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Westward Expansion
People started to expand west and build railroads and boom towns. -
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Westward expansion
The colonization of the West leading to boom towns and natural resources, -
Railroad
The first transcontinental railroad was completed. -
Gilded Age
The time of wealth and prosperity for some that covered up the social issues of the time. -
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Gilded Age
The Age that seemed prosperous however there were many social issues that went ignored. -
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U.S. Imperialism
Panama Canal, the United States becomes an imperialist nation. -
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Progressive Era
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WW1
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WWI
The Senate voted in support of declaring war on Germany, followed by the house a couple of days later. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratified giving all American women the right to vote. -
Roaring Twenties
Gangsters kept the night life alive during prohibition. Everyone continued to drink, flappers became a popular style, people were introduced to jazz and it was the time of "wonderful nonsense". -
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Roaring Twenties
Popular nightlife, jazz, dancing, a new social scene. -
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Great Depression
Black Tuesday was the day of the stock market crash that lead the nation into a recession. -
Black Tuesday
On October 29, 1929 the stock market crashed leading into the great depression. -
The Holocaust
Hitler began the mass murder of Jews, homosexuals, and gypsies. This lasted until May 8, 1945. -
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WWII
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Pearl Harbor
The American naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese bombers. Immediately the U.S. entered WWII in response. -
Manhattan Project
At Trinity Site in New Mexico scientists detonated the worlds first atomic bomb. It created a half-mile wide crater, created a mushroom cloud 40,000 feet high and turned sand into glass. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities killing at least 129,000 people. So far it has been the only use of atomic weapons in warfare. -
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Cold War
Political and Military tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Cold War
Political and military tension between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Soviet Union. -
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Civil Rights Movement
The movement towards equal rights for all races. Leaders organized peaceful marches, protests and boycotts to fight for their rights. -
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Vietnam War
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a peaceful protest against the segregation of public transportation. -
Late Twentieth Century
End of the Cold War and beginning of technilogical revolution. -
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Late Twentieth Century
9/11, 2008 economic recession, election of Barak Obama -
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21st Century
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21st Century
Hurricane Katrina, 2008 economic recession, election of Obama.
