Timeline Overview (1861-1945)

By nhd.juliette.gordon.low
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    Timeline Overview (1861-1945)

  • Civil War

    It was a war between the Union and the Confederate States of America.

  • Ending of the Civil War

    The Civil War ended when General Lee, on the Confederate side, surrendered. Slavery was now abolished.

  • Ratification of the 15th Amendment

  • Clara Barton founds Red Cross

  • The Spanish-American War begins

    The Americans declared war on Spain, and it ended the same year with the two sides signing the Treaty of Paris.

  • World War 1 Starts

  • World War 1 ends

    World War I ends with Germany surrendering, and one year later the Treaty of Versailles was signed.

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression lasted from 1929- 1939. It started when the stock market crashed.

  • The Start of the Dust Bowl

    It first started when seven droughts hit the plains. It ended in 1939.

  • Start of World War 2

  • World War 2 Ends

    World War II concluded when Germany surrendered.