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cattle industry got big
the cattle industry boomed in the late 1800s as the culture of the olains indians declined. this led to more farming and more farmers united to address their eonomic problems, giving rise to the populist movement. -
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chapter 6: new industrial age
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lightbulb is invented
thomas a edison invented a workable light bulb as a pioneer on the new industrial frontier when he established the worlds first reasearch laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey -
immigrants settle in new cities
most of the immigrants that settled into the united states in the late 19h century became dwellers because the cities were the cheapest and most convenient places to live. they also offered unskilled laborers steady jobs in mills and factories. -
#10 amercia claims an empire
the united states enters world war one. this makes a huge impact on america. people lose jobs, America did not want to get into these wars and stay out of the way of international issues but they did. -
7: immigrants and urbanization
immigraton from europe, asia, the caribbean, and mexico reached a new high in the late 19th and 20th centuries. rapid growth in cities forced people to contend with problems of housing, transportation, water, and sanitation. -
chapter 8: model t
henry ford introduces the model t as the first ever car. people are able to get around much easier now. -
11: the first world war
many things were e=invented in 1915. Alexander graham bell makes the first trnscontinental telephone call, and albert einstein proposes his general theory of relativity that changes america. -
21: civil rights
in 1954, brown v. board of education decision orders desegregation of public schools. this leads to later on desegregation crisises, like in little rock, arkansas. martin luther king jr. talks about how blacks should be free and have the same rights as white men. -
20: the new frontier and the great society
john f. kennedy is elected president and the kennedy administration faced some of the most dangerous soviet confrontations. -
23: an era of social change
women fight for equality through protests and marches, women confronted social and economic barriers in american society. this forms the National Organization for women (NOW). -
22: vietnam years
the hippies made an antiwar protest in the united states intensify. .they made peaceful protests against the war and created a movement, -
22: the vietnam war years
one of the longest wars in american history was the vietnam war. when nixon was reelected thewas a break-in at democratic hq. there was a connection between nixon and the burglars through lies, cover ups and him erasing the tapes. Then nixon resigns as impeachment talks begin, this is in many ways that the negativity to politics in america began until today, people distrust the government and think the worst of america's political system. -
24: age of limits
president richard nixons involvement in the wingate scandal forced him to resign from office. there was a break-in at democratic hq, there was a connection between nixon and the burglars through lies, when he resigns as impeachment talks begin, this is in many ways that the negativity to politics -
25: the conservative tide
the end of the cold war marked the breakup of the soviet union in 1991, and led to a redirection of many U.S. goals and policies. -
26: the united states in todays world
on september 11, terrorists attack new york's the world trade center and the pentagon with hijacked jets which caused a huge uproar in american history and changed many of their lives. -
#9 progressive era: womens and children rights
florence kelly became an advocate for improving the lives of women and children. she helped prohibit child labor and limited womens working hours, soon became a model for other states.