US History

  • Reconstruction Era

    Reconstruction Era

    Rebuilding of the south economically and politically but was complicated by 3 different ideas from President Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans. (DOMESTIC)
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law passed that prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the United States and was the first legislation barring specific ethnic group from coming to the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act was finally repealed in 1943.
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy

    The Open Door Policy guaranteed that China would not be taken over by any ONE power. China could also remain a country but the foreign powers could have their own exclusive trading zones. (FOREIGN)
  • Roosevelt Corollary & Monroe Doctrine

    Roosevelt Corollary & Monroe Doctrine

    The Roosevelt Corollary and Monroe Doctrine would have the United States intervene if Latin American nations were in default of loans to European Nations. This was to protect America, and the United States would pay off Latin America's debts to Europeans
  • Meat Inspection Act

    Meat Inspection Act

    The Meat Inspection Act became a law after Upton Sinclair published a book called "The Jungle" which exposed the poor conditions in the meat packaging industry. The act made it illegal to sale or manufacture adulterated meat. (DOMESTIC)
  • Gentleman's Agreement

    Gentleman's Agreement

    The Gentleman's Agreement was between the United States President Roosevelt and Japan to help stop the tension of Japanese immigrants. Japan agreed to deny passports to laborers intending to enter the US to exclude Japanese immigrants.
  • William Howard Taft

    William Howard Taft

    William Howard Taft was elected president in 1908. William Howard Taft "ate up" the monopolies and was a trust breaker. He used the Sherman Anti-trust Act. (DOMESTIC)
  • Lusitania

    Lusitania

    The Lusitania was a British ship and during the first world war it was struck and sunk by a German torpedo and many American passengers died resulting in America entering the war. (FOREIGN)
  • The Fourteen Points

    The Fourteen Points

    The Fourteen Point was a proposal made by President Woodrow Wilson in a speech. The Fourteen Points outlined his visions for ending World War 1 that would be peaceful. (DOMESTIC)
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment gave woman the right to vote. Activists of the Woman's Suffrage Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton lobbied the government and raised awareness to get woman the right to vote. There movement was successful with the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920. (DOMESTIC)
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    The Scopes Monkey Trial was the prosecution of a science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school which was illegal. The trial was viewed as an opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of the bill that made teaching evolution illegal. Scopes was found guilty and was fined $100, but later Scopes conviction was overturned on a technicality. (DOMESTIC)
  • Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    On August 6, 1945, during WWII an American B-29 dropped first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This explosion killed an estimated of 80,000 people immediately. 3 days after this explosion another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki an estimated killing 40,000 people. (FOREIGN)
  • NATO

    NATO

    The NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nation to provide security against the Soviet Union. (FOREIGN)
  • 22nd Amendment Ratified

    The 22nd Amendment that stated that no person could be elected to office more than twice was ratified. (DOMESTIC)
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9 was a group nine African American students who attended an all-white High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. One the first day of their classes the school Central High called in the Arkansas National Guards to block the blacks students entry into the school. Then President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the Little Rock 9 into the school, this moment drew in national attention to the Civil Rights Movement. (DOMESTIC)
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed attack launched by the CIA to push Cuba's leader Fidel Castro from power. 1400 American trained Cubans who fled when Castro took power invaded, but the invasion failed they were outnumbered by Castro's troops and they surrendered after only 24 hours of fighting. (FOREIGN)
  • Peace Corps

    Peace Corps

    The Peace Corps was a organization created by John F Kennedy which sent American citizens to developing countries to help the struggles against poverty and disease. (FOREIGN)
  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

    The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson. This Act prohibited the discriminatory voting practicing such as the literary tests for voting. (DOMESTIC)
  • Landing on the Moon

    Landing on the Moon

    On July 20, 1969 2 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the 1st humans to land on the moon. Apollo 11 took of from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16th and at 10:30pm Neil Armstrong opened the door of the spacecraft and planted his foot on the moon and said the famous quote "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." (DOMESTIC)

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