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Andrew Carnegie
He found a quick way to make steel. He made a lot of money and showed that you can grow from being super poor, to super rich. -
John D. Rockefeller
He was the first billionaire in the United States. He made most of his money by helping the oil industry. -
Manifest Destiny
The belief that the United States was supposed to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican and Native territory -
The Corporation
Individual investors are financially responsible for business debts to the extent of their investment. -
Building Railroads
It took six years to build the railroads by hand. On May 10, the final spike was hammered into the ground. This spike is otherwise known as the golden spike. -
The Industrial Revolution
Many cities and factories were being built. People went from farming and moved into the city. -
Transcendentalism
Focused on individualism and self-reliance -
Racing for Land
In Oklahoma, people raced on horses to win land. -
NAACP
NAACP stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was formed in 1909, and it still exists to this day. -
Roaring 20's
Women started wearing shorter skirts and lipstick. Women were finally confident enough with themselves to do what they wanted with their looks! -
Women Working in the 20's
Women were allowed to work -
The Decade that Roared
Multiple pieces of technology was built, such as the automobile and the radio. -
Women Getting the Right to Vote
In 1920, women FINALLY got the right to vote! -
When the American Dream Fell
When the Great Depression hit, almost everyone became extremely poor. People even started to live in cardboard or metal houses. -
Women Playing Baseball
Around the 1940's, women started playing baseball in the place of men when they went to war. -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie was a women's icon that helped women take the place of men during the war. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks started the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to move to a different seat. She was arrested for disobeying the law, and thus the boycott begun. -
Montgomery Boycott
The Montgomery Boycott was where multiple people boycotted buses. Instead of using buses, people walked or used bikes. These caused the transport system to loose a lot of money. -
Sit-ins
African Americans would stay in restaurants until they were served. Many people were arrested and people harassed the people that sat in. -
1960's Music
1960 was a great time period for music. Many black singers were well known and popular, and many songs were written about racism such as Blackbird by The Beatles and many more. -
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr was one of the biggest protesters of the civil rights movement. He lead multiple protests and held many speeches. His most popular being "I Have A Dream". -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was an amazing president who did a lot in his time. During the civil rights movement, he made a lot of segregation laws against black people illegal. -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evans was another popular civil rights advocate. His wish was to have everything desegregated. -
The Freedom Rides
Black movement groups were attacked by white people. A bus was even bombed. -
Selma
Black people did not have the right to vote. So people rallied for their rights to vote. Many people were arrested, but in the end African Americans did get the right to vote. -
Staying Longer at Work
Women started to spend more time in work to support their families.
