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Civil War Ends
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Plessy vs Fergesson
This cases ruled seperate but equal. -
Spanish American War
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WWI
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America Joins WWI
The US joined France, Britian, and Russian in WWI. -
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Prohibition
The 18th amendment made alcohol illegal in America. The 21st amendment made it legal again. -
19th Amendment
Women get the right to vote. -
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Boom Times
After WWI, the economy was great, increasing America's standard of living. -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market tanked, investors lost money that was building up for years. -
Hitler Elected
Adolph Hitler was voted as the German Chansler. -
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WWII
Germany and the Axis Powers fought against the Allies (U.S., Britian, and France). Germany started it by invading Poland and eventually most of Europe. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked a U.S. naval bases. This event is what got us into WWII. -
D-Day
150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of northern France. It was, and still is, the largest landing by sea in history. -
A Bomb #1
America dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. This was a warning to them to surrender but they didn't. -
A Bomb #2
America dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. This forced them to surrender. -
Nuremberg Trial
Major Nazi leaders were trial for the atrocities of was they commited, many of them were put to death. -
Israel Becomes a Country
After WWII all the Jews traveled to their Holy Land, forced out the Palistinians, and formed their own country. -
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Korean War
Communist N. Korea invaded S. Korea. UN toops (mostly Americans) were sent over as a police action. Communist China helped N. Korea. -
Brown vs. Board
Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. -
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Civil Rights Movement
In this time blacks, minorities, and women obtain rights through protesting and sometimes violence. -
Emmett Till is Killed
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Alaska Becomes a State
America bought Alaska from Russia. -
Hawaii Becomes a State
America took over Hawaii and made it a state. -
The U2 Spy Plane Crashes Over The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union shot down the U2 Spy Plane. The U.S. had to admit that the pupose of it was to spy on The Soviet Union. -
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Martin Luther King's March on Washington
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JFK Assassination
John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in his convertable. Lee Harvey Oswald was found to be the assassin, but was shot before his trial. -
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Vietnam War
When two U.S. ships were attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin, America started the war against North Vietnam.The North Vietnam Army and the Vietcongs were fighting for Communism. The United States used search and destroy missions to protect the South. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
America Lands a Man on the Moon
NASA landed Neil Armstrong on the moon, he was the first person to do so. -
The Soviet Union Invades Afganistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in search of a warm water port. -
The Soviet Union Leaves Afghanistan
The Soviet Union finally withdraws its troops from Afghanistan. -
Fall of the Berlin War
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Persian Gulf War
U.S. troops eraticated Saddam Hussien's troops from Kuwait. -
September 11
Al-Qaeda members flew commercial planes into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and in a field in Shsnksville. Nearly 3,000 civilians and rescue personel died. -
U.S. Invades Iraq
American troops entered Iraq in search of nucreal weapons. -
Osama bin Laden is Assassinated
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U.S. Leaves Iraq
The last U.S toops left Iraq.