U.S. History: 1877-2008

By Brandon Chan
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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 1

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    Roaring Twenties

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    Great Depression

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    World War 2

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    Early Cold War

    Containment:
    The US policy to stop the spread of communism
    Arms race/space race:
    The US and Soviet Union's race to basically outdo each other
    The Soviet Union:
    Russia and surrounding countries following the rule of Communism
    Communism:
    A diplomatic policy based around true equal rights
    Domino theory:
    A theory that the actions of one country would effect other nearby countries

  • Berlin Airlift

  • NATO established

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    Civil Rights Era

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    Korean War

  • Rosenbergs Trial

  • 22nd amendment

  • First H-Bomb detonated by the United States

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    Vietnam War

  • Jonas Salk invents the Polio vaccine

  • USSR launches Sputnik

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    End Of The Cold War

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    1900s-21st century

  • United Nations formed