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The Battle of Little Bighorn between the U.S Army Calvary and the Lakota Indians ended in a U.S defeat. Over 280 Americans lost their lives. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_custer_1.html
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This is a brief time line of U.S History from 1877 to 2011. It only includes major events.
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Many big businesses wanted a laissez faire economic stance. This meant the the United States would not be involved with the businessesat all. https://www.thebalance.com/laissez-faire-definition-4159781
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Many poor people opposed a laissez faire position. They wanted a system where the wealthy pay heavy taxes which is socialism. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism
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America gained many territories in the hope of gaining economic and political interest over other countries. These territories included Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Cuba. https://www.britannica.com/topic/imperialism
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The Spanish American war as fueled by Americas desire to be an imperialistic superpower. America ultimately gained Cuba and the Philippines. https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war
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On April 6, 1917 after trying to remain an isolationist nation, The United States was forced to join the First World War because of multiple provocations by the Central Powers. https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2017/spring/wwi-america-enters
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America bans the sale of all forms of alcohol making it illegal to posses, transport, sell, or buy alcohol. This gave birth to a whole new wave of crime that swept through america. https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-prohibition
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The Great War formally comes to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. America then pulls all troops out of Europe and tries to return to Isolationism . https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-war-i-ends
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The stock market crash of 1929 saw many Americans lose their jobs and their whole life savings. The stock market crash of 1929 was also an abrupt end to the roaring 20's where america had experienced a long period of economic and cultural growth. https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash
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On December 7, 1941 Japan launched a surprise attack on pearl harbor. This marked the point when the United States joined the Second World War.
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America uses an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the first and only time a nuclear bomb has ever been used in a war. This led to the start of the nuclear age across the world. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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Domino Theory was the idea that if one country in a region falls to communism than all of the surrounding countries will fall as well. This was a main cause to not only the Korean wall but the Vietnam War as well. https://www.britannica.com/topic/domino-theory
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Mutually Assured Destruction was the theory that by building up a large enough nuclear arsenal that would destroy the opposing country. This theory is one reason the cold war never went hot because the U.S and U.S.S.R knew their countries would be destroyed if they pushed the button. https://people.howstuffworks.com/mutual-assured-destruction.htm
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The decision in the supreme court case of Brown V Board of Education deemed that racially segregated schools were unconstitutional. This led the the desegregation of schools across america.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a time during the Cold War where Russia tried to put nuclear missiles in Cuba. Many people believe this is the closest the world has ever been from being completely destroyed. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
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Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream Speech" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Thousands attended in Washington to protest segregation and racial inequality. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/i-have-dream-address-delivered-march-washington-jobs-and-freedom
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America wins the space race by putting the first man on the moon. This for filled Kennedy's promise of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html
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In January of 1983 the World Wide Web was created. This would eventually give birth to the Age of Information that we still live in today. https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet
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After the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq the United States invaded Iraq. America was concerned that Iraq would look to conquer the middle east and cease its oil. https://www.defense.gov/explore/story/Article/1728715/desert-storm-a-look-back/
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The fall of the Berlin Wall finally reunited East and West Germany after being separated for almost 50 Years. This was a symbolic end the the "Iron Curtain" that had fallen on Europe. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
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In 1991 after years of of unrest in Soviet satellite states the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 separate states putting an end to the cold war. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/collapse-soviet-union
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