U.S. History: 1887-2008

By Braylon.Clay
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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

    1-Containment- prevent the spread of communism
    2-Arms Race/Space Race- very competitive contests between US and USSR.
    3-The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(USSR) which was the Soviet Union which was a communist country.
    4-Communism is a political and economic system in which the major means of production, such as mines and factories, are owned and controlled by the public.
    5-Domino Theory is the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries.

  • 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

  • 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

    1-Great Society-a legislation over 60 programs to help citizens in need. 2-Thurgood Marshall-American civil rights lawyer, first black justice on the Supreme Court of the US. 3-Black Panthers-a organization to challenge police brutality against the African American community. 4-Non-Violent Protests/Civil Disobedience-the refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence. 5-Cesar Chavez-worked to gain better working conditions.
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    Korean War

  • Rosenberg's Trial

  • 22nd Amendment

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

  • First H-Bomb Detonated By The United States

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    Brown v. Board Of Education Of Topeka

    Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation

  • 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

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    Montgomery Bus Boycott After Rosa Parks’ Arrest

  • USSR Launches Sputnik

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Civil Rights Act Of 1968

    Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.

  • Tinker V. 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

    1-OPEC-Is to unify the petroleum policies and ensure the stabilization of oil markets. 2-Sandra Day O’Connor-She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. 3-Community Reinvestment Act of 1977-Is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities. 4-AIDS Epidemic-Period when AIDS spread rapidly. 5-Star Wars-an ambitious project that would construct a space-based anti-missile system.

  • Pentagon Papers Leaked

  • 26th Amendment

    Moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years 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

  • 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