Us History 1877-2008

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    Early American History

    July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence signed
    September 17, 1787: Constitution written
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    Civil War/Reconstruction

    1869: Transcontinental Railroad Completed 13th Amendment: abolished slavery
    14th Amendment: citizenship & due process
    15th Amendment: voting for all male citizensPlessy v. Ferguson: legalized segregation, established “separate but equal”
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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

  • 1945: United Nations formed

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    Early Cold War

    Containment- Stop the spead of communism
    Arms Race/Space Race- to get to the moon
    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics-Russia
    Communism -Government honorship
    Domino Theory-1 country became communist the rest would fall

  • 1948: Berlin Airlift

  • 1949: NATO established

  • 1949: NATO established

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    Civil Rights Era

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    Vietnam War

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    End of the Cold War

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    1990s-21st Century