1877 to present events

  • Compromise of 1877

    Compromise of 1877
    The compromise of 1877 was an unwritten political deal in the United States to settle the intense dispute over the results of the 1876 presidential election. it was also known as the "Corrupt Bargain".
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    In this war between America and Spain, U.S. defeated Spain, gaining control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. This event proved the U.S. as a global power in the world.
  • Gilded Age

    Gilded Age
    The Gilded Age was a period of rapid industrialization, economic growth, and political corruption in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
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    Progressive Reforms

    President Roosevelt started the progressive Reforms which introduced the "Square Deal" domestic policies, promised the average citizen fairness, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs.
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    Progressive Reform image
  • Wright brothers fly

    Wright brothers fly
    Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered airplane flight in North Carolina. This led us to more discoveries and inventions involving flight and airplanes.
  • World War I

    World War I
    This war rose after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, which led to many conflicts in Europe. The U.S. entered the war after Germany used a submarine to sink one of our passenger ships. We eventually helped the Allies defeat Germany.
  • 19th Amendment/ Women's suffrage

    19th Amendment/ Women's suffrage
    This Amendment gave women the right to vote after many disputes of women's rights in the U.S.
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression
    The great depression was a severe global economic downfall that started in 1929 with the stock market crash, leading to widespread unemployment, poverty, and a decline in industrial production across the US. This went on until the beginning of World War II in 1939
  • the New Deal

    the New Deal
    Roosevelt introduced programs to recover from the Great Depression. These included domestic programs, public work projects, and financial reforms and regulations.
  • World War II

    World War II
    U.S. entered after Pearl Harbor, it was a conflict between the Allied and Axis powers. There was a total of around 70-80 million deaths which makes it the most deadly war in history.
  • Cold War

    Cold War
    Tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union led to an military/weapons race and global conflicts. Not much fighting actually happened, there was just tension between the two big powers.
  • Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement
    Big figures like Martin Luther King Jr. aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination against African Americans in the United States.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war as the Soviets secretly deployed nuclear missiles to Cuba, prompting a US naval blockade and a global crisis that was resolved through diplomacy.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    This act outlawed any discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • The moon landing

    The moon landing
    Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. This was a major role in the space race with the Soviet Union.
  • Watergate Scandal

    Watergate Scandal
    Five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel and office complex in Washington, D.C. A security guard discovered the team and alerted the metro police, who arrested the burglars, who carried more than $3,500 in cash and high-end surveillance and electronic equipment. This caused President Nixon to resign after the political cover-up.
  • Cold War ends

    Cold War ends
    The collapse of the Soviet Union ended decades of U.S.-Soviet tensions. It ended with the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany.
  • 9/11 attacks

    9/11 attacks
    Terrorist attacks led to major security changes in the U.S., this also created a sense of fear in the country.
  • Barack Obama elected

    Barack Obama elected
    He was the first Black president ever elected in the United States.
  • Covid-19

    Covid-19
    A worldwide pandemic that caused our country to go on a lock down where we had to stay home to prevent the spread of the disease.