U.S. History: 1877-2008

By audrey.grayson
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    Early American History (1776-1860)

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    Civil War/ Reconstruction (1860-1877)

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    The Gilded Age (1877-1900)

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    The Progressive Era (1890-1920)

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    Imperialism (1898-1910)

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    World War 1 (1914-1918)

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    Roaring Twenties (1920-1929)

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    The Great Depression (1929-1939)

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    World War 2 (1939-1945)

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    Early Cold War (1945-1960)

  • Sweatt vs. 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 (1950-1970)

  • Hernandez v. Texas

    Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment.
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    Vietnam War (1954-1976)

  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

    Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation.
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    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    After Rosa Parks’ arrest.

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

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba

  • Berlin Wall Built

    To prevent people from leaving communist East Berlin

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

  • 24th Amendment

    Abolishes the poll tax.

  • Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech”

    At the March on Washington.

  • John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Begins undeclared war in Vietnam.

  • 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

    Eliminated literacy tests for voters.

  • Tet Offensive

  • Martin Luther King is assassinated

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.

  • Tinker vs. Des Moines

    Defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools.

  • First Man on the Moon

  • Kent State University Shooting

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    End of the Cold War (1970-1991)

  • 26th Amendment

    Moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old.

  • Pentagon Papers Leaked

  • 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

    Leads to Nixon's Resignation.

  • Fall of Saigon (marks the end of the Vietnam War)

  • Camp David Accords

  • Three Mile Island Disaster

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    Iran Hostage Crisis

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    Iran Contra Affair

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    1990s - 21st Century (1990-2008)