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Civil War- Lincoln Wins Close Race
Wasn't on the ballet in nine southern states, Lincoln earns enough electoral votes to beat all other opponents. -
Civil War- South carolina first to secede
South carolina officially secedes from the union, becoming the first state to do so. -
Civil War- Mississippi seccession
Mississippi secedes from the union. -
Reconstruction- Second Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the second emancipation proclamation, emphasized as a war measure. Which frees all slaves in states or parts of states that were still in rebellion against the U.S. -
Reconstruction- The 10 percent plan
Lincoln issues a proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction -
Reconstruction- Lincolns assassinated
Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes president -
Gilded Age- Grant elected president
Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeats Democrat Horatio Seymour and is elected president of the United States. -
Gilded age- Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company is incorporated in Ohio. -
Gilded age- Ulysses S. Grant Reelected
President Ulysses S. Grant is reelected to a second term as president of the United States -
World war I- The Blockade
The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area, effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany. -
World war I- Germany declares 'War zone"
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets. -
World war I- United states enters war
The United States declares war on Germany. -
Roaring 20's- Germany allies ends war
Germany and the Allies sign an armistice to end the fighting in World War I. -
Roaring 20's- The Eighteenth Amendment
Congress ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the sale of alcohol anywhere in the United States. -
Roaring 20's- The Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote. -
Great depresson- Franklin d. roosevelt for president
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide to win the presidency. -
Great depression- Roosevelt Inauguration
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated into office as 32nd President of the United States -
Great depression- Roosevelt reelected
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to a second term as president -
World war II- Death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died. He was succeeded by President Truman. -
World war II- V.E Day
Victory in Europe was celebrated -
World war II- Japanese surrender
The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the allies ending the second world war -
Cold war- The marshall plan
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. The goals of the United States were to rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. -
Cold war- Forming of NATO
In 1949, the prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). -
Cold war- Vietnam Independence
China officially diplomatically recognizes Vietnam as independent from France. -
Civil rights movement- Emmett Till
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy, is murdered for whistling at a white woman. -
Civil rights movement- Rosa Park
In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat for a white man, causing a bus boycott by the Black community. -
Civil rights movement- Freedom Riders
Student volunteers called “freedom riders” begin testing state laws prohibiting segregation on buses and railways stations -
Vietnam war- First U.s. Combat
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
Vietnam war- U.s. Withdraw
The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. -
Vietnam war- South surrenders
South Vietnam surrenders to the communists
