US history

By Alycia14

  • The civil war begins

    It was a war between the north and the south over slavery. In the 1860's during the election, the long war started.

  • Industrialization

    Business and industry grew very fast after the civil war ended. Industrialization changed people's life and the way they worked

  • Native Americans

    The native Americans entered America and Americans encouraged them to live the American way

  • Reconstruction

    President Lincoln and republicans had ideas about the rights of the African Americans of the south. Then democrats regained power and the idea stopped.

  • New inventions

    Exectricity and the railroads were invented. Which made transportation easier and faster to do.

  • Populism

    Populism was a movement to increase farmers power in the government. After the civil war crop prices and deflation made farmers life hard. They ended up in recession

  • The gilded age

    The industrialization of the US led to new ideas for government. Americans believed people needed to help the less fortunate. Though everything looked good they had lots of problems. 1870-1900

  • The rise of segregation

    After reconstruction ended the south began passing laws that African Americans did not have the right to vote.

  • The rebirth of reform

    Many Americans believed in social Darwinism and individualism but others disagreed, saying government could only be fixed if people were more active and doing more to help.

  • Growth of mining

    Ranching becomes a popular business. The technology is advancing now. Then during the 1880's wheat goes into a drought which is bad because the United States lead in selling the most wheat.

  • Urban America

    In the late 19th century immigration became a great deal. Americans began to fear immigrants because they didn't think they would adapt properly to the American lifestyle

  • The imperialist vision

    The US became involved in international affairs. The market business grew, and a navy was formed.

  • The Spanish American war

    During this war America defeated the Spanish. After the defeat the US linked with the Philippines and became an imperial power

  • The progressive movement

    This era was a time when Americans tried to improve the society. The tried to make out an honest, efficient, and democratic government. And the woman's movement gained lots of support as did reducing alcohol abuse 1890-1920

  • Big business

    Corporations and businesses function better now that the civil war is over and store became popular and gained customers

  • Urbanization

    Native-born Americans and immigrants moved where they had jobs in the big cities. And the way people lived was controlled by political machines operated by the government

  • Asian immigration

    China's population became too big to sustain so many asains came to America. They settled in mostly western cities. Their immigration was successful

  • World War I and the aftermath

    Nationalism, imperialism, and milatrism led to this war in Europe. Attacks on American ships caused us to enter the war. 1914-1920

  • The wars impact

    Americans victory costed the US a lot of money. Which led the economy to a depression. Then with the fears of communism came strikes, riots, and bombings.

  • Growing economy/ Model T

    Automobiles, and radios changed the lives of many Americans. Coolidge encouraged this growth. This is when the modal T came about, which was a car.

  • The clash of values

    The KKK returns, which is the klux klan. An all white group fighting for "Americanism"

  • The jazz age

    To restore americas faith in the government and encourage a healthy government Calvin Coolidge played jazz music. 1921-1929

  • The Great Depression begins

    Risky lending policies, overproduction, and uneven income led to the Great Depression. 1929-1932

  • World War II begins

    Britain and France didn't want to go to war and they tried to have an agreement for peace and it failed.

  • A world in flames

    After World War I most Americans did not want to be involved in anymore foreign wars. 1931-1941

  • Roosevelt and the New Deal

    Roosevelt promised he would provide jobs to the people that were unemployed. 1933-1941

  • America and World War II

    After WWI America went back to isolationism, and they didn't join the war the only provided 40 percent of the weapons

  • The Cold War Begins

    After the war, tensions continued to come up about how much freedom the soviets will allow the nations have that they controlled.

  • The civil rights movement

    African Americans, and other civil rights supporters challenged the thought of segregation in the US. but the government took a stand for the civil rights movement

  • The Vietnam war

    Durning the Cold War Americans began to worry that the region might fall to communism. Then they were sent to fight there in Vietnam

  • The politics of protest

    The 1960's decade was the birth to a youth movement and challenged americas social system and middle-class values

  • The feminist movement

    Woman didn't agree with the way they were seen in society so they created the equal rights amendment

  • The watergate scandal

    Nixon was involved in a scandal, he and a bunch of others broke into the House of Representatives, and tried to cover up any trace of evidence of him being involved

  • Urban problems

    The government sperated everything. There was lots of crime in these big cities. Also lots of pollution

  • Carters foreign policy

    Carter tried to make America better but failed

  • A time of change

    Since technology and computer technology became bigger the internet has expanded dramatically

  • The Nixon administration

    After he won the election Nixon had many accomplishments, in foreign policy though. He worked to claim Cold War tensions with China and the soviet union

  • Election of 2008

    We had our first African American president, he served two terms, and created Obama Care a program that a previous president tried to persue