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Timeline showing events and occurrences in US history! Started in 1877 to recent 2011
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John Sullivan created Manifest Destiny to increase values and expand the US by using railroads.
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Colorado Volunteers blocked Sand Creeks edges and wanted to stay for violence. But others wanted peace.
The massacre killed mostly women and children
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Indians in Idaho became part of westward expanision when gold was discovered in their territroy. 90% of their land wanted to be taken for the gold that lied there. The Us army drove the village to Oklamoma
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Chinese Exclusion Act kept the Chinese immigrants from working because American citizens felt they were taking their jobs
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The Native American people were offered 160 acres each of land to live off of
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The English boat the Lusitania got torpedoed by the Germans which helped American Citizens realize they should no longer be neutral. This event was a starter To US entry of WWI
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In November 1918 American soldiers had victory over the Germans and World War I was over
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After the stock market crashed the US went into a depression which caused people to lose their homes, money and family members. Money that was left was no longer usable.
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The new deal was made to help people recover from the Great Depression. Roosevelt made organizations to give people jobs back and also help banks recover from the money loss.
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During WWII the Japanese bombed a very important naval base in Hawaii to make a dip in the American Navy because WWII was mostly a war fought in water . They tried to make America defenseless.
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V - E day is the day Germany surrendered to the US.
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President Truman wanted to give background checks on people in the government to make sure they were not spying on the American government to make nuclear bombs.
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This period was filled of unadulterated reruns of shows. Babies born during this period reminisce fondly of growing up during this day of age.
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Dr. King Jr. established himself as the unofficial leader of the movement. It help move them closer to gain the 14th amendments for their rights
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Ronald Reagan won a reelection from his opponent WALTER MONDALE who which was running with the first female vice president
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Betty Friedan published the book : The Feminine Mystique in 1963 that stirred thoughts about how women are precised by themselves. Friedan with many fellow women would form National Organization for Women who's goal was for " full participation of women in mainstream American society."
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This oil spill caused America to realize that they are using a tremendous amount of oil which at this time environmental activist were trying to make the world better
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during the 90s internet was taken off of government control. The world wide web was created. Receiving and giving information was easier.
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With the help of the baby boomer Clinton was chosen over President Bush in 1992. He won with a only 43% of the popular vote on Election day
