U.S. History 1877-2008

By yaliz.rodriguez
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    Early American History

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    Civil War/Reconstruction

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    The Gilded Age

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    The Progressive Era

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    Imperialism

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    World War I

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    Roaring Twenties

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    Great Depression

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    World War II

  • United Nations formed

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    Early Cold War

    Containment- Policy that helps prevents the spread of communism.
    Arms Race/Space Race- It was a competition between 2 rivals, USSR and US, to have better weapons or spaceflight.
    USSR- It consisted of Russia and 14 other countries
    Communism- It's a system of government were the people are given things according to their needs.
    Domino Theory- a policy that suggested a communist government in one would lead on taking over another nation

  • Truman Doctrine

    U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism

  • Berlin Airlift

  • Marshall Plan

    program to help European countries rebuild after World War II

  • NATO established

  • 1950-1953 Korean War

  • Sweatt v. Painter

    ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as "separate but equal"
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    Civil Rights Era

    Great Society-series of policy initiatives/legislation/programs by LBJ with the goal of improving the environment
    Thurgood Marshall- was an influencer leader in the Civil Rights, contributed to the NAACP and help pursuit racial justice
    Black Panthers-a political organization to challenge police brutality against the African American community
    Non-Violent Protest/Civil Disobedience-MLK made protest that were non-violent
    Cesar Chavez-help farm workers to improve their working and living conditions

  • Rosenbergs Trial

  • 22nd Amendment

    prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again.

  • First H-Bomb donated by the United States

  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

    overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
    Dec 9, 1952- May 17, 1954

  • Hernandez v. Texas

    Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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    Vietnam War

  • Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks' arrest

    1955-1956

  • USSR launches Sputnik

  • Little Rock 9 integrated into an all-white in Little Rock, AK

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba

  • Berlin Wall built to prevent people from leaving communist East Berlin

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

  • John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX

  • MLK "I have a Dream Speech" at the March on Washington

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    begins the undeclared war in Vietnam

  • 24th Amendment

    abolishes the poll tax

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis.

  • Medicare and Medicaid established

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Eliminated literacy tests for voters

  • Tet Offensive

  • Martin Luther King is assassinated

    Memphis, TN

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing

  • 1st Man on the Moon

  • Tinker v. Des Moines

    defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools.
    The court decided to go for Tinker and supported her
    Nov 12, 1968- Feb 24, 1969

  • Kent State University shooting

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    End of the Cold War

    OPEC- middle east stopped sending oil as a protests for US supporting Israel
    Sandra Day O'Connor- 1st female in the supreme court
    Community Reinvestment Act of 1977- encouraged banks to reduce discriminatory practices toward loans in low income neighborhoods.
    AIDS Epidemic- it was recognized by the Center for Disease Control and its prevention and treatment became an essential health issue around the world
    Star Wars- space based missile defense system

  • Pentagon Papers leaked

  • 26th Amendment

    moved the voting age from 21yrs old to 18yrs old

  • Title IX

    protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs

  • War Powers Act

    law limited the President's right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval

  • Watergate Scandal

    which leads to Nixon's resignation

  • Fall of Saigon

    marks the end of the Vietnam War

  • Camp David Accords

  • Iran Hostage Crisis

    1979-1981

  • Three Mile Island Disaster

  • Iran Contra Affair

    1985-1987
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    1990s-21st Century