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Western Expansion (1840-1900)
Around 1840 to 1900 was a period of rapid national growth that involved the expansion of new territories and the addition of new states to the Union. The Westward Expansion was fueled by many reasons: Cheap land, and Manifest Destiny. They believe in "Manifest Destiny", they moved to the west because they believe that God's will for Americans to spread across the continent. Cheap Land, they believe that the Homestead Act will allow them to own land cheaply, and many other opportunities. -
Reconstruction Era (1865 -1877)
The Reconstruction Era happend on 1865 and lasted until 1877. It started at the end of the American Civil War. Its main purpose was to bring the former rebel Southern states to integrate it back into full potential participation in the Union. Guaranteeing rights to former slaves and defining a new relationship between African Americans and Whites. -
Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business (1870 - 1900)
By 1870, industrial growth transformed American Society. Old and new industries expanded for example; steel manufacturing, electrical power, and petroleum refining. Railroad expanded significantly bringing parts of the country into the national market economy. -
Politics in the Gilded Age (1870 - 1900)
As the Gilded Age unfolded, presidents had very little power, due in large to highly contested elections in which relative popular majorities were razor-thin. The economic disparities between the workers and the big business owners grew exponentially. Workers endure low wages and dangerous working conditions in order to make a living. -
Growing Pains of Urbanization (1870 -1900)
Urbanization occurred rapidly in the second half of the 19th century in the U.S. for many reasons: New technology, new electric light and powerful machinery allowed factories to run twenty four hours a day, and seven days a week. Living condition for most working class urban dwellers were atrocious. Congestion, Pollution, crime, and diseases were prevalent problemS. -
The Spanish-America War and Overseas Empire.
The spanish-American War was the first significant international military conflict for the U.S. Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire like; Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines islands. -
The Progressive Movement (1890 -1920)
The Progressive Movement was a turn of the century political movement interested in furthering social and political reform, curbing political corruption caused by political machines, and limiting the political influence of large corporations. -
Age of Empire (1890-1914).
The period from 1890-1914 witnessed the birth and early life of an American Empire. The United States joined European powers like Great Britain and Germany in a race to establish colonies and project its economic forces abroad. -
Farmers revolt in Populist Era
In the 19th century, American farmers faced many challenges. They contended with economic hardship born out of rapidly declining farm prices, prohibitively high tariffs on items that need to purchase, and foreign competition. -
World War I (1914-1919).
World War I also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The war lasted four year. It saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. Allied power won the war, but it left more than 16 million people, soldiers and civilians alike, dead. -
The Jazz Age (1919-1929)
The 1920s was known as the Jazz age because of the popular new music, but also because of the music spirit that the music gave. The economy boomed and many Americans prospered. It was also a period of upward mobility and increased the acceptance of black Americans In the U.S. -
The new voices for Women and African Americans.
The radical union aimed to unite the American working class into one to promote labor's interests. It worked to organize unskilled and foreign born. Woman suffrage movement had formulated the first demand for the right to vote. -
The Great Depression (1929-1932).
In 1929, The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in U.S. History .The stock market crash in October 1929 was the most significant sign of the Great Depression. Factories were shut down, farmers had to sell their livestock and families at home went hungry. There were many people unemployed. -
The Depths of the Great Depression.
The Depth of the Great Depression begin at the late 1929 and continued until early 1933. It bring many challenge to America due to the Stock market crash, the Dust Bowl, and so much more. Factories shut down and the unemployed stood in breadlines to eat. Privates charities offered some relief, but they couldn' meet everyone's needs. Farmers also suffered because their crop prices dropped and many farmers lost their farms because of debt to the banks. -
The New Deal (1932-1941).
By 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt became president and started "The New Deal" programs passed by both the congress and the presidential executive. The U.S. government started this program that gave unemployed people jobs. The New Deal helped improve the lives of people suffering from the Great Depression. It also helped raise the price of farmers' crops and the animals they sold. -
World War II (1941-1945)
World War II was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies power led by Winston Churchill and the Axis power led by Adolf Hitler. The U.S. entered WWII after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The day after the attack, congress declared war on imperial Japan. -
Post-War Prosperity and the Cold War (1945-1960).
By 1948, after the end of the Cold War the U.S. experienced a period of economic growth. The war brought the return of prosperity, and in the postwar period the United States consolidated its position as the world's richest country. -
America in the 1960s
The 1960s were a tumultuous period in American history. The pressure of the Civil Right and racial equality, combined with many other increasingly violent political radicalism, stretched the fabric of American Society. -
The Civil Right Movement (1964)
On 1964, a nationwide movement was form for equal rights for African Americans and for an end to racial segregation and exclusion which was known as "The Civil Right Movement", leader by Martin Luther King Jr., who had been instrumental in efforts in favor of civil rights legislation and put all of his effort into the Civil Right Act. -
Political Storms at Home and Abroad (1968-1980).
As the 1970s come to a end many Americans felt demoralized and adrift. The economy struggled to improve and America's standing in the world seemed in decline. Presidents had proven either untrustworthy.