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Industrial Age
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American Imperialism
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Westward Expansion
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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
Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company. Later in 1880, he controlled about 80% of the crude oil production. -
President Garfield
James Garfield is elected as president. -
Assassination of James Garfield
James Garfield is assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau. -
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
Benjamin Harrison is elected as president -
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Progressive Era
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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
Grover Cleveland is elected as president -
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
William McKinley is elected as president -
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
Theodore Roosevelt is elected as president -
President William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft is elected as president -
President Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson is elected as president -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was the Archduke of Austria and was assassinated in June 28 1914. -
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
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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
Became one of popular American composer during the jazz period. -
President Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding is elected as president -
President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge is elected as president -
President Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover is elected as president -
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as president. -
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 was the battle involved conflict between the Allied Power against both of Nazi Germany and Japan. -
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
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 started when North Korea invaded South Korea and the United States came to aid South Korea -
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected as president. -
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.
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
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
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President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is elected as president -
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
He was the politician who govern Cuba as the prime minister. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson is elected as president. -
President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon is elected as president. -
President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford is elected as president. -
President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter is elected as president. -
President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan is elected as president. -
President George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush is elected as president -
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
Bill Clinton is elected as president -
President George W. Bush
George W. Bush is elected as president. -
Saddam Hussein
He was the president of Iraq and leader of the Ba'ath party during the Iraq War in 2003. -
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
Barack Obama is elected as president. -
President Donald Trump
Donald Trump is elected as president
