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Early American History
-Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement.
-Declaration of Independence on July 4th
-Constitution written in 1787
-Louisiana purchase in 1803 -
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Civil War / Reconstruction
Three major issues: restoration of the Union, transformation of the southern society, and the enactment of progressive legislation , favoring the rights of freed slaves. -
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The Gilded Age
Period of economic growth as the United States jumped to the lead in industrialization. Nation was rapidly expanding its economy into new areas. -
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The Progressive Era
Period of widespread social activism as well as political reform. Mainly to address problems like industrialization, urbanization, immigration and political corruption. -
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Imperialism
State policy, practice or advocacy of extending power. Especially by direct territorial acquisition or gaining political and or economic control over people and places. -
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World War I
-12 million letters delivered to the frontline weekly
-WW1 journalists risked their lives to report
-Plastic surgery was invented because of WW1
-The youngest British soldier was only 12 -
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Roaring Twenties
Surging economy created an era of mass consumerism. Jazz-Age flappers flouted Prohibition laws. This era was mainly defined by its arts and culture. -
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Great Depression
-Stock Market lost almost 90% of its value
-Average family income dropped by 40%
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World War II
-First German serviceman killed in the war was by Japanese
-Over 100,000 Allied bomber crewmen killed over Europe
-First American serviceman killed by the Russians
-More US Air Corps died than Marine Corps -
United Nations Formed
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Early Cold War
-Conflict Belligerents: US and the Soviet Union
-Winner was the United States
-382 Americans died during Cold War -
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Early Cold War
Containment - stopping communism spread
Arms Race/Space Race - competition to achieve firsts in spaceflight
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - federal socialist state
Communism - major means of production owned by public
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Truman Doctrine
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Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
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NATO Established
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Korean War
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Civil Rights Era
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Rosenbergs Trial
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22nd Amendment
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First H-Bomb detonated by the United States
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Vietnam War
-US got involved in Vietnam in 1954
-US and South Vietnamese presidents were shot in 1963
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Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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USSR launches Sputnik
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End of Cold War
In 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. The Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end. -
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1990s-21st Century
A lot of urbanization, evolution in products, technology advancements and many more positive changes were taking place and still are today.