American History II

Invention of the Telephone

Mar 10, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell finished the inention of the telephone and an industry was born.

President Rutherford B. Hayes

Period: Mar 4, 1877 to Mar 4, 1881

19th President of the United States

President James A. Garfield

Period: Mar 4, 1881 to Sep 19, 1881

20th President of the United States. Was assassinated 6 months after he was put into office.

President Garfield Assassinated

Jul 2, 1881

President Garfield was killed by a man wanting political office, but wasn't qualified. the Pendleton Act was passed in 1883 to set up examinations of candidates running for a political office.

President Chester A. Arthur

Period: Sep 19, 1881 to Mar 4, 1885

21st President of the United States. Took the place of President Garfield after he was assassinated.

Chinese Exclusion Act

Period: Oct 26, 1882 to Oct 26, 1892

Prohibited Chinese labor immigration

President Grover Cleveland

Period: Mar 4, 1885 to Mar 4, 1889

22nd President of the United States. Only served one term but would become President again.

President Benjamin Harrison

Period: Mar 4, 1889 to Mar 4, 1893

23rd President of the United States. Was a US Senator from Indiana before becoming President.

McKinley Tariff

Oct 1, 1890

Date the McKinley Tariff became a law. The tariff put a tax on all goods manufactured in another country.

President Grover Cleveland (2)

Period: Mar 4, 1893 to Mar 4, 1897

24th President of the United States. Only Preisdent ever to serve as the two different times.

President William McKinley

Period: Mar 4, 1897 to Sep 14, 1901

25th President of the United States. Was assassinated 6 months into his second term.

USS Maine

Feb 15, 1898

The American warship, USS Maine, suddenly bew up while sitting in the Havana Harbor. It is believed that the Spanish may be responsible for the tragedy.

Puerto Rico

Jul 25, 1898

The US captured Peurto Rico from Spanish rule and would later make it a US province in 1917.

Hawaii

Aug 12, 1898

The United States took over Hawaii and overthrew their quuen. This is he date Hawaii became a US Province.

Wilmington Race Riot

Nov 10, 1898

Black men were attacked by white men outisde a government building after the black men had voted. 14 black men were killed.

Philippines

Dec 10, 1898

The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Spanish-American war and giving the US control of the Philippines from Spain.

Galveston Hurricane

Sep 8, 1900

Hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas. Deadliest hurricane in U.S. history killed between 6,000 and 12,000 people.

President Theodore Roosevelt

Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909

26th President of the United States. Replaced President McKinley aftern he was assassinated. Roosevelt ended up being liked very much by the people and got re-elected to a 2nd term.

Roosevelt Corollary

Dec 6, 1904

The date that the Corollary was accepted by Congress. The Roosevely Corollary extended the Monroe Doctrine.

San Francisco Earthquake

Apr 18, 1906

7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 3,000 people and destroyed 80% of the city.

William Howard Taft

Nov 3, 1908

William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan to become President of the United States.

President William Howard Taft

Period: Mar 4, 1909 to Mar 4, 1913

27th President of the United States. Taft is known by most people for being the fattest US President. Many people don't know about his politics. Taft was actually a pretty decent President.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Mar 25, 1911

Fore killed 146 worekrs and because of the fire more strict saftey laws for factories were implemented.

Election of 1912

Nov 5, 1912

Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) was running against Teddy Roosevelt (Bull Moose Party) and Herbert Hoover (Republican). The Republican vote was split and Wilson was elected President.

President Woodrow Wilson

Period: Mar 4, 1913 to Mar 4, 1921

28th President of the United States. Wilson is considered by many to be one of the greatest Presidents in US History.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary has travelled to Serbia and was killed by a Serbian terrorist named Gavrillo Princip.

German Invasion of Belgium

Aug 4, 1914

German forces invaded neutral Belgium in order to get to France. Germany instantly became the bad guy. The attack was eventually stopped before the Germans got to Paris, a stalemate developed.

Lusitania

May 7, 1915

British passenger ship was sunk by German submarines. 128 Americans were killed. The sinking of the ship is part of the reason the US entered World War I.

End of WWI

Nov 11, 1918

The Great War ends and US President Woodrow Wilson comes out with his "14 Points"

Treaty of Versailles WWI

Jun 28, 1919

Signed on this date. The treaty ended World War I and blamed Germany for all the damage the war caused. The treaty put Germany in $337 billion worth of debt.

President Harding

Mar 4, 1921

President Harding was sworn in in 1921 and served as President until hs death in 1923 because of a heart attack.

President Warren G. Harding

Period: Mar 4, 1921 to Aug 2, 1923

29th President of the United States. Died halfway through his first term.

Calvin Coolidge

Aug 2, 1923

Took over as the President of the United States after the death of President Harding in 1923

President Calvin Coolidge

Period: Aug 2, 1923 to Mar 4, 1929

30th President of the United States. Took the place of President Harding after he died in office. Coolidge earned a re-election.

Herbert Hoover

Nov 6, 1928

Hoover was elected President of the United States. The US was in the midst of a depression and Hoover didn't really do much to try and help out the American people.

President Herbert Hoover

Period: Mar 4, 1929 to Mar 4, 1933

31st President of the United States. Hoover may have been the worst President in US History. He really didn't do anything at all.

Black Tuesday

Oct 24, 1929

The day the stock market crashed and officially began the Great Depression.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Nov 8, 1932

FDR defeats Herbert Hoover to become President. Roosevelt would eventually become the only President to be re-elected 4 times.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Period: Mar 4, 1933 to Apr 12, 1945

32nd President of the United States, Led the US through World War II. Many Americans consider Roosevelt to be the best President in US History.

Annexation of Austria

Mar 11, 1938

Hitler and the Nazis annexed Austria because Hitler claimed that he was trying to help the Germans that were Austria.

Annexation of Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

Hitler and his Nazi forces an annexation of Czechoslovakia and the Nazis also took control of Slovakia.

Non-Aggression PAct

Aug 23, 1939

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Non-Aggression Pact. The pact said that the two countires agreed to not take military action against each other for 10 years.

Germany Invades Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

Hitler violated the Non-Agression Pact. The Nazis invaded in the hopes to control all the oil and mineral sources in the Soviet Union.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese launched on the US Military Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The surprise attack directly got the United States involved in World War II.

President Harry S. Truman

Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

33rd President of the United States. Took the place of President Roosevelt's death. Truman made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

The United States dropped the first atomic bomb the world had ever seen in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb killed around 80,000 people instantly and destroyed around 90% of the city. People are still dying of the radiation from the bomb today.

Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

"Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. The dropping of this atomic bomb forced the surrender of Japan.

Japan's Surrender

Aug 15, 1945

Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced their surrender to the United States, thus ending World War II.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

34th President of the United States. Was a 5 star general in World War II before becoming President.

Rosenbergs Execution

Jun 19, 1953

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were exectued via electric chair on this date for sharing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Government.

Interstate

Jun 29, 1956

The completion date of the Interstate system which was wanted by President Eisenhower so the US could get military forces across the country faster.

President John F. Kennedy

Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

35th President of the United States. The youngest President in US History. Was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while in a parade in Dallas.

Kennedy Assassination

Nov 22, 1963

President Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas while in a parade. The governor of Texas was also shot in this same event.

President Lyndon B. Johnson

Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

36th President of the United States. Took the place of JFK after he was assassinated. Johnson did a good job in replacing Kennedy and earned re-election.

President Richard Nixon

Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

37th President of the United States. Was forced to resign from office because of his famous Watergate Scandal.

Kent State Shooting

May 4, 1970

Protestors protesting the war in Vietnam were fired upon by member of the Ohio National Guard. 4 students were killed and 9 others were injured.

President Gerald Ford

Period: Aug 9, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977

38th President of the United States. Replaced President Nixon after he resigned. Ford did not earn a re-election.

President Jimmy Carter

Period: Jan 20, 1977 to Jan 20, 1981

39th President of the United States. Was probaby the nicest US President ever, but wasn't a good President when it came to politics.

Camp David Accords

Sep 17, 1978

President Carter brought Anwar Sudat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel to the United States and took them to Camp David so they both countries could agree to a peace treaty.

President Ronald Reagan

Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

40th President of the United States. Most Americans living today consider Reagan to be the best President of all time.

President George H. W. Bush

Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Jan 20, 1993

41st President of the United States. Wasn't particuarly a good President but wasn't horrible either. Most known for his actions against the Middle East.

President Bill Clinton

Period: Jan 20, 1993 to Jan 20, 2001

42nd President of the United States. Clinton's presidency is remembered by most for his affair with secretary Monica Lewinsky.

NAFTA

Jan 1, 1994

Date NAFTA was founded. Stands for North American Free Trade Agreement. Encourages trading between North American countries (US, Canada, Mexico)

President George W. Bush

Period: Jan 20, 2001 to Jan 20, 2009

43rd President of the United States. Son of former President George H.W. Bush. George W. earned a re-election because he was a good President. Most known for his actions in the War on Terror.

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

Terrorists hijacked 4 planes headed for different US cities. 2 of the planes were crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City. 1 was crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. The last was believed to be headed for the White House but was taken over by the passengers and crash landed in a field in Pennslyvania.

Hurricane Katrina

Aug 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans. Devastates the city and almost completely destroys the French Quarter of New Orleans. Citizens of New Orleans were moved to the SuperDome for shelter.

President Barack Obama

Period: Jan 20, 2009 to Jan 20, 2017

44th President of the United States. Obama is a very historic President as he is the first and only black President in American history.