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American Civil War
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Homestead Act
law stating U.S citizens could occupy 160 acres of government land if the settler improved the land after 5 yrs. -
13th Amendment
Free -
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Reconstruction
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14th Amendment
Citizens -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
a golden spike driven at Promontory, Utah, signaling the completion of the 1st transcontinental railroad in the U.S. -
Industrialization Begins to Boom
Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production -
15th Amendment
Vote ( all men ) -
Telephone Invented
by Alexander Graham Bell when he made his 1st call to his assistant Thomas Watson, "Mr.Watson-come here-I want to see you." -
Reconstruction Ends
with compromise, republicans quietly given up their fight for racial equality and blacks' rights on the south -
Jim Crow Laws Start in South
laws that enforced racial segregation in the South -
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Gilded Age
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Light Bulb Invented
Joseph Swan was an English Physicist and chemist who produced an early electric light bulb -
Pendleton Act
U.S. federal law which established that positions within government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation -
Dawes Act
U.S federal legislation aimed to assimilate American-Indians by granting an allotment of land to farm on -
Interstate Commerce Act
U.S. federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry and railroad rates be "reasonable and just" -
Chicago's Hull House
was co-founded by Jane Addams and was used to open its doors to recently arrived European immigrants. -
Klondike Gold Rush
Region of the Yukon territory that experience a rush of thousands of gold seekers in the 1890's -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
1st federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices -
How the Other Half Lives
a publication b photojournalist Jacob Riis documenting the filthy living conditions in tenements -
Influence of Sea Power Upon History
naval warfare book published by Alfred Thayer Mahan -
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Progressive Era
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Imperialism
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Homestead Steel Labor Strike
Homestead,PA pitted one of the most powerful steel corporations, Carnegie Steel Company, against the nation's strongest trade, the Amalgamated Association of Iron and steel workers. -
Pullman Labor Strike
a nationwide railroad strike in the U.S that pitted the American Railroad Union (ARU) against Pullman Company, the ,main railroads, and government -
Plessy v. Ferguson
separate-but-equal -
Annexation of Hawaii
Queen Kili'uokalani was overthrown spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War -
Spanish-American War
conflict between the U.S. and Spain; ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines -
Assassination of President Mckinely
He dies, putting Theodore Roosevelt as president getting rid of trusts -
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Theodore Roosevelt
Political Party: Republican + Progressive "Blue Moon" Party
Domestic Policy: Trust Buster; Nature (Conservation) ; Protect Consumer -
The Jungle
written by American novelist, Upton Sinclair who portrayed the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the U.S. in Chicago and similar industrialized cities -
Pure Food and Drug Act
laws enacted by the Congress for the main purpose to ban foreign food and drugs -
Model-T
On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company's Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit -
NAACP
formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B. ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
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William Howard Taft
Political Party; Republican
Domestic Policy: 3 C's but weak, 16th/17th Amendments -
16th Amendment
Congress can collect a federal income tax from the people -
Federal Reserve Act
Responsible for the great depression -
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Woodrow Wilson
Political Party: Democrat
Domestic Policy: Federal Reserve Act, 18th/19th Amendments, National Parks Service, Clayton Anti-Trust Act -
17th Amendment
Establishes the popular election of United States by the people of the states -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Him and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip -
Trench Warfare, Poison Gas, and Machine Guns
all causes of WW1 -
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World War 1
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Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom -
National Parks System
agency of the United States federal government that manages all conservation and historical properties -
Zimmerman Telegram
a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German to Mexico in the prior event of the United States entering World War 1 -
Russian Revolution
the Tsarist autocracy that led to the rise of the Soviet Union -
U.S. entry onto WW1
Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany -
18th Amendment
Prohibition/ Temperence -
19th Amendment
Women's Suffrage -
President Harding's Return to Normalcy
a return to the way of life before World War I -
Harlem Renaissance
a cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, spanning the 1920s -
Red Scare
A "Red Scare" is promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism -
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Roaring Twenties
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Teapot Dome Scandal
a bribery incident that took place in the United States during he administration of President Warren G. Harding. -
Joseph Stalin Leads USSR
the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower -
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes; a case based on the biblical education in schools -
Mein Kampf published
July 18, 1925 -
Charles Lindbergh's Trans-Atlantic Flight
The Spirit of St. Louis touches down at Paris, France. Charles Lindbergh had not slept in 55 hours. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
name given to the 1929 murder in Chicago of seven men of the North Side gang during the Prohibition Era -
Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday"
the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States began on October 24, 1929 -
Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
marked a crucial turning point for Germany, embraced by much of the German population -
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The Holocaust
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Kristallnacht
was a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany -
Hitler invades Poland
bring Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people -
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Wordl War 2
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German Blizkrieg attacks
overran much of Europe and -
Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base -
