US History 1877-2008

By lbraxton54
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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

    •Homestead Act •First Transcontinental Railroad
    •TR president •WW1 •Socialist Party of America
    •The Jungle
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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

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    Early Cold War

    Containment- trying to stop the spread of communism
    Arms Race/Space Race- Arms- Race to built better weapons, space- trying to land on the moon first
    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics- Communist country
    Communism- all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
    Domino Theory- that if one country is doing one thing other countries would want to follow
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    Civil Right Era

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    Vietnam War

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    End of The Cold War

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    1990s-21st Century