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This US History timeline presents important events that occurred between 1877 and 2011. The timeline also presents information on cultural and political trends during this period.
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Info on Chinese Exclusion ActThe act, which barred Chinese from immigrating to the US, was the first that discriminated against an immigrant group on the basis of race.
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Text of "The New Colossus""Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." Emma Lazarus poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty.
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Spanish American War infoUS and Spain go to war over conflict in Cuba leading up to explosion on US naval ship, Maine. After the US wins the war, Spain cedes colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the US.
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Roosevelt Corollary infoTheodore Roosevelt reasserted the Munroe Doctrine in which the US established primary international political control of the Western Hemisphere.
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World War I infoAustria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Event marks beginning of World War I, a war that would encompass many nations and leave 14 million people dead.
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Harlem Renaissance infoHarlem Renaissance was a "renaissance" period in American cultural history where African American artists and writers sought to express their experiences and history in music, art, and writing.
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League of Nations infoLeague of Nations, an international organization formed to address international disputes and prevent violent conflict.
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Great DepressionWall Street panics over huge drop in stock market. Event marks the beginning of the Great Depression.
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Pearl Harbor info Japanese military attack the US military base at Pearl Harbor, HI. The attack led to the US decision to enter World War II.
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Atomic bombing info US military plane drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The Japanese surrender soon after, thus ending World War II.
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Cold War info The Cold War between the US and USSR, an international political struggle for power and an atomic arms race, began with the US invention and use of the first atomic bomb. The Cold War lasted for 45 years.
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Civil Rights Movement info US Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that public school segregation was unconstitutional. Wih the decison, the Civil Rights Movement began. It was a period, from 1954 to early 1970s, o peaceful protests, civil unrest, and major federal legislative wins in the fight to end racism is America.
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Vietnam War info US military suffers first fatality in Vietnam War. The war, 1954-1973, remains the longest in US history.
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Women's movement info Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, a book that is considered the start of the Women's Movement of the 1960s. The movement sought more freedom for women in society and in the workplace.
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Watergate info President Richard Nixon resigns. His resignation marked the end of the Watergate scandal and investigation. Nixon and aides attempted to steal information from the DNC offices. The investigation that followed led to Nixon's resignation.
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Berlin Wall info This date marks the fall of the Berlin wall, a wall that separated the East and West parts of Berlin, Germany. This event marked the dissolution of the USSR.
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Budget Act info Congress pased this act (VP Gore broke the Senate tie) which raised taxes on the wealthy. The additional revenue helped to balance the Federal budget for the first time in decades.
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Impeachment info President William Clinton was impeached after a Senate trial. The vote for his impeachment was due to his lying to a Federal grand jury investigating the Lewinsky scandal.
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Global profits info Protests of World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, WA, By 1999, Americans were increasingly upset by globalization of trade and manufacturing since it hurt US jobs.
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Fortune 500 profit info The year marked record corporate profits by the top US Fortune 500 corporations. Profits rose mostly from the expansion of business to international markets. Top performer was Walmart with 6000 stores overseas.
