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Ch. 6 - A New Industrial Age
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Ch. 7 - Immigrants and Urbanization
Understand the immigrant experience and discover the effects of immigration. -
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Ch. 8 - Life at the Turn of the 20th Century
Life at the turn of the century for Americans, including the hardships and discrimination some faced. -
Ch. 6 - Lightbulb Invented
In 1879, Thomas A. Edison invented the first working lightbulb and changed life for all Americans forever. -
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Ch. 9 - The Progrssive Era
Learn about the progrssive movement -
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Ch. 10 - America Claims an Empire
Learn about the transformation of the United States into a world power and about the impact of that change. -
Ch. 8 - Plessy V. Ferguson Case
In 1896, The supreme court establishes "seperate-but-equal" doctrine in Plessy V. Ferguson court case. -
Ch. 10 - Begining of the Spanish-American War
The U.S.S. Maine explodes and sinks, causing the Spanish-American War to begin. -
Ch. 7 - First Successful Airplane Flight
In 1903, The Wright Brothers flew the first successful airplane flight after few unsuccessful tries. -
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Ch. 11 - The First World War
Examine the causes and consequences of World War I -
Ch. 11 - The End of WWI
The ending of WWI was in 1918, and this war was supposed to be known as "the war to end all wars." -
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Ch. 12 - Politics of the Roaring Twenties
Learn about the challenges and changes that the nation faced after WWI. -
Ch. 9 - Women get to Vote
The Ninteenth Amendment grants women the right to vote. -
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Ch. 13 - The Roaring Life of the 1920's
American life underwent rapid and radical change in the 1920's. -
Ch. 12 - Model A Cars Created
In 1927, Henry Ford introduced the Model A car which changed American life for the better for everyone. -
Ch. 13 - Transatlantic Flight
Charles Lindbergh makes the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight. -
Ch. 14 - Begining of the Great Depression
In 1929, the stock market crashed, which effected millions of Americans. This was the leading cause of the Great Depression. -
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Ch. 14 - The Great Depression Begins
Weakness in the American economy and how they helped to bring about the Great Depression. -
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Ch. 16 - World War Looms
Events that led to the outbreak of WWII. -
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Ch. 15 - The New Deal
Discover the impetus for and the impact of the New Deal. -
Ch. 15 - SEC Created
In order to help fix problems that the Great Depression brought with it, Congress worked to create the SEC in order to help regulate the stock market. -
Ch. 16 - WWII Begins
In 1941, the Japanese decdied to bomb pearl harbor, which then caused Roosevelt to declare war, thus causing the second World War. -
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Ch. 17 - The United States in World War II
Discover the military campaigns, political decisions, and home front sacrifices that led to victory in WWII. -
Ch. 17 - Atomic Bomb as Weapon
The US unleashed a terrible new weapon, the atomic bomb, in order to defeat Japan and end the war in the Pacific. -
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Ch. 18 - Cold War Conflicts
Learn about the causes and effects of the cold war. -
Ch. 19 - Baby Boom
As soldiers returned from WWII and settled into family life, they contributed to an unprecedented population explosion known as the baby boom. -
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Ch. 19 - The Postwar Boom
Explore the changes that took place in the US after WWII. -
Ch. 18 - US Joins NATO
This was a defensive military alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The 12 members of NATO pledged military support to one another in case any member was attacked. -
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Ch. 21 - Civil Rights
Explore how African Americans rose up against the treatment they had endured for decades and demanded civil rights. -
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Ch. 22 - The Vietnam War Years
What were the military and political events of the Vietnam War and how did this conflict impact life in the US? -
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Ch. 20 - The New Frontier and the Great Society
Learn about President JFK's New Frontier and President LBJ's Great Society. -
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Ch. 23 - An Era of Social Change
Social protests and calls for change sweep across the US in the 1960's. -
Ch. 21 - Congress Passes the Civil Rights Act
This act prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender. -
Ch. 20 - Immigration Act of 1965
This act opened the door for many non-European immigrants to settle in the United States by ending quotas based on nationality. -
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Ch. 24 - An Age of Limits
Many political, social, and economic events of the 1970's -
Ch. 22 - Troops Begin to Withdrawal from Vietnam
Newly elected president Richard Nixon announced the first US troop withdrawals from Vietnam, -
Ch. 23 - Equal Rights Amendment Passed
Congress passed this Amendment in 1972. The amendment then needed ratification by 38 states to become part of the Constitution. -
Ch. 24 - Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal centered on the Nixon administration's attempt to cover up a burglary of the Democratic National Committee (DCN) headquarters at the Watergate office and apartment complex in Washington DC. -
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Ch. 25 - The Conservative Tide
How conservatives sought to address politicsl issues and social concerns in the 1980's and 1990's. -
Ch. 25 - Equal Rights Amendment Fails Ratification
The equal rights amendment fails ratification by Congress but later becomes ratified. -
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Ch. 26 - The United States in Today's World
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Ch. 26 - 9/11
One of the most tragic events in American history, terrorism groups crash planes in New York and kill many Americans.