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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 ratified
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Civil War/Reconstruction
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The Big Five
Rockefeller/Carnegie (Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons)-Richest man in America, responsible for the death of Carnegie's prodigy
Philanthropy-Desire to promote the welfare of others
Monopoly- companies coming together and knocking out competition
Jane Addams-American settlement activists
Laissez-Faire- policier of letting things take their course -
Homestead act
Provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west -
13th Amendment:
abolished slavery -
14th Amendment:
citizenship & due process -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
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15th Amendment:
voting for all male citizens -
Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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The Gilded Age
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Hull House founded, first many settlement houses
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The Progressive Era
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Sherman Antitrust Act
Outlawed business monopolies -
Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Legalized segregation established ¨separate but equal¨ -
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Imperialism
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World War I
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Roaring Twenties
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Great Depression
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World War II
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United Nations formed
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Early Cold War
Containment-US policy to try to prevent the spread of Communism
Arms Race/Space Race-A race to get to space first between the US and USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republicans-A federation of soviet republicans that were outwardly independent nations
Communism-A government society where everything is shared equally
Domino Theory-A theory that one communist government in one nation would lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a perfectly aligned row of dominoes -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
22nd Amendment
Prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again -
Berlin AIrlift
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Marshall Plan
Program to help European countries rebuild after World War II -
NATO established
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Korean War
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Sweatt v. Painter
Ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as ¨separate but equal¨ -
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Civil Rights Era
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Rosenberg's trial
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First H-bomb detonated by the United States
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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
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation. -
Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks´ arrest
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USSR launches Sputnik
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Little Rock Nine integrated into an all-white school in 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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24th Amendment
Abolish the poll tax -
Martin Luther King´s ¨I have a dream speech¨ at the March on Washington
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas TX
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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
begins undeclared war in Vietnam -
Medicare and Medicaid established
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
Eliminated literacy tests for voters -
Tet Offensive
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Martin Luther King is assassinated
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
Prohibition discrimination in the sale or renting of housing. -
First Man on the Moon
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Tinker v. Des Moines
Defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools -
Kent State University Shooting
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End of the Cold War
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Pentagon Paper leaked
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26th Amendment
Moved voting age from 21 to 18 years old -
Title IX
Protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs -
Wars Powers Act
Law limited the Presidents right to send troops to battle without congressional approval -
Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon’s resignation
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Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
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Comp David Records
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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Three Missile Island Disaster
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Iran Contra Affair 1985-1987
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1990s-21st century