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World War I
The U.S. joined WWI after the Zimmermann Telegram was intercepted. -
Women's Suffrage Movement
The 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote. -
Great Depression
The Stock Market crashed, leading to an economic collapse that lasted more than a decade -
The New Deal
In efforts to combat the Great Depression Franklin D. Roosevelt launches a series of domestic programs, public work projects, and financial reforms. -
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World War II
-The U.S. joined WWII after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. -Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima Nagasaki by the U.S. , leading to Japan’s surrender and the end of WWII in 1945 -
Truman Doctrine/ Beginning of the Cold War
The U.S. adopted a policy to contain communism in response to the Soviet Union's efforts to spread communism in Eastern Europe, leading to decades of global tension. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional, Marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement -
March on Washington
Martin Luther King gives his “I Have A Dream” speech in front of approximately 250,000 people -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, preventing employment discrimination due to race, color, sex, religion or national origin. -
Moon Landing (Apollo 11)
Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The collapse of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of the Cold War. -
Bush v. Gore Election
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that the Florida recount process violated the Equal Protection Clause because it lacked uniform standards. The presidential election was decided by the Supreme Court in favor of George W. Bush