major southern city. The U.S. and South Vietnam try to beat the offensive and defeat North Vietnam and Viet Cong. But their success has been labeled a U.S. defeat when in reality, it was a U.S. victory.
