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Industrial revolution
this happend after the civil war when technology was changing. New machines were invented like steamboats, Trains, and also new weapons for the war. -
western expansion
after the civil war the US needed more land. during this time mexico owned most of the land.mexico and us came to a deal. -
The civil war
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1861-1865and was on a mission to stop slavery in the south. So the north and the south went to war. -
After Election of 1861
After Abe was elected he wanted to stop slavery in the south. The war started when the confederacy bombarded the union and declared war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Frees slaves in states in rebellion and authorizes the enlistment of black troops. -
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The civil war ends.
The civil war lasted 4 or 5 years and the confederacy was defeated. The union last many people. Slavery was no longer was an issue in the United States. -
World war 1 ends
in 1918 the Treaty of Versailles was created to stop the war. -
The KKK
This is when the second group started. The KKK went after African Americans, Christians, and other groups that they thought that didn't belong. -
Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
Under Calvin Coolidge the Immigration Act of 1924 was established, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was created and any more. He was the successor to Harding and decides not to run for office in 1928 -
1929 Stock Market Crash
This Stock Market Crash was one of the leading factors of the Great Depression. The cause of the Crash was the increased use of buying stocks "on margin". The Crash devestated the economy and is also known as the Great Wallstreet Crash of 1929. -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was caused my a major drought that took place in the Great Plains area. Large dust clouds where blow over several started in the region which destroyed hundreds of cropped that were buried in dust. This event lasted about a decade -
FDR is elected president
After Hovers failure in helping American recover from the depression, the American people voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt because of how popular he was among the voters -
World war 1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot in Sarajevo, Germany declarers war on Russia. Great Britain declares war on Germany -
Pearl Harbor
Sunday, December 7,1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. As the war started, it created many jobs for the young men. During the massive war, many lives were lost like relatives and family members -
Atomic Bomb
During April 12, 1945 the very first atomic bomed was tested. So Truman called it S-1 for it code name. He had to face terrible choices. Franklin D. Roosevelt didn't seem this hard won victory. -
The Red Scare
The Red Scare started in 1917 when Russia had a revolution. Russia was then called the Soviet Union, and the government turned into communists.The US was scared that communists would try to change the government here -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Was a major decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. -
Vietnam War begins
The revolution begins as Ho Chi Minh declares to unite all of the Vietnamese under his control and leadership. Ho Chi Minh's Politburo, the executive committee of the Communist Party, orders a changeover in the military struggle. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African-American seamstress at Montgomery Fair got on the same bus as she did every night in Montgomery, Alabama. When the bus became full she refused to give up her seat to a white man. She was arrested and fined for breaking the laws of segregation -
Freedom riders
The first freedom riders consisted of 7 blacks and 6 whites who boarded a bus to Birmingham and Anniston, Alabama to enforce the new bus terminal law that stated bus terminals could not be segregated. The buses were attacked and the people beaten. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee -
Changes for women
When the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, women were given the right to vote.