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The Gilded Age
The Gilded AgeThe Gilded Age started sometime around the 1870s and ended at about 1900. When railroads became safer to ride and the network of tranportation for this industrial revolution was made. -
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US History 1877-2011
This Timespan is used for the class in US History that covers what happened in America inbetween 1877 and 2011. This Timespan will show at least 20 events that happened. -
The Great Upheaval
The Great UpheavelOr otherwise known as the Great Railroad Stirke, this was when workers all over America wanted bigger wages and better working conditions. It was put down by federal and militia troops 45 days later. -
The Massacre of Wounded Knee
The Wounded Knee MassacreThe Massacre at Wounded Knee was something that was inhumane at the time. 300 men, women, and children were massacred there. The sad part is that the Sioux actually surrendered to the Americans, but it was misunderstood, and the Americans fired. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American WarThe Spanish American War started and ended in the same year, with the Treaty of Paris stepping in and giving the Americans the advantage. America gained Cuba and gave Spain $20 million for their losses. -
World War I
The Great WarOtherwise known as the Great War, this international conflict was caused by an assasination. The person who was assasinated was Archduke Franz-Ferdinand of Austria, which made them go to war against Serbia (one of their fanatic people did the assasination) which made Russia go to war against Austria, and then Germany went against Russia due to a treaty bounding Germany and Austria. France and Britain came in because of an alliancce with Russia. America went in later in the war. -
The Great Depression
The Great DepressionThe longest, deepest economic crisis of American history. It was caused not just by the stock market crash, but also by several underlying causes that were made a few years back. It happened after a great decade too, putting it as the calm before the storm. -
World War II
World War IIIn other words, the sequal to the Great War.This was the war that took over 60 million people's lives and left Russia and Germany with many people missing from their population. -
Pearl Harbor
The Road to Pearl HarborAttack on Pearl HarborThe bombing of Pearl Harbor. It was the dynamite that boomed to get America into the Second World War. It also caused more struggle for the US since it was in the Great Depression at the time. -
The Cold War
Cold WarThe war that happened right after WWII. There were only two sides in this conflict, the US or the USSR. There were no middle points, you'd either join a side, or you don't. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam WarThe longest war in American history. Unfortunatly, for the US, they had a disadvantage because of the lack of support from their own people. -
The Birmingham Marches
Birmingham CampaignThe Birmingham Marches were part of the Birmingham Campaign. King took a role and gave a speech to boost motivation during these marches. -
The National Organization of Women's Founding
Modern FeminisimNOW WebsiteNOW was created as a feminist movement for civil rights and gender discrimination. This group is still active today, fighting against violence against women, discrimination against women, etc. -
McDonald's Globalization
McDonald's HistoryA bit after McDonald's hit the 1,000th francise mark, they spead globally, opening their first international francise in British Columbia. From there, it spread far and wide. Now McD's serves over 100 countries. This encouraged other big companies to spread globally. -
Ronald Reagan's Election
The Reagan YearsThe election of a man who would bring Americans joy to being part of their country. This man has made many feats during his time as a president, such as stopping the Cold War, taking an assasination attempt in his favor, and making America a great country again. -
The Internet Becomes Mainstream
When Did the Internet Become Mainstream/ At this point in history is when the internet was at one of its greatest peaks. The near-end of the 20th century and the begininng of the 21st bloomed with internet users all across America. It still grows today to the point of where it has several sides, like the educational side, the fun side, and the crazy side (as demonstrated by the picture)
