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Industrialization
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Civil War
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First Bull Run
Union Army is defeated by Confederate army at Bull Run. Thomas Jackson's brigade resists Union attacks and he becomes known as "Stonewall." This defeat pushes Union troops back to Washington. -
Shiloh
Confederate does a suprise attack on General Grants troops at Shiloh on the Tennessee River. This attack results in 13,000 Union men and 10,000 Confederate men wounded and killed. -
Draft Riots
Draft riots break out in New York as a result of Congress passing the draft affecting all male citizens between 20 and 45, but could pay a fine of 300 dollars to not be drafted. Poor immigrants reacted to the draft and murdered and injured many people. -
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Reconstruction
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Ratification of the 13th Amendment
Congress ratifies the 13th Amendment, abolishing all slavery. -
13TH Amendment
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New Orleans Massacre
Race riots that occured as a result of Louisiana passing black codes. The riots brought national opposition to the moderate Reconstruction policies of president Andrew Johnson. -
14th Amendment Ratified
The Fourteenth Amendment is ratified. It entitles all people born or naturalized in the United States to citizenship and equal protection under the laws of the United States. -
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15th Amendment
Granted Blacks the right to vote, even former slaves. -
Panic of 1873
Collapse of an investment bank which triggered nationwide financial panic and a economic depression. -
Telephone Invented
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. He transmits human voice over wire. -
Railroad Strike
people walk off job that led to a strike which shut down miles of track -
Technology advance
Self binding harvester is sold to farmers which is an advance in technology. -
Chinese Exclusion Law passed
First major law that restricted immigration in the US. It banned Chinese from living in America and set many regulations that discriminated against Chinese in America. -
Haymarket square riot
Started by a rally of industrial workers going on strike and a bomb was thrown at police. -
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Civil Rights Movement
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Imperialism
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Sinking of USS Maine
Exploded in Harvana Harbor and was a catalyst to US declaring war on Spain. -
War declared
Spain declares war on US from tension between Cuba and US. The next day, US declares war on Spain. -
Treatty of Paris
Treaty of Paris is signed and US annexs Puerto Rico, Guam, and Phillipines. -
Ferdinand Assisnated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assisinated by Serbian nationalist which sparked WW1. -
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World War 1
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Battle of Somme
Tanks are first intoduced into battle. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany sends secret telegram to Mexico to get them to join war but Britain intercepts. -
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Roaring 20's
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19th Amendment
Women are granted the right to vote. -
Harding Landslide
Republican Warren Harding is elected president by a landslide. -
Sacco Vanzetti Trial
Two italian immigrants are accused of murder with very little evidence leading to them. -
Black Thursday
Stock Market crashes starting the Depression -
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Great Depression
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Roosevelt Elected
Roosevelts elected president and wins landslide over Herbert Hoover. -
Civilian Conservation Corp established
established by FDR to put young men to work. -
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World War 2
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Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, causing US to enter war. -
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Cold War
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Sicily
US and British troops land on Sicily, and later Allies gain control . -
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US drop atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Berlin Blockade
Made by soviets cutting off rail and orad acces to capital. -
Truman Re-elected
Truman is re-elected for president which causes upset because many people did not like him. -
Warsaw Pact
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Civil Rights Act signed
Johnson signed the Civil rights Act which prohibited racial discrimination and guarenteed equal rights.
