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American History Timeline NIcholas Wood
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The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
A trust was an arrangement by which stockholders in several companies transferred their shares to a single set of trustees. In exchange, the stockholders received a certificate entitling them to a specified share of the consolidated earnings of the jointly managed companies. -
Open door policy
The Open Door policy kept China open for trade with all countries on an egual basis. Also it would keep it from being controlled by one nation. -
U.S Steel Corporation
Largest business enterprise ever launched, with an authorized capitalization of 1.4 billion. It's still the largest integrated producer headquater in the U.S. -
Neutrality in the Great War
Woodrow proclaims nuetrality in the world war 1. Most Americans were in favor of this. They thought it was better for America to stay nuetral. -
Women working
When men went to war because the nuetrality act didn't last long. The women had to feed and take care of their family. So they took the jobs men would usually have, however some people didn't like this. -
League of Nations
It help end the first world war by maintaing world peace. It also stopped crimes such as drug trafficing. -
Child labor laws
Children were facing unsafe working conditions. Also they only got half the pay that adults did and they thought this was unfair. So they decided to not have kids work anymore until they were a certain age. -
The Great Depression
The stock market crashed leaving thousands of people poor and looking for jobs. Companies went bankrupt and banks failed. The economy crashed. -
The New Deal
Was a series of programs to get people jobs and rebuild the economy. It allowed people to get jobs instantly and was helping America fast. -
The end of the Prohibition
America made alchol illegal from 1920 to 1933. They decided to let it be manufactoed and sold. Also it wasn't illegal under the federal laws, it was illegal because of the Volstead act. -
National labor Relation act
It guarantees the right to form a union. Also to have collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work. -
World War 2
The single largest war in history. It was the most expensive war ever. The United States suffered more losses than any other country -
Marshall Plan
It helped countries fight poverty, diseases, and malnutrition. To provide economic support to Europe. -
The Warsaw pact
The Warsaw pact was created. It was a collective defense amoung eight communist states. -
Civil Rights
Many races wanted equality. They boycotted, rioted and did peaceful protests to gain this rights ( which they did). -
Voting rights
African-Americans and other races were able to gain the right to vote equally. It was a great day for races all accross America. -
The end of the Cold War
The Cold War ended and the Soviet union fell apart. The Soviet union was dispersed into Also NATO and Warsaw pact ended their hostility towards each other. -
Postwar economy
After the Cold War the economy boomed. The economy helped to have advances in science and technology. -
War on Terror
The beginning in the war in Afganistan. America wanted the organization responsible for 911 to be taken down. -
911
Two airplanes struck the world trade center. The third airplane was aiming for the pentagon but was taken down in a field by brave passengers. -
Osama Bin Ladin
Osama was a terrorist that organized the 911 plane crash. He was killed by U.S forces.
