American History from 1877 to the Present

By 17HFox

  • Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)

    Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
    1. Made Gov. more accountable for their actions 2. Limit the power of businesses 3. End lassiez-faire

  • Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)

    Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)
    1, The U.S. gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
    2. The U.S.S. Maine exploded and sunk in Havana Harbor.
    3. Economic and military competition from Europe helped to convince many Americans that the United States should become a world power.

  • Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)

    Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)
    1. Collapse of the Global Economy: Tax on imports raised the cost the cost of foreign goods for Americans, and for tariffs ended world trade between countries
    2. Speculation on the Stock Market: A cause of the Great Depression. It happens when the value of the stocks fall dramatically and people can no longer pay back stockbrokers with the amount they owe.
    3. Bank Failure Caused by the stock market crash, and massive withdrawal. Over 20% of banks were closed, many states existed without a bank.

  • From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)

    From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)
    1. Lend Lease Act 1941: allowed the US to ship weapons to GB in US ships
    2. Isolationism Neutrality Acts: Great Depression & WWI strengthened desire for noninvolvement
    3. Aiding the Allies all out aid to Britain a.Lend and Lease Act b. cash and carry regulations for ammo c..undeclared naval war

  • The Cold War (1945-1991)

    The Cold War (1945-1991)
    1. US terminated lend-lease to Moscow in May 1945 but gave Britain aid until 1946
    2. Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946 that alerted Americans to a future conflict with the USSR
    3. Truman Doctrine: U.S. gave aid to Greece and Turkey that helped those countries defeat communist insurgencies

  • United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to present)

    United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to present)
    1. The alliance between the USA and USSR was against a greater common enemy and the two countries never really trusted each other.
    2. Nuclear Arms Race: many believed that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were. Both America and Russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons
    3. Communist Bloc. Was comprised of the following Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Albania, the Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia.

  • Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)

    Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
    1. Taft-Hartley Act a. Act that provides balance of power between union and management by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices.
    2. Fair Deal: An economic extension of the New Deal--proposed by Harry Truman; called for higher minimum wage, housing & full employment.
    3. Baby Boom: Refers to individuals born in the US between 1946-1964, (just after World War II); time of relative peace &prosperity.
    4. Housing Act of 1949 and the Social Security Act of 1950