Tuskegee Airmen
African-American military pilots -
Navajo Code Talkers
languages to transmit coded/secret messages during WW2 -
Executive Order 9066
United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II -
Bataan Death March
the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war -
Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy -
GI Bill
to help veterans buy homes and pay for a higher education -
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
U.S. dropped the first ever nuclear weapons on causing Imperial Japan to surrender in 1945 -
Victory over Japan/Pacific (VJ/VP) Day
the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
they entered the Majdanek camp in Poland, and later overran several other killing centers where they released every single person in them -
Victory in Europe (VE) Day
the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II -
United Nations (UN) Formed
A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations -
Germany Divided
Divided into 2 during the Cold war - East and west Germany -
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Harry S. Truman
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Nuremberg Trials
trials that took place in the Allied powers which was the hearing of 22 major Nazi criminals; 12 Nazis were sentenced to death. -
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Baby Boom
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Truman Doctrine
an american policy which purpose was to counter soviet expansion -
Mao Zedong Establishes Communist Rule in China
Communist Party of China (CPC), leading the Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927 -
22nd Amendment
President only allowed to serve 2 terms ( 4 years ) -
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The Cold War
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Marshall Plan
an american initiative to aid western Europe -
Berlin Airlift
to not cause a ww3, Truman ordered a massive airlift supply into west Berlin -
NATO Formed
The North Atlantic Organization which a military alliance between several North American and European countries -
UN forces push North Korea to Yalu River- the border with China
the UN pushes NK towards china causing conflict with them -
Chinese forces cross Yalu and enter Korean War
the chinese entered the korean war fighting on on the side of NK going against the American army and SK -
Kim Il-sung invades South Korea
Kim's invasion of the south in 1950 triggered the Korean war -
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Korean War
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1950s Prosperity
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Execution
both convicted and executed of conspiring U.S atomic secrets to the Soviets -
Armistice Signed
an agreement to stop fighting and instead talk it out during the !st ww -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Warren Court
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Hernandez v. Texas
the first and only mexican-american civil rights case during the post -wW2 period about lamdmark -
Brown v. Board of Education
was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case which declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students -
Ho Chi Minh Established Communist Rule in Vietnam
established the communist -ruled democratic republic i 1954 after defeating the French Union -
Warsaw Pact Formed
was a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw among the S.U. -
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Vietnam War
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Interstate Highway Act
law that authorized the spending of $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of highway -
Elvis Presley First Hit Song
Heartbreak Hotel- I was the One which gave Elvis his major breakthrough -
Rape of Nanjing
an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing -
Leave it to Beaver First Airs on TV
October 4, 1957 was the 1st episode of the american sitcom "Leave It To Beaver" -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
the right to vote without being discriminated -
Sputnik I
was the 1st artificial earth satellite -
Kennedy versus Nixon TV Debate
a closely contested election, democrat John F. Kennedy defeated VP Nixon -
Peace Corps Formed
U.S. volunteer program where american citizens aid to other developing countries -
Mapp v. Ohio
was a landmark case in criminal procedure which violated the 4th amendment -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
intended to overthrow the increasingly communist government of Fidel Castro -
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John F. Kennedy
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Cuban Missile Crisis
confrontation between the U.S. and the S.U. concerning Soviet ballistic missile development in Cuba -
Sam Walton Opens First Walmart
July 2, 1962; opens the 1st Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas -
Gideon v. Wainwright
was charged having broken into and entered a poolroom with the intent to commit a misdemeanor offense -
Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza with his wife Jacqueline was fatally shot -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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The Great Society
LBJ's domestic programs aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice -
Escobedo v. Illinois
case holding the criminal suspects a right to counsel police interrogations under the 6th amendment -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
gave LBJ the power to use military force in southeast Asia w/o congress -
Arab-Israeli War Begins
March 15,1948 -
Israeli-Palestine Conflict Begins
violence between Israelis and Arabs from 1920 which resulted in major hostilities in the 1947 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
the U.S. labor that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion,etc. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
By President L.B.J. who prevented african-americans from exercising their right to vote -
Miranda v. Arizona
guilty of 2 convictions of rape and kidnapping and crime robbery -
Six Day War
Fought between June 5 and 10 of 1967 by Israel and neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, & Syria -
Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court
!st african-american to be on the U.S. supreme court -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War -
My Lai Massacre
Mass murder of between 347 to 504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians by U.S. Army soldiers -
Tinker v. Des Moines
was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that defined the constitutional rights of students in U.S. public schools. -
Vietnamization
Policy to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War by equipping /training Vietnam War -
Woodstock Music Festival
was a music festival in the United States in 1969 which attracted an audience of over 400,000 -
Draft Lottery
366 blue plastic capsules contained the birthdays that would be chosen in the first Vietnam draft lottery -
Manson Family Murders
Charles Manson and his members gained national notoriety after the murder of actress Sharon Tate and four others on August 9, 1969 by Tex Watson -
