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The California Gold Rush
The mere whispers of gold had everyone worldwide trying to get a piece of the action. -
The Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth while attending a theater production ''Our America's Cousin'' in Washington, D.C. He died a day later, on 04/15/1865. -
The Ku Klux Klan
They were a group developed after the Civil War, hoping things would go back to the way it was. -
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
This book was written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner only a few years after the Civil War. -
The Compromise of 1877
During this presidential election, it was all chaos until a few people made deals so another Civil War wouldn't break out. -
The Square Deal
President Theodore Roosevelt's idea was to make life fairer for every American citizen. -
The Construction of Panama Canal
This started to signify our presence in foreign countries; we were made to be a threat, not an easygoing country. -
Franz Ferdinand Assassination
This ultimately started WW1 because they had small and powerful allies to defend their country. -
The Sinking of Lusitania
Germany destroyed the Lusitania to get us involved in WW1. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
This was the last straw for President Wilson. The Germans were trying to get the U.S. out of WWI, but it didn't work. -
The Influenza Pandemic
Just happened after WW1 everyone was getting sick with the flu worldwide. -
The Stock Market Crash
This happened to be the worst day for everyone who put their life's savings in the banks. This happened to start the Great Depression. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor during WW2 it was the most significant attack on our country at this time. -
The Korean War
North Korean troops start to invade South Korea, and communism starts to affect this country. -
Little Rock's Central High School Integrates
When African American students were being allowed in white schools so they could get a better education. -
March on Washington Protest
This was the day that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered him "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C., which is an iconic dream. -
Fannie Lou Hamer's Testimony
When we really got an insight into African Americans' daily lives, we saw that they were getting tired and wanted more change. -
The Assassination of Malcolm X
After his death, the Black Panthers started to form a violent human rights activist group. -
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
This event cast shock waves in America. He was the most famous civil rights activist, and he was a nonviolent one. -
1968 Civil Rights Act
This happened a week after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. President Johnson did honor his legacy at the time.