US History 1887-2008

By linakassa
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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

    Containment-American policy of ending expansion of communism
    Arms Race/Space Race-a competition for superiority in the development of weapons between the US and USSR during the Cold War
    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics-Communist country US had space race/arms race with
    Communism-government where all property is public and people are given things based on their needs
    Domino Theory-theory of a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states

  • 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

  • 1950-1953: Korean War

  • 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

    Great Society-domestic programs launched by Lyndon B. Johnson
    Thurgood Marshall- First black Supreme court justice
    Black Panthers-organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense
    Non-Violent Protests/Civil Disobedience- social change through symbolic protests
    Cesar Chavez- labor leader to help farmers get better pay and working conditions

  • 1951: Rosenbergs trial

  • 22nd Amendment:

    prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again

  • 1952: First H-Bomb detonated by the United States

  • 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

    Vietnamization- Nixon's policy of replacing American military forces with SouthVietnam to lessen the American role in Vietnam
    anti-war movement- protests against american troops in vietnam
    cuban missile crisis- 1962 crisis between the US and USSR over a Soviet attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in cuba
    credibility gap- public skepticism about the government's statements and policies on the Vietnam War
    roy benavidez- master sergeant in vietnam who was awarded medal of honor for heroic actions

  • 1955: Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks’ arrest

  • 1957: USSR launches Sputnik

  • 1957: Little Rock Nine integrated into an all-white school in Little Rock, AK

  • 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba

  • 1961: Berlin Wall built to prevent people from leaving communist East Berlin

  • 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis

  • 1963: Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” at the March on Washington

  • 1963: John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)

    begins undeclared war in Vietnam

  • 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

  • 24th Amendment

    Abolishes the poll tax

  • 1965: Medicare and Medicaid established

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Eliminated literacy tests for voters

  • 1968: Tet Offensive

  • 1968: Martin Luther King is assassinated

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing

  • 1969: First Man on the Moon

  • Tinker v. Des Moines

    defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools

  • Kent State University shooting

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    End of Cold War

    OPEC-organization that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member Countries
    Sandra Day OConnor-first woman to serve on the Supreme Court
    Community Reinvestment Act of 1977-requires the Federal Reserve to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they do business
    AIDS Epidemic-life-threatening STD that was spreading throughout the world
    Star Wars-proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons

  • 1971: 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 (1973)

    law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval

  • Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon’s Resignation

  • 1975: Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War

  • 1978: Camp David Accords

  • 1979: Three Mile Island Disaster

  • 1979-1981: Iran Hostage Crisis

  • 1985-1987: Iran Contra Affair

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    1990s- 21t century