Historical Eras in U.S. History

Alexis De Tocqueville

Jan 1, 1835

Published Democracy in America

John J. Pershing

Jan 1, 1860

Named Commander of American Expeditionary Force during ww2

The Gilded Age Post Reconstrution

Period: Jan 1, 1877 to Dec 31, 1900

Age of Imperialism and Reform

Period: Jan 1, 1898 to Dec 31, 1919

Woodrow Wilson

Jan 1, 1913

President 1913-1921

16th Amendment

Feb 7, 1913

Gave congress the power to tax personal income

17th Amendment

Nov 10, 1913

Established direct election of united states senatores by popular vote

World War I

Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Dec 31, 1918

18th Amendment

Oct 28, 1919

Banned the sale of alcohol

The Roaring 20s

Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1930

19th Amendment

Aug 21, 1920

Established that no state could discriminate a citizen that right to vote based on gender

Warren G. Harding

Jan 1, 1921

President from 1921-1923

Douglas MacArthur

Jan 1, 1930

Commander of U.S. army in the pacific during ww2

Great Depression

Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 1, 1940

Rise of Dictators and World War II

Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1940

Franklyn D Roosevelt

Jan 1, 1932

President from 1932-1945

Harry S. Truman

Apr 1, 1945

President from 1945-1953

Cold War-Post WWII through the 1980s

Period: May 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1989

Joseph McCarthy

Jan 1, 1947

Lead to a "which" hunt for Communist

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 1, 1950

Clergyman, activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement

Rosa Parks

Jan 1, 1950

Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person

George Marshall

Jan 1, 1950

Army Chief of staff and advisor to Roosevelt during ww2

Civil Rights – 1950s, 1960s and beyond

Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1970

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jan 1, 1953

President from 1953-1961

Phyilis Schiafly

Jan 1, 1960

Founder of eagle forum-opposes modern feminism

George S. Patton

Jan 1, 1960

Commander of U.S. forces in North Africa and Sicily

Betty Friedan

Apr 28, 1960

Leader in Women's Liberation Movement

Chester W. Nimitz

Apr 28, 1960

Commander of Pacific Fleet during ww2

John F. Kennedy

Jan 1, 1961

President from 1961-1963

Richard Nixon

Jan 1, 1969

President from 1969-1974

Cesar Chavez

Jan 1, 1970

Leader of Chicano Movement to eliminate racism against Mexican Americans

Omar Bradley

Apr 28, 1970

WW2 General

Late 20th Contemporary Issues

Period: Jan 21, 1980 to Dec 31, 2000

Ronald Reagan

Jan 1, 1981

President from 1981-1989

Sandra Day O'Connor

Jan 1, 1981

Appointed to Supreme Court

Hector P. Garcia

Jan 28, 1984

Mexican American physician and surgeon during ww2

Bill Clinton

Jan 1, 1993

President from 1993-2001

21st Century

Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2008

Barack Obama

Jan 1, 2014

1st African American President