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Period: 1540 to 1542
Mixton War
The Mixtón War was fought from 1540 until 1542 between the Caxcanes and other semi-nomadic Indigenous people of the area of north western Mexico against Spanish invaders, including their Aztec and Tlaxcalan allies. -
Napoleon Bonaparte was Born
August 15, 1769 -
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American Civil War
civil war that was fought in the usa -
Homestead act
law stating that citizens occupide government land -
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Reconstruction
follows the american war -
Transcontinental railroad completed
train rout finished, project of two railroad companies -
Light bulb invented
the light bulb was inveted by Thomas Edison, Hiram Maxin and joseph swan -
Industrialization begins to boom
factories start making things more efficient -
15th amednment
right of citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied by the states on race, color or conditions -
Boss Tweed rise at Tammy Hall
major role in the politics -
Telephone invited
first telephone invented -
Reconstruction ends
8 republicans and 7 democrts made a deal
wanted to redeem the south -
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Gilded age
The age of Monopolies -
Third Wave of immigration
12,000 immigrants arrived to the us -
chinese exclusion act
significant law restricting imigration into the us -
Pendleton act
federal law, enacted in 1883, which established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. -
Pendleton Act
law which established that positions within the federal gov should be aware of the basis -
Dawes act
an attempt in 1924 to solve the World War I reparations problem that Germany had to pay -
Interstate commerce act
federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry -
Dawes Act
act to provide for the allotment of lands in severally to native americans -
Andrew Carnegies Gospel Of Wealth
owner of steel company gave away his money for people in need -
Klondike act
a migration by an estimated 100,000 -
Sherman anti trust act
landmark federal statute in the history of United States antitrust law -
Influence of sea power upon history
revolutionary analysis of the importance of naval powers -
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Progressive Era
period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States -
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Imperialism
policy of extending countries power and influence -
Homestead steel labor act
giving property to the people for free and making seeing if they progressed with creating their farm they kept it -
Pullman labor strike
George Pullman called on the federal government to break the strike and get the trains running again. -
Plessy v Ferguson
case which advanced the controversial "separate but equal" -
Annexation of hawaii
treaty to annex the hawaii island to the us senate for ratification -
Spanish American War
fought between us and spain in 1898 -
Open door policy
trading with china and in support of chinese territorial -
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president of the usa -
Assassination of President Mckinley
shot twice by an anarchist
died 8 days later -
Period: to
Theodore Roosevelt
president during the monroe doctrine -
Wright Brothers Airplane
first succesful airplane -
Panamal Canal U.S Construction begins
build a canal across a 50 mile stretch
to transport goods -
model-t
First car -
William Howard Taft
27th president
10th chief justic of us
only person to hold both offices -
Period: to
William Howard Taft
served as 27th president of the usa -
Woodrow Wilson
28th president of usa -
Federal Reserve Act
u.s legislation that created the current federal reserve act -
16th amendment
allow congress to levy income tax without appotioning among states -
Period: to
Woodrow Wilson
28th president of the usa
member of the democratic -
Trench warfare, poison gas, and machine guns
first appeared when germans used gas in surprised attack in belgium -
Assissination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
shot to death along with his wife -
17th amedment
constitution of usa -
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World War 1
firts world war that was originated in europe -
Sinking of the Lusianita
occured onmay7 1915 during the first world war -
National Parks System
agency of the us federal gov that manages all national parks -
Russian Revolution
pair of revolutions in russia which led to the rise of ussr -
U.S Enters ww2
us declaired war on germany and allies -
Zimmerman Telegram
diplomatic communication issued form the german foreign office in january -
Armistice
first world war between the allies and germany -
Battle of Argonne Forest
final allied of world war 1 -
president hardings return to normalcy
promise was to return the United States prewar mentality without the thought of war tainting the minds of the American people. -
Harlem renaissance
Jazz music was introduced -
red scare
promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism -
18th amendment
prohibition of alcohol beverages in the us -
19th amendment
granted american woman the right to vote -
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roaring twenties
period of Western society and Western culture that occurred during and around the 1920 -
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Roaring Twenties
period of western society and culture -
teapot dome scandal
government scandal
a bribery incident involving the administration of then President Warren G. Harding -
joseph stalin leads ussr
transformed from a low society into an industrial and military superpower -
scopes ''monkey'' trial
legal case in July 1925 in which a teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act -
Mein Kampf Published
Germany book written by hitler
talked about how jews ruined everything -
charles lindberghs trans-Atlantic flight
First person to cross the Atlantic ocean -
st valentines day messacre
1929 murder in Chicago of seven men of the North Side gang -
stock market crashes ''black tuesday''
most devastating stock market crash in the history -
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Great Depression
world wide economic depression that took place in the 30s -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
implementing protectionist trade policies -
Hoovervilles
town built during the great depression by the homeless in the us -
100,000 banks have failed
