Democracy & Capitalism Timeline

  • Progressive Era

    Period of widespread social activism and political reform
  • The Roaring 20s

    A time of widespread political and societal change in music, language, dance & economics
  • 19th Amendment

    Equal voting rights between men and women
  • 19th Ammendmemt

    Equal voting rights between men & women
  • Gilded Age

    Time between the civil war and WWI when the economy grew rapidly
  • Roaring 20's

    Western society and culture in the 1920s
  • The Gilded Age (1920s - 30s)

    The age between the Civil War and WWI when the population and economy grew rapidly
  • The Great Depression

    Economic downfall in history in the industrial world
  • Black Tuesday

    New York stock exchange collapsed
  • Black Tuesday

    Share prices collapsed in the New York stock exchange
  • Great Depression

    Biggest Economic downfall in history for industrial America
  • New Deal

    Series of social liberal programs
  • Post-World War II Boom

    Economic prosperity in the mid 20th century
  • Civil Rights Era

    The era that started the end of racial segregation and discrimination
  • Civil Rights Era

    The start to end racial segregation and discrimination
  • Great Society

    Elimination of poverty and racial injustice
  • Environmental Movement

    Diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues
  • Environmental Movement

    A political movement that addressed environmental issues
  • OPEC Oil Embargo

    During the Arab Israeli war, OPEC embargoed oil against the US
  • Reaganomics

    Economic policies promoted by Ronald Reagan
  • Patriot Act

    "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and obstruct terrorism Act of 2001"
  • The Great Recession

    Slowed down economic activity