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Early American History
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Declaration of Independence
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Constitution written
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Bill of Rights written
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Civil War/Reconstruction
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Homestead Act
This act provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west. -
13th Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery. -
14th Amendment
This amendment granted citizenship and due process. -
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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15th Amendment
This amendment granted voting rights to all male citizens. -
Telephone Invention
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The Gilded Age
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Chinese Exclusion Act
This act is the 1st U.S. national immigration act and prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
This act awarded government jobs based on merit. -
Interstate Commerce Act
This act was the 1st time that the government stepped in to regulate a business and to ensure that railroads set "reasonable and just" rates. -
Dawes Act
This act gave individual ownership of land to Native Americans instead of tribes owning things collectively. -
Hull House founded, 1st of many settlement houses
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The Progressive Era
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Sherman Antitrust Act
This act outlawed business monopolies. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This act outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness. -
Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)
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Plessy v. Ferguson
This court case legalized segregation and established "separate but equal". -
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Imperialism
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Explosion of the USS Maine
The USS Maine explodes off the coast of Cuba, causing the start of the Spanish-American War. -
Hawaii annexed as a territory of the U.S.
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Open Door Policy
This act initiated free trade with China. -
Roosevelt Corollary
This act was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine. -
Meat Inspection Act
This act established a law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This act established the regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines. -
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is published
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Dollar Diplomacy
This act was President Taft's policy of paying for peace in Latin America. -
The NAACP is founded
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16th Amedment
This amendment established the federal income tax. -
17th Amendment
This amendment established the direct election of U.S. Senators. -
Federal Reserve Act
This act was established to help stabilize the banking industry. -
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World War 1
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand leads to World War 1
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Completion of the Panama Canal
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Sinking of the Lusitania
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The National Parks System is created
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Zimmerman Telegram interception
The Zimmerman telegram is intercepted by Britain and shared with the U.S. to warn them of a proposed allyship between Mexico and Germany. -
The United Sates enters World War 1 on the Allied side
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Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia begins, causing Russian troops to exit the war. -
President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
This act is a statement of principles for peace after World War 1 that included no colonialism, freedom of the seas, and a League of Nations. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
The Battle of Argonne occurs and is considered the major turning point of World War 1. -
Germany surrenders to the Allied forces
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18th Amendment
This amendment established prohibition and made alcohol illegal. -
Treaty of Versailles
This act is a peace treaty that ended World War 1, required Germany to accept full blame for World War 1, pay reparations, and demilitarize. -
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Roaring Twenties
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19th Amendment
This amendment gave white women the right to vote. -
Teapot Dome Scandal is uncovered by the Wall Street Journal
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American Indian Citizenship Act
This act granted citizenship to any Native Americans born within the U.S. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
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Charles Lindbergh solo flight
Charles Lindbergh makes history by making a nonstop solo flight from New York to Paris. -
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Great Depression
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Stock Market Crash
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Dust Bowl
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected
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20th Amendment
This amendment adjusted the dates of presidential terms. -
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) established
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21th Amendment
This amendment repealed the 18th Amendment and ended prohibition. -
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) established
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Works Progress Administration (WPA) established
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Social Security Act
This act established the Social Security Administration which provides unemployment insurance, aid to the disabled, old-age pensions, and insurance for families. -
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World War 2
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Adolf Hitler invades Poland, causing the start of World War 2
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Executive Order 9066
This executive order called for the incarnation of Japanese Americans for the duration of World War 2. -
Baatan Death March
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Battle of Midway
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"D-Day" - Invasion of Normandy
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G.I. Bill
This bill gives military veterans financial and educational benefits. -
United Nations Formed
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Early Cold War
1.Containment: An American policy made to help stop the spread of communism
2.Arms Race/Space Race: A weapons superioty competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War
3.The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: A federal socialist state in power of Northern Euroasia from 1922 to 1991
4.Communism: A form of government where the government owns everything and distributes property as they see fit.
5.Domino Theory: A political theory that events in one nation will happen in others -
The atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped in Hiroshima, Japan
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"Fat Man" atomic bomb
The atomic bomb "Fat Man" is dropped in Nagasaki, Japan, ending World War 2 -
Truman Doctrine
This act is a U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism. -
Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
This act created a program to help European countries rebuild after World War 2. -
NATO Established
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Korean War
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Civil Rights Era
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Sweatt v. Painter
This court case ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as "separate but equal". -
Rosenbergs Trial
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22nd Amendment
This amendment prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again. -
First H-Bomb detonated by the United States
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Vietnam War
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
This court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation. -
Hernandez v. Texas
This court case ruled that Mexican-Americans and all other ethnicities should be provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment. -
Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks' arrest
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Interstate Highway Act
This act authorized the building of a national highway system. -
USSR launches Sputnik
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Little Rock 9 integrated into an all-white school is Little Rock, AK
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Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba
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Berlin Wall built to prevent people from leaving communist East Berlin
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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MLK Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington
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JFK is assassinated in Dallas, TX
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24th Amendment
This amendment abolishes the poll tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This act begins an undeclared war in Vietnam. -
Medicare and Medicaid
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act eliminated literacy tests for voters. -
Tet Offensive
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MLK Jr. is assassinated
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
This act prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. -
First man on the Moon
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Tinker v. Des Moines
This court case defined the 1st Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools. -
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End of the Cold War
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Kent State University shooting
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Pentagon Papers Leaked
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26th Amendment
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old. -
Title 9
This act protects people from discrimination based on gender in educational programs. -
Wars Power Act
This act limited the President's right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval. -
Watergate Scandal
A scandal that leads to Nixon's resignation. -
Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
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Camp David Accords
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Three Mile Island Disaster
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Iran Hostage Crisis
Lasted 1979-1981 -
Iran Contra Affair
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1990s-21st Century
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Persian Gulf War
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Fall of USSR; End of the Cold War
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Creation of NAFTA
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Attack on World Trade Center & Pentagon
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USA PATRIOT Act
This act tightened national security, particularly as it was related to foreign terrorism. -
Hurricane Katrina