Failure of banks -
Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
President Paul Hindenburg names hitler as chancellor of germany -
Federal Deposit Incurance Corporatin
US gov. provide deposits incurance to depositors in us banks -
Agricultured Adjustment Administration
farm bill emboding the schemes of major national farm organizations -
Public works administration
large scale, public works construction agency in us -
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New Deal Programs
The second new deal launched by Roosevelt -
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Franklin D Roosevelt
american state manwho served as the 32nd president -
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The Holocaust
Consentration camp made by Adolf Hitler where he murdered six million jews -
Social Securty Administration (SSA)
BENEFITS FOR VICTIMS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
HELPS PHYSICAL HANDYCAP,MOTHERS AND CHILDERN AND BLIND -
Dust Bowl
the dirty 30s
period of dust storms that daaged ecology and agriculture -
Rape of Nanjing
episode of mass murder
mass rape commited by japanese troops -
Kristallnacht
referd as the night of broken glass
against jews through out germany -
Hitler invades poland
hitler first major policy invades after coming to power -
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Word War 2
global war -
German Blitzkrieg attacks
german overran europe and was victorios for more than 2 years by relying on new military -
Navajo Code Talkers
code language used during ww2 by marines -
Pearl Harbor
japanese ataacked us military base in hawaii -
Tuskegee Airmen
popular name for group of african military piolots who served in ww2 -
Bataan Death March
transfered by japanese army
more than 60,000 filipino and american prisoners -
Executive Order 9066
a us presidential executive order signed during ww2 -
Invasion of normandy d-day
wester allies launched the largest invasion in history in normady -
GI Bill
law passed that provided educational and benefits for people who served in the arm force in ww2 -
Atomic bombing of nagasaki and hiroshima
us dropped nuclear weapons on japanese cities hiroshima and nagasaki -
Germany divided
cut between two parts known as east and west -
Victory over japan / pacific
imperial japan surrendered in ww2 ending the war -
Victory in Europe (VE) Day
holiday celebrated to mark the acceptance by the allies in ww2 -
Liberation of concentration camps
alied troops moved in a series of offence against nazi
encountered thousands of concentration camp prisoners -
United Nations (UN) Formed
established after ww2 to prevent any other world wars -
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Harry S Truman
33th president of the usa -
Nuremberg Trials
germany was chosen as a site for trial -
24th amedment
prohiits congress and states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections -
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Baby boom
birth rate increased after ww2 -
Truman Doctrine
american foreign policy whose stated purposed was to counter -
Mao Zedong Established Communist Rule in China
surrender of japan a civil war broke -
22 amendment
limits the president to only two 4 year terms in office -
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The Cold War
tension after ww2 between powers in the easter block -
Marshall Plan
us gave over 13 billion in economic assistance -
Arab-Israeli War Vegins
arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate -
Berlin Airlift
massive airlift of supplies into west berlin -
NATO Formed
purpose was to unify and streghten wester allies -
Kim 11-sung invades south korea
wanted to unite korea and make it a communist state -
Chinesse forces cross yalu and enter korean war
engaged in korean war in offesive manner after the u.s. troops -
UN forces push North Korea to Yalu river- the border with china
wanted to show nk that the south was powerful which led pushing the north too far -
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Korean War
NK invaded SK following a series of fights along the border -
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1950s Prosperity
economy growth up to 37% -
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Execution
convicted of conspirising to pass u.s. atomic scerets to the soviets -
Armistice signed
ensure a complete cessation of hostilities of the korea war -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th president of the usa
served as a general in american army -
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Warren Court
period in history of supreme court during earl warren served as chief justice -
Hernandez V Texas
court said that mexican or other nationally groups in us have equal prtection due to the 14 amendment -
Montgomery bus boycott
campain against policy of rcial segregaton on public busses -
Warsaw pact formed
treaty signed in warsaw -
Polio Vaccine
first polio vaccine was the inactive polio vaccine -
Rosa Parks Arrested
arrested because she wouldnt give her seat to a white folk -
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Vietnam War
communist state vs south vietnam and the usa -
Interstate Highway act
first federal highway funding legislation in the us -
Elvis Presly first hit song
Heartbreak hotel gave elvis nationwide breakthrough -
Civil rights act of 1957
federal voting rights bill
legislation passed by the us congress -
Sputnik 1
ussr first artificial earth satellite -
Leave it to beaver first airs on tv
aired on october 4 1957
last episode was june 20 1963 -
Little Rock Nine
group of nine african american students enrolled in little rock highschool -
Kennedy Versus Nixon Tv Debate
JFK defeted by vice president richard nixon -
Chicano Mural Movement Begins
artist began using wall of city buildings to spread mexican religion -
Mapp v Ohio
criminal case where us supreme court obtained was in violation of 4th amendment -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
failed military invasion of cuba undertaken by central intelligence agency -
Peace corps formed
volunteer program run by the us government -
Affirmative action
ensure applicants are employed and employees get treated right during enployment -
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John F Kennedy
35th president until he got shot -
Sam Walton Opens First Walmart
first walmart store opened in arkansas -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between us and ussr concerning missles -
The feminine mystique
book written by betty friednam
speaks the begging of second wave feminism -
Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas Texas
jfk got killed in a dallas parade when he was riding in a car with his wife -
Gideon V Wainwright
case in the us that provides attorneys in criminal cases -
March on Washington
march for freedom -
George Wallace Blocks University Of Alabama Entrance
democratic governor of alabama
"segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" -
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Lyndon B Johnson
36 president, started as president due to John F Kennedys death -
Civil Right Acts of 1964
outlaw discrimination based on race color sex religion or orgin -
The great society
domestic programs launched by democratic President LBJ -
Israeli-Palestine conflict begins
conflict came from the intercommunal violence between iseaelis and arabs -
Gulf of tonkin resolution
resolution the us congress passed -
Escobedo V Illinois
suspect have right to councel during interogation under 6 amendment -
United Farm Workers California Delano Grapes Stike
boycott that rose payment for immigrants -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
fedral legislation in the us that prohibits racial discrimination -
Malcom X Assassinated
killed by his own group of people after he wanted to make changes -
Miranda Vs Arizona
case where a criminal didnt get his rights told when he was in custody of the police -
Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court
JFK appointed marshall to us court of appeals -
Six Day War
fought between june 5 nd 10 by israel and egypt,jordan and syria -
Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated
shot in memphis -
Tet Offensive
largest militry campaign of the vietnam war -
My Lai Massacre
mass murder unarmed vietamese civilians in sv -
Tinker v Des Moines
constitutional rights of students in the US public schools -
Vietnamization
policy of withdrawing troops and transfering them -
Apollo 11
spaceflight that landed two humans in the moon -
Woodstock Music Festival
audience of 400,000 attended that music festival -
Manson Family Murders
series of killing conducted by members of manson family -
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Richard Nixon
37th president that was involved in the watergate scandal -
Kent State Shooting
unarmed college students shot during a mass protest -
Invasion of cambodia
military operations conducted in easter cambodia by the us and the republic of vietnam -
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
agency of federal government of the us was created for the purpose of protecting health -
26th amendment
prohibits using age as a reason to deny a vote from an 18 year old -
Policy of detente begins
period of improvemnets between usa and soviet union -
Pentagon Papers
name given to top secret department of defense -
Period: to
Jimmy Carter
39th president of the us -
Title IX
FEDERAL LAW THAT PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION OF SEX IN ANY FEDERALLY FOUNDED EDUCATION -
Nixon Visit china
nixon administrations raproachement between the usa and china -
Watergate scandal
scandal made by richard nixon when he decided to tap the democratic party office and record conversations -
Roe V. Wade
law that criminalized abortion -
OPEC Oil Embargo
arab members emposed against the us -
War Powers Resolution
federal law to check presidents power t commit the us to armed conflict without congress -
Engaged Species Act
provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threaten -
First Cell-Phones
Motorola was the first company to introduce a phone -
Ford Pardons Nixon
nixon got pardon for any crimes hes done by the president -
United States Vs Nixon
supreme court case which resulted against nixon, ordering to deliver the tape recorders -
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Gerald Ford
38th president -
Fall Of Saigon
The capture of saigon -
Bill Gates Starts Microsoft
founded in april 4 1975
computer brand -
National Rifle Associate (NRA) Lobbying begins
gun control -
Steve Jobs Starts Apple
began working on the prototype of apple 1 -
Community Reinvestent Act of 1977
meet the cedit needs of surrounding communities -
Camp David Accords
signed by egyptian president and israel prime minister o september 17 -
Egypt Israel Peace treaty
signed by egyptian president and witnessed by Jimmy Carter -
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Iran Hostage Crisis
52 americans who were held hostage for 444 days -
Sandra Day O'Connor Appointed to U.S Supreme Court
first woman in the supreme court -
AIDS Epidemic
five cases of an unusual pneumonia in LA -
War On Drugs
increased drug control agencies -
Tickle down Economics
a theory that rich people arent getting taxes taken off due to them to make big business but keeping the money -
Conservative Resurgence
launched with the charge that seminaries and denominational agencies were dominated -
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Ronald Reagan
40th president of the usa
also an actor -
Marines in Lebanon
300 service members had been living in a four story building -
Iran Contra Affair
political scandal that occured during the second term of reagan -
The first Oprah Winfrey show first airs
talk show that was aired for 25 seasons -
Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall
lines from a speech made by the usa presdent ronald raegan -
End of Cold war
after ww2 between powers of easter block and powers -
Berlin Wall falls
wall destoryed after berlin decided to re unite -
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George H. W. Bush
american political
41st president of the usa -
Germany Reunification
German Democratic became part of federal republic of germany to reunite germany nations -
Iraq Invades Kuwait
conducted by Iraq against the neighbor state Kuwait -
Period: to
Persian Gulf War
conflict that was triggered by Iraqs invasion in Kuwait -
Rodney King
taxi driver who became known after a video of him getting beaten by the police was released -
Soviet Union Collapses
self-governing independence to the republicans -
Ms Adcox Born
my history teacher -
Operation Desert Storm
buildup troops and defense of saudi arabia -
Period: to
Bill Clinton
42th president of the usa -
Contract with America
document released by the us during congressional election campaign -
NAFTA Founded
agreement signed by mexico canada and the us so they can trade -
O.J Simpson Trial of the ceuntry