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1877-2011 US History
This timeline will show important events that happened in America between 1877 and 2011. All of these historic events helped shape the modern America we all know today. -
A Rush of Immigrants: Chinese Exclusion Act (Mod. 2 Event)
Though people have been immigrating to America for hundreds of years before, immigration into the country reached its peak from the 1880's to the 1920's. Because they were new to the country, there were lots of mixed feelings toward immigrants. An example of this was the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, which didn't allow Chinese laborers to immigrate into the country until it was repealed in 1943. URL: www.ushistory.org -
The Spanish-American War: Treaty of Paris (Mod. 3 Event)
America had millions of dollars invested in businesses in Cuba and traded goods with them, so we decided to help them gain independence from Spain. The US fought Spain on the Santiago Harbour and won, which led both the US and Spain to sign the Treaty of Paris in 1898. The treaty allowed the US to receive the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico and allowed Cuba to become independent while Spain was awarded $20 million.
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The Gilded Age: Capitalism (Mod. 2 Idea)
The period of time between the late 19th century and early 20th century is known as the Gilded Age and was a time of corruption. Major sectors of the nation's economy were dominated by a small number of giant corporations. This was an example of capitalism, where the economic and political systems of a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
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America's Greatest Fear: Communism (Mod. 4 Idea)
One of the greatest ideas that the US will fight against is communism. A political theory derived from Karl Marx, it leads to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Americans were extremely afraid of communism because it meant the loss of freedom and democracy, and these fears skyrocketed during WWI and the Cold War.
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World War 1: US Involvement (Mod. 4 Event)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 triggered a chain of events that resulted in WWI. The US wanted to be neutral during the war, but countries soon started to try to make the US stop trading with others. England and Frace blocked the US from trading with Germany, which prompted submarine warfare and pulled the US into WWI on April 6, 1917.
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League of Nations: International Peace (Mod. 4 Idea)
The League of Nations was an international organization proposed by Woodrow Wilson after WWI. Its purpose was to bring international peace and to make sure another world war never broke out again. In 1933 both Germany and Japan withdrew from the League of Nations, followed by Italy in 1937, forming the Axis Powers. The League of Nations had failed its purpose to prevent another war when WWII broke out in 1939.
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Women's Suffrage: The 19th Amendment (Mod. 5 Event)
Women were not allowed to vote for president until 1920, the year 19th amendment was ratified. The 19th amendment read "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." The growth of women's rights gave rise to the female 20's style and flappers. Many women celebrated the age of the flapper as a female declaration of independence.
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The Great Depression: Stock Market Crash (Mod. 5 Event)
Though it wasn't the singular cause of the Great Depression, the stock market crash of 1929 was a huge contributor. Even though 90% of Americans didn't take any part in stock market activity, the crash affected large businesses, which led to economic failure on an even larger scale. For the next decade unemployment rates, crime rates, and suicide rates would increase with the declining economy.
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Restoring America: The New Deal (Mod. 5 Event)
When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1933, he was the only hope the US had left for pulling the nation out of the Great Depression. His solution was called the New Deal and was composed of federal programs, public works projects, and financial reforms. It provided relief for the unemployed and poor and provided reform of the financial system to prevent such a sudden depression from happening again.
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The Nazis: Fascism in WW2 (Mod. 6 Idea)
Adolf Hitler adopted Nazism as a form of Fascism from his Italian ally Benito Mussolini. By definition, Fascism a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. This explains why Hitler was able to control so many forces during WW2, by basically brainwashing them to support him by using his ultimate power.
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Pearl Harbor: US Involvement in WW2 (Mod. 6 Event)
Japan wanted to keep expanding its territories, but America found it dangerous and decided to restrict trade with the Empire. They tried to negotiate, but it went nowhere as The United States was as unwilling to accept Japanese expansion and Japan was unwilling to end its conquests. To win over the US, the Japanese sent a surprise attack to Pearl Harbor, killing over 3,000 Americans and sending the US into WW2. -
Korean War: Democracy vs. Communism (Mod. 7 Event)
Communism was one of the biggest ideas that the US was willing to fight against. The Korean War was initiated in 6/25/50 because the US was set in destroying any roots of communism, which included becoming allies with South Korea and waging war on North Korea. The US was winning as it pushed against NK, but then China and the USSR pushed back and created a stalemate. The war resulted in a split nation and 37,000 dead US soldiers.
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Vietnam War: Another fight against Communism (Mod. 7 Event)
The US kept fighting against the spread of communism in the Vietnam War. The US helped France fight against the rise of communism in Vietnam but separating it into the northern communist Viet Minh and the still communist but oppressed by the US southern Viet Cong. Around 60,000 soldiers died fighting against communism in Vietnam, and lost, leading many people back home questioning if the fight was worth it.
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Local Expansion: Annexing Hawaii (Mod. 3 Event)
The US was connected to Hawaii by their sugar trade, but there was a strain on this relationship when sugar import rates were increased. Sugar planters knew the rates would be eliminated if Hawaii annexed, but the Queen wanted to keep her power. In 1893, the planters planned to overthrow the Queen and asked the US for help. Though the queen was abdicated, due to refusal of annexation by Clevland, Hawaii only became the 50th state in 1959
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Modern Activism: Peaceful Protesting (Mod. 8 Idea)
During the 1960's people were much more open about their opinions and beliefs, which led people to more openly advocate their political and social stances. Many activists rose up asking for gender and race equality but did not want to harm or be harmed, which led to the use of peaceful protesting. The ability to go into public and say what you believed (to some extent) was a constitutional right, and many used it to spread their views.
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Racial Equality: March on Washington and MLK Jr.'s Speech (Mod. 8 Event)
Martin Luther King Junior was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement that took place in the 1960's. He was involved in the Bus Boycott and held many peaceful protests fighting to give African Americans the same rights as white men. His most noted actions were the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and his 'I Have a Dream' speech, which both took place on 8/28/1963. Unfortunately, he was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
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Let's Make America Great Again: The Reagan Years (Mod. 9 Event)
Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as president on 1/20/1981. He believed that Americans needed to regain pride for their country, using the slogan "Let's Make America Great Again" in his campaign. He turned the nation around by introducing his Reaganomics, which made the government smaller and cut taxes of the richer. He believed the money the rich gained would 'trickle down' to the poor, but it only increased poverty rates.
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Surfin' the 'Net: The World Wide Web is Created (Mod. 10 Event)
In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed by Tim Berners-Lee, in large part, for commercial purposes. It allowed companies to create their own websites online, which opened up the new world of online retail. The WWW also allowed people to connect with others they thought they would never talk to, such as people on the other side of the world. The internet changed the way Americans, and the world, would interact with each other.
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Operation Desert Shield: The Gulf War (Mod. 10 Event)
Iran and Kuwait had ongoing disputes over border claims and oil policy and it all broke down on 8/2/90 when the President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion of Kuwait.President Bush organized a group of countries to support Kuwait and issued an ultimatum to Iraq.Iraq didn't budge, so they used "any means necessary" to push them out. Iraq lost the war on 2/28/91 with around 100000 casualties, the coalition, less than 200.
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End of the Cold War: Collapse of the Soviet Union (Mod. 9 Event)
The largest collapse of communism came when the soviet union fell apart in 1991. Many Americans believed the military spending policies of the Reagan-Bush years forced the Soviets to the brink of economic collapse. Democrats argued that containment of communism was a bipartisan policy for 45 years begun by the Democrat Harry Truman. Others say that no one actually won the cold war because the US and USSR never went to war with eachother.
URL: ushistory.org
