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Idea was around the 19th Century. They believed that American civilization was superior to others and that it was America's duty to diffuse industrialists' benefits. http://www.ushistory.org/us/44.asp
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While in my class on VHS, I have to present a timeline to my teacher. In this timeline, I will have information that I will learn from 1877 all the way up to the present.
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It was passed in the spring of 1882. The Chinese was the first Asian group to be excluded from America completely. http://www.ushistory.org/us/38c.asp
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This massacre was the last show-down between the Native Americans and the United States Army. The 300 men, women, and children who first left the reservation and were sent to the creek known as Wounded Knee were almost all dead after this massacre. http://www.ushistory.org/us/40e.asp
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In the 1900s, some workers had ideas such as Marxism. This was an idea not supported by the Unions for organized labor. http://www.ushistory.org/us/37.asp
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In April of 1917, the USA declared war on Germany. The war officially started without America on June 28, 1914 and ended November 11, 1918. http://www.ushistory.org/us/45.asp
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Harlem Renaissance started in 1919 and continued through the 40's. The automobile was a great factor as well as labor saving devices and music such as jazz. http://www.ushistory.org/us/46e.asp
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Because the U.S. had control of many places, they gained more wealth and power. Imperialism didn't start specifically in 1920 but the map we used was for 1920 so I used 1920 as the date. http://www.ushistory.org/us/44.asp
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The stock market crashed thus changing the United States. Hardships was a result and suicides plus dispair swept the nation. http://www.ushistory.org/us/48a.asp
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Roosevelt realized that the American economic recovery would be stalled because of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff. That is why Congress acted to make the prade policy more flexible. http://www.ushistory.org/us/45.asp
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Leaders hoped to increase trade and stablize international currencies. Roosevelt sent "Bombshell Message" which said that he refused any attempt to tie the American Dollor to a gold standard.
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World War Two went on for 6 years and one day. The Americans were part of it starting in 1941. The sad part of WWII was that the differences left unresolved in WWI were the reasons that WWII happened. http://www.ushistory.org/us/51.asp
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http://www.ushistory.org/us/54a.asp President Truman orders segregation to end. However, he does it using the military.
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http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp In the Cold War era, McCarthyism was when people started accusing other people of disloyalty. In this time, it was as if you were communist if you were disloyal.
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The Korean War was part of the Cold War. The American involvement was because of communism. The American government didn't want the communists to rule the world like they said they would, however, it never happened. http://www.ushistory.org/us/52e.asp
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The United States involvement in the Vietnam War was their longest. The Americans were scared that the Domino Theory was going to come true where the Communists would take over the world so they wanted to fight and demolish communism.
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http://www.ushistory.org/us/54.asp MLK and a lot of other people of his kind and whites walked in March on Washington on this day. He delieved a speech that would change American hearts forever.
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http://www.ushistory.org/us/59b.asp In the Reagan administration, tax cuts were initiated. Reagan believed in the idea of "Trickle-Down" which basically called for the wealthy to eventually have their income "trickled" down to the poorer. -
The Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 happened when the oil tanker that was being transported over seas to Long Beach, California from Alaska struck the Prince William Sound's bligh reef. It spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil. http://www.ushistory.org/us/60e.asp
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In the early 1990's, the World Wide Web (www) was developed. It was mainly used for commercial purposes but now is used for anything and everything. http://www.ushistory.org/us/60d.asp
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http://www.ushistory.org/us/59e.asp President Reagan ended the Cold War. This was a great success to his presidency and his administration.