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Richard Nixon
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Invasion of Cambodia
was a series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia during the Vietnam War -
Kent State Shootings
unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard during a mass protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio -
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment in the U.S. -
Pentagon Papers
was the name given to a top-secret e study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam -
26th Amendment
Must be 18 years of age to vote -
Policy of Detente Begins
releasing tension between the United States and the Soviet Union -
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Jimmy Carter
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Nixon Visits China
Nixon goes to China to have a meeting with President to make a relation ( allies ) -
Watergate Scandal
a scandal involving the President Richard Nixon and 5 men breaking in the D.N.C. headquarters -
War Powers Resolution
A federal law intended to check the President's power w/o the consent of Congress -
OPEC Oil Embargo
imposed an embargo against the U.S. for re-supplying Israel military -
First Cell-Phones
Created by Martin Cooper when he made the handheld phone on April 3, 1973 -
Endangered Species Act
U.S. environmental laws to enact to protect endangered species -
United States v. Nixon
U.S. supreme court decision against President Richard Nixon, ordering him to deliver tape recordings -
Ford Pardons Nixon
Mao became a founding member of the communist Party of China -
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Gerald Ford
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Fall of Saigon
Capture by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces; ended the Vietnam War -
Bill Gates Starts Microsoft
Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975 -
National Rifle Associate (NRA) Lobbying Begins
November 17, 1871 -
Steve Jobs Starts Apple
In 1976, Steve started Apple Computer in the Jobs' family garage -
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities -
Camp David Accords
signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister -
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
after having fought four wars they decided to call it truce formal peace treaty -
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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Conservative Resurgence
launched with the charge that the seminaries and denominational agencies were dominated by liberals. -
“Trickle Down Economics”
an economic theory that advocates reducing taxes on businesses and the wealthy -
War on Drugs
American term usually applied to the U.S. federal government's campaign to ban drugs and other illegal activities -
AIDS Epidemic
a global pandemic -
Sandra Day O’Connor Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court
a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. serving from 1981-2006 by Ronald Reagan -
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Ronald Reagan
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Marines in Lebanon
acts of terrorism that occurred during the Lebanese Civil War -
Iran-Contra Affair
a political scandal that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration -
The Oprah Winfrey Show First Airs
September 8, 1986 -
“Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!"
a line from a speech made by US President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin -
End of Cold War
1991 -
Berlin Wall Falls
November 9, 1989 -
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George H.W. Bush
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Period: to
Persian Gulf War
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Germany Reunification
the process in 1990 which the German Democratic Republic became part of the Federal Republic of Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany -
Iraq Invades Kuwait
a 2-day operation conducted by Iraq against the neighboring state of Kuwait -
Soviet Union Collapses
officially granting self-governing independence to the Republics of the Soviet Uniion -
Operation Desert Storm
the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm in its combat phase -
Ms. Adcox Born
The most favorited teacher of Jones-Futures Academy who teaches U.S. History making it fun and interesting -
Rodney King
an African-American taxi driver who became known as the victim of L.A.P.D. brutality, showing a video of several police officers beating during his arrest -
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Bill Clinton
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NAFTA Founded
January 1, 1994 -
Contract with America
was a document released by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign -
O.J Simpson's "Trial of the Century"
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994, deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown -
Bill Clinton's Impeachment
initiated by the House of Representatives against Bill Clinton on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice -
Andraea Shelton Born
born at memorial hermann's women center, grew up until an intelligent young lady even though her father died when she was young. Dreams on becoming one of the best actresses, dancer, singer, and model. -
USA Patriot Act
an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001 -
War on Terror
military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. -
Period: to
George W. Bush
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Period: to
War in Afghanistan
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9/11
a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States -
NASA Mars Rover Mission Begins
2003 the MSL was the testing of how it would be to land on Mars -
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Iraq War
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Facebook Launched
February 2004, Cambridge, MA -
Hurricane Katrina
an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that is tied with Hurricane Harvey of 2017 -
Saddam Hussein Executed
took place on December 30,2006, where Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity -
Iphone Released
June 29, 2007 -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama -
Hilary Clinton Appointed U.S. Secretary of State
She became the first former First Lady to serve in the United States Cabinet -
Sonia Sotomayor Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court
In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court by a vote of 68-31 -
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Barack Obama
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Arab Spring
a revolutionary wave of both violent and non-violent demonstrations, protests,etc. -
Osama Bin Laden Killed
first leader of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan -
Space X Falcon 9
a family of two-stage-to-orbit medium lift launch vehicles, named for its use of nine Merlin first-stage manufactured by SpaceX -
Donald Trump Elected President
he 45th and current President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017
