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early American history
13 colonies emerged as a new nation called the United States of America -
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Civil War/Reconstruction
the time period when America addressed and abolished slavery. -
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the gilded age
period of rapid economic growth -
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the progressive era
period of widespread social activism in the united states -
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imperialism
America started to get involved with other countries -
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world war 1
America profited greatly from selling materials and weapons to other countries during the first world war -
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roaring 20's
America was in a period of tremendous economic growth. most people had a good job and could afford to spend money -
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great depression
sock market crashed. the united states ran out of money and went into a serious economic crisis. -
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world war 2
the war brought us out of the great depression and back to a stable economy -
United Nations was formed
an organization that was formed in order to prevent a global war and to insure peace for the nations involved -
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early cold war
an era of suspicion between the US and the USSR -
the 22nd amendment was passed
the 22nd amendment limited a president to only serve 2 terms if elected. -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism. -
Berlin Airlift
in response to the soviet blockade in west berlin the United States began a massive import of food, water and medicine. -
Marshall plan
program to help European countries rebuild after World War 2 -
NATO was established
NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization insures protection for the countries involved (both politically and with the military) -
Korean War
the Korean was a war between the north and south parts of Korea that ended up dividing the two parts completely -
Sweatt v. Painter
this ruled the separate law school at the university of Texas failed to qualify as "separate but equal" -
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civil rights era
African Americans wanted to be treated fairly, so they started a period of civil peaceful protests -
Rosenberg's trial
the Rosenberg's were spies sent by the soviet union to get information on the U.S. -
Brown v. board of education of Topeka
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation -
first H-Bomb detonated by the United States
the United states successfully designed and detonated a a hydrogen bomb -
end of the Korean War
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Hernandez v. Texas
Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th amendment -
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Vietnam war
America stopped supplying weapons to Vietnam, which started a war in which we (of course) won -
Polio Vaccine was created
Jonas Stalk invented the first Polio vaccine that ended up saving thousands of lives -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
the boycott was started because of the arrest made on Rosa Parks -
USSR launches Sputnik
the USSR launched Sputnik in an attempt to scare the US -
little rock 9
the little rock nine integrated into an all-white school -
bay of pigs invasion in Cuba
the bay of pigs was a failed U.S invasion on Cuba in an attempt to kick Fidel Castro out of power. -
berlin wall was built
the berlin wall was built to keep people from leaving communist east berlin. -
Cuban missile crisis
the most dangerous confrontation between the US and the USSR. -
"I have a dream speech"
Martin Luther King gave his I have a dream speech at the march on Washington -
John F. Kennedys assassination
JFK was assassinated in Dallas TX -
gulf of Tonkin resolution
begins undeclared war in Vietnam -
civil rights acts of 1964
made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity bases -
24th amendment
abolishes the poll tax -
mededicare and medicaid established
health insurance program that allows people 65 years and over to have guaranteed health insurance -
voting rights act of 1965
eliminated literacy tests for voters -
Tet offensive
the tet offensive was a Vietnamese attempt to try to get the US to scale back during the war -
Martin Luther King's assassination
Martin Luther King was assassinated at a motel in Memphis Tennessee -
civil rights act of 1968
prohibited discrimination in the sale and rental of housing -
tinker v. des Moines
defined the first amendment rights for students in the united states public schools -
First Man on the Moon
the U.S put the first man on the moon ending the space race. -
Kent State University Shooting
the shooting killed 4 people and injured 9. -
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end of cold war
suspicions with the USSR started fading -
pentagon papers leaked
top-secret papers containing the US's unnecessary involvement in the Vietnam war were leaked -
26th amendment
moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old -
title IX
protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs -
war powers act
law that limited the presidents right to send troops to battle without congressional approval -
Water Gate Scandal, which leads to Nixons' resignation
this lead to the country not trusting the government for years after the incident -
fall of Saigon
marks the end of the Vietnam war -
Camp David Accords
the president invited the leaders of Israel and Egypt to the US to reach an agreement -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Iran took American hostages -
Three Mile Island Disaster
a nuclear power plant came near to failure showing how deadly nuclear power can get -
Iran Contra Affair
the US was giving money to Iran and the American people later found out -
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1990's-21st century
-Barack Obama- 44th president of the united states
-al-Qaeda- multi national terrorist organization
-no child left behind- a program put in all schools to make sure that every student got the education they needed
-president Clintons impeachment- Clinton lied and cheated on his wife
-presidential election of 2000- George W. Bush won the election because of voting confusion -
fall of the USSR (official end of the USSR)
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Persian gulf war (operation desert storm)
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NAFTA created free trade between Mexico, the United States and Canada.
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attack on the world trade center and pentagon
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hurricane Katrina