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Seeking EmpireImperialism is the time when the United States went on trying to expand and conquer new lands. America was a very big empire and kept on expanding during this time.
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The Great UpheavalRailroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia went on a strike. This strike was because of the continuous reduction of wages.
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The timeline of US history:1877-present. This timeline shows many events and ideas that occurred during this timespan.
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The Rush of ImmigrantsThis act was signed to ban the Chinese from immigrating to the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act was intended to last ten years.
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The End of ResistanceThe Homestead Act allowed people to come to Oklahoma to grab a piece of land. Thousands of people rushed over and in a matter of hours the Indians were kicked out of it.
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Over HereThe War Industries Board was established to equalize the purchase of war supplies. This was a US government agency.
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The Treaty of VersaillesThe Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty. It was the peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The signing of the document was five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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The Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement. Many were segregated in neighborhood of Harlem. People encouraged African Americans to stand up for their rights by creating new traditions.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He addressed his most famous speech "I dreamed a dream," in giving hope to the African-Americans.
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The Market CrashesThe Wall Street Crash of 1929 was the most disastrous stock market crash in the United States history. This event led to the Great Depression.
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IsolationismThe leaders had led the country down to isolationism. This was a time when America refused to join alliances. The Hawley-Smoot Tariff caused America's economic recovery to be slow.
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Pearl HarborPearl Harbor was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy. All the U.S. Navy battleships were damaged.
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Separate No Longer?Racial segregation during this time brought the Civil Rights Movement. Many African-American leaders spoke and led them.
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McCarthyismMcCarthyism is the practice of making accusation of disloyalty when there is no evidence. During this time, many Americans were accused of being Communists.
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The Korean WarThe Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The result of this war was that the Korean Demilitarized Zone separated these two countries.
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The Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War was the war fought between North Vietnam (communist) and South Vietnam (anti-communist). The war ended by the victory of the North Vietnamese.
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Kennedy AssassinationPresident John F. Kennedy was shot while travelling with his wife. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Living in the Information AgeThe internet was developed by the Department of Defense. Now it is used all over the world for many various tasks.
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ReaganomicsPresiden Ronald Reagan set up the economic policies. The United States economy faced debt and many other problems because of this.
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"Morning in America"President Ronald Reagan became president in 1981. His clear purpose won him many votes. 69 days after he became president he was shot. Reagan quickly recovered; and Reagan's grace and wit caused his popularity to soar.
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Living in the Information AgeInformation Age is also called the Information Revolution. From the beginning of this decade, new forms of entertainment and communication has developed.