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Westward Expansion
Movement of Americans to the western part of the country.
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Rutherford B. Haynes
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Glided Age
Period of industrial domination from the United States, spanning from the late 1800's to early 1900's.
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James Garfield
U.S. President that lasted only one year, 1881, in office. -
Chester A. Arthur
Replacing Garfield, U.S. President from 1881 to 1885. -
Grover Cleveland
U.S. President from 1885 to 1889. -
Benjamin Harrison
U.S. President from 1889 to 1893. -
Progressive Era
Era spanning from 1890 to 1920, it saw minority driven Americans standfing up for rights.
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William McKinley
U.S. President from 1897 to 1901. -
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Spanish American War
War of conflict between Spain and the United States. -
American Imperialism
refers to the economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 -
William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States (1909-1913) -
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. -
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World War I
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
Roaring 20's
Time of economic prosperity and cultural imagery in America. -
Warren G. Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1921, until his death in 1923. -
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was the 30th President of the United States. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. -
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World War II
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. -
Harry Truman
Harry S. Truman was an American politician who served as the 33rd President of the United States, assuming that office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the waning months of World War II. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc and powers in the Western Bloc. -
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Korean War
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American politician and Army general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. -
Civil Rights Movement
Through nonviolent protest, the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s broke the pattern of public facilities' being segregated by “race” in the South and achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for African Americans since the Reconstruction period (1865–77). -
Elvis
Elvis, the King of Rock & Roll, debuts. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. -
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. -
New Frontier and Great Society
The "new" liberal and civil rights ideas advocated by Kennedy, in contrast to Eisenhower's conservative view. -
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. -
The Supremes
The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. -
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at the church of her father, minister C. L. Franklin's church. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office. -
Era of Social Change
Social barriers dwindling down in society, more equalism.First years of desegregation. -
Steven Spielberg films first movie
Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE, OMRI is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, -
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977, following the resignation of Richard Nixon. -
Steve Jobs releases first Apple computer
Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs was an American entrepreneur, businessman, inventor, and industrial designer. -
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Governor of Georgia prior to his election as president. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. -
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist. -
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. -
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. -
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. In 1990, she rose to fame with the release of "Vision of Love" from her eponymous debut album. -
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Gulf War
Persian Gulf War, also called Gulf War, (1990–91), international conflict that was triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. -
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. -
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in 1997 in the group: Destiny's Child. -
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. -
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Iraq War
The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that toppled the government of Saddam Hussein -
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president. -
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump is the 45th and current President of the United States. Before entering politics he was a businessman and television personality.
