US History Timeline (1877-2016)

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    Industrial Age

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    American Imperialism

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    Westward Expansion

  • President Rutherford

    President Rutherford

    Rutherford B Hayes is elected as President
  • Homestead Act

    Abraham Lincoln established the Homestead act which gave 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of household.
  • John D. Rockefeller

    John D. Rockefeller

    Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company. Later in 1880, he controlled about 80% of the crude oil production.
  • President Garfield

    President Garfield

    James Garfield is elected as president.
  • Assassination of James Garfield

    Assassination of James Garfield

    James Garfield is assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau.
  • President Grover Cleveland

    President Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland is elected as president.
  • Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act allowed the federal government to break up the Native American tribal land and make them into individual plots. Native American who accepted this act were allowed to become US citizens.
  • President Benjamin Harrison

    President Benjamin Harrison

    Benjamin Harrison is elected as president
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    Progressive Era

  • Carnegie Steel Company

    Carnegie Steel Company

    Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892. The company incorporate many machinery and new techniques. The company also tried to control most of the steel production.
  • President Grover Cleveland

    President Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland is elected as president
  • Cross of Gold Speech

    Cross of Gold Speech

    William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech at the Democratic National Convention. He supported bimetallism and believe that it would bring success upon the nation.
  • President William McKinley

    President William McKinley

    William McKinley is elected as president
  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War

    A conflict between the United States and Spain. Spain declared war on the United States on April 24th and United States declared back after that day. The war ended in August 1898.
  • President Theodore Roosevelt

    President Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt is elected as president
  • President William Howard Taft

    President William Howard Taft

    William Howard Taft is elected as president
  • President Woodrow Wilson

    President Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson is elected as president
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    He was the Archduke of Austria and was assassinated in June 28 1914.
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    World War 1 began in 1914 after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Central Power(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire) and the Allied Power(Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States) fought against each other and wanted to try out their new military technology.
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    Roaring 20s

  • Jazz Age

    Jazz Age

    Started after the ending of the Great Depression and originated in New Orleans. Jazz music and dances became popular during this period.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong

    Became one of popular American composer during the jazz period.
  • President Warren G. Harding

    President Warren G. Harding

    Warren G. Harding is elected as president
  • President Calvin Coolidge

    President Calvin Coolidge

    Calvin Coolidge is elected as president
  • President Herbert Hoover

    President Herbert Hoover

    Herbert Hoover is elected as president
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression is when the economy started to fall. Many bank failed, stock market crashes, and many people lost their jobs, home, and money.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as president.
  • Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin

    He was the dictator for the Soviet Union and fought in World War 1 and 2. He helped defeat the Nazis during World War 2. He also tried to modernized Russia.
  • World War 2

    World War 2

    World War 2 was the battle involved conflict between the Allied Power against both of Nazi Germany and Japan.
  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    He was the leader of the Nazi Germans and tried to take over other countries which led to World War 2.
  • President Harry S. Truman

    President Harry S. Truman

    Harry S. Truman is elected as president.
  • Cold War

    It was a war that did not involve actual fighting. It was the war between the Soviet Union and the United States on who has the most power.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Korean war started when North Korea invaded South Korea and the United States came to aid South Korea
  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected as president.
  • Civil Rights movement

    Civil Rights movement

    It was a nonviolent movement to break apart the segregation by race and to achieve equal rights in the America.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    He was a pastor and the leader of the Civil Rights movement. He best known for his speech,"I Have a Dream", and his advancement on the civil rights movement while being nonviolent..
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    It was the war between the government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and South Vietnam was supported by the United States.
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    Era of Social Change

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    New Frontier and Great Society

  • President John F. Kennedy

    President John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy is elected as president
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    It was a failed invasion of exiles Cuban and with the help of United States to overthrow Fidel Castro.
  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    He was the politician who govern Cuba as the prime minister.
  • President Lyndon B. Johnson

    President Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson is elected as president.
  • President Richard Nixon

    President Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon is elected as president.
  • President Gerald Ford

    President Gerald Ford

    Gerald Ford is elected as president.
  • President Jimmy Carter

    President Jimmy Carter

    Jimmy Carter is elected as president.
  • President Ronald Reagan

    President Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan is elected as president.
  • President George H. W. Bush

    President George H. W. Bush

    George H. W. Bush is elected as president
  • Gulf War

    Gulf War

    It was a war between forces from 35 nations that were led by the United States to fight against Iraq's invasion in Kuwait.
  • President Bill Clinton

    President Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton is elected as president
  • President George W. Bush

    President George W. Bush

    George W. Bush is elected as president.
  • Saddam Hussein

    Saddam Hussein

    He was the president of Iraq and leader of the Ba'ath party during the Iraq War in 2003.
  • Iraq War

    Iraq War

    It was also known as the Second Persian War. It was a war between the United States and it's allies against Iraq's government of Saddam Hussein.
  • President Barack Obama

    President Barack Obama

    Barack Obama is elected as president.
  • President Donald Trump

    President Donald Trump

    Donald Trump is elected as president