Timeline of Events

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  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Declared independence for the United States from Britain.
  • E Pluribus Unum

    E Pluribus Unum

    Latin phrase "One from Many" talking about the separation of the US from one nation to 50 states
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution

    Established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    Explains American's rights in relation to the government
  • Nativism

    Nativism

    Hatred feeling toward immigration
  • Alexis De Tocqueville Principles

    Alexis De Tocqueville Principles

    5 Principles Crucial to America's Success
  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act

    Westward expansion in the United States, gave families 160 acres of public land for a minimal fee
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain

    Establish transportation, supply water, build public buildings, and aid in defense readiness.
  • Tin Pan Alley

    Tin Pan Alley

    The first home to the American songwriting profession where roots were sown
  • Settlement House Movement

    Settlement House Movement

    Social reform against racial discrimination
  • Social Darwinism

    Social Darwinism

    "Survival of the fittest", used to justify imperialism, racism, eugenics, and social inequality
  • Alfred Thayer Mahan

    Alfred Thayer Mahan

    Naval lecturer in naval history, a revolutionary analysis of the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British Empire
  • Sanford B. Dole

    Sanford B. Dole

    Doles helped overthrow Hawaiian monarchy and served as the Hawaiian Republic president
  • Homestead Strike of 1892

    Homestead Strike of 1892

    Ended unionizing of steelworkers in the United States
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War

    Ended Spain's empire in the western hemisphere and secured the United States as a political power
  • Lost Generation (artists)

    Lost Generation (artists)

    The Lost Generation created a lot of new types of art and music, jazz and books became increasingly popular
  • Tenement

    Tenement

    Tenements were houses to house immigrants, they represented the urban working class of the new deal.
  • Muckrakers

    Muckrakers

    Writers who provided detailed journals of political and economic corruptions caused by rapid industrialization
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford

    Created the Ford Motor Company, he quickly became one of the richest most famous people in the world
  • Expansionism & Imperialism

    Expansionism & Imperialism

    Expansionism: wanting to make a country's size bigger by gaining territory
    Imperialism: Extending a country's power by diplomacy or military force
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    Allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators.
  • Causes of WWI

    Causes of WWI

    European Expansion, Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Serbian Nationalism, Alliances, Germany Millenarianism
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal

    Linked and Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, provides a new faster route for international trade
  • Reasons for US Involvement in WWI

    Reasons for US Involvement in WWI

    Zimmerman Telegram, The Lusitania, German invasion of Belgium
  • General John J Pershing

    General John J Pershing

    Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
  • Alvin York

    Alvin York

    Killed over 20 German Soldiers and captured 132, earned a medal of honor
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    Prohibited the sale and use of alcohol
  • Harlem Renaissance

    Harlem Renaissance

    A turning point in history for black culture
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Granted women the right to vote.
  • Immigration Act of 1924

    Immigration Act of 1924

    Limited the amount of immigrants allowed into the United States through a national origins quota
  • American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

    American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

    Granted all Native Americans born in the United States citizenship
  • Charles A. Lindbergh

    Charles A. Lindbergh

    Became the first person to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl

    Intensified crushing economic impacts of the great depression and drove families into desperate migration
  • Social Security Administration

    Social Security Administration

    It sought to address the long range problem of economic security
  • Chester W. Nimitz

    Chester W. Nimitz

    Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II
  • Bracero Program

    Bracero Program

    Permitted millions of Mexican men to work legally in the United States on short-term labor contracts
  • Flying Tigers

    Flying Tigers

    A group that became famous for their ability to inflict outsize damage on Japan's better-equipped and larger aircraft fleet
  • George S. Patton

    George S. Patton

    A general who lead the Allies to victory in the invasion of Sicily
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Served as supreme commander of the allied expeditionary force in Europe, planned and supervised North Africa in Operation Torch and Western Front
  • Douglas MacArthur

    Douglas MacArthur

    Douglas MacArthur was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II and oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War
  • Vernon Baker

    Vernon Baker

    One of seven African Americans that received a medal of honor as an inspirational leader
  • Audie Murphy

    Audie Murphy

    Most decorated solder in WWII
  • Navajo Code Talkers

    Navajo Code Talkers

    Provided a fast, error free, and secure line of communication by telephone and radio during WWII in the Pacific
  • Omar Bradley

    Omar Bradley

    One of America's greatest generals that commanded the largest American force ever united under one man's leadership during World War II
  • In God We Trust

    In God We Trust

    National Motto of the United States
  • Political Machines

    Political Machines

    Provided services to people in exchange for votes