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Civil War: Missouri Compromise
It was unconstitutional because it did not the authority to ban slavery. Missouri became a slave state. -
Civil War: President's Election
Lincoln won his election by the amount of 39% of votes. President Lincoln was also known as a republican. -
Civil War: Civil War Begins
The Civil war started with the Confederates and the Union. Union was entered as a free state. -
Reconstruction: Reconstruction Act of 1867
The policy divided the South into military zones. The act was also known as the congressional act. -
Reconstruction: Equal Protection of the Laws
The laws determines that all people should be treated the same. It also granted citizenship and equal protection rights. -
Gilded Age: Gilded Age Begins
The Second Industrial Revolution was known as the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age also had no middle class at all -
Gilded Age: Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism derived from Charles Darwin's theories. He believed in palnt and animal life evolved from natural selection. -
Gilded Age: Population Growth
The era was an rapid economic growth. During the growth there was an explosion in manufacturing. -
Industrialization:Thomas Edison
He invented the phonograph. In 1879 he decided to do another invention called the electric light bulb. -
Indusrialization: Interstate Commerce Act
The Act had prevented unfair practices by railroads. It's known as one of the federal governments to prevent the worse of the "Big Business". -
Industrialization: Sherman Antitrust Act
This policy allowed the government to break up the monopolies. Those monopolies basically were engagedin harmful business. -
Imperialism: Spanish American War
Cuba was a Spanish colony. They wanted to have their own independence and rebelled in 1895. -
Imperialism: Open Door Policy
The policy was announced by Secretary of state John Hay. The policy declared that trading rightsin China should remain open to all foreign powers. -
Imperialism: Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy is known for the U.S government used it's economic might ti tighten it's control over Latin America. The U.S corporations and government forced Latin America to open their markets. -
World War 1: German Submarine
German submarine sanked the Lusitania. They used the U- boats to prevent ships with supplies from reaching Britain. -
World War 1: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare. The sinking of more U.S merchant ships in 1917 led to a U.S declaration of war on Germany. -
World War 1: Zimmerman Telegram
Germany promised the return of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. The publicationof this telegramin the U.S newspapers outraged the public. -
Roaring 2o's: 18th Admendment
The 18th admendment and the Volsted Act introduced Prohibition. The Americans had failed to obey the law. -
Roaring 20's: 19th Admendment
The 19th admendment gave the womwn the right to vote. Women had increased opportunities in employment and education. -
Roaring 20's: Kellogg- Briand Pact
There were fifteen countries that pledge to give up war. The only thing they never gave up was self- defense. -
Great Depression: Black Tuesday
On October 29,1929 or Black Tuesday the stock market had crashed. People tried to sell the stocks but some were willing to buy them. -
Great Depression: Roosevelt's Election
Franklin D. Roosevelt won his Presidential election. After awhile his plan was to end the Depression. -
Great Depression: New Deal
The New Deal was based on three goals: relief, recovery, and reform. The first New Deal always focused on relief and recovery. -
World War 2: Neutrality Act
This Act had expanded the cash and carry to include the sale of arms. Roosevelt was concern and thinking about helping the British. -
World War 2: Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was known as a suprise attack. The day of Pearl Harbor is a day that will live in infamy. -
World War 2: D- Day
D-Day is when the Americans and the British forces landed on the beaches. General Einsenhower acted as a supreme commander. -
Cold War; Truman Doctrine
Truman had announed the Truman Doctrine in 1947. The U.S wanted to provide help to free peoples resisting communism. -
Cold War: Marshall Plan
This plan is about the U.S giving economic aid to the countries of Western Europe to help rebuild their economies. The Marshall plan was also known as the European Recovery Act. -
Cold War:Containment Policy
Americans sought to contain Communism. They would not challenge Communism where it already existed. -
Civil Rights Movement: Brown vs Board of Education
The Supreme Court overturned Plessy vs Ferguson which permitted the " seperate but equal". This event have took place in Topeka, Kansasa 1954. -
Civil Rights Movement: March on Washington
There were more than 250,000 people that attended to the event. Dr. Martin Luther King have gave his famous speech "I Have a Dream". -
Reconstruction: Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act passed over Johnson's veto. They also granted freedman rights of citizenship. -
Civil Rights Movement: 24th Admendment
This admendment ratified in 1964. This admendment prohibited the poll taxes. -
Vietnam War: Tet Offensive
In 1968 the Vietcong launched the Tet Offensive. Even driven out the attack have shown their strengh. -
Vietnam War: Vietnamization
This policy was created by Nixon. This policy replaced American troops with South Vietnamese. -
Vietnam War: Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords was signed by Dr.Henry Kissinger with North Vietnam. The U.S withdrew all troops but continued to send aid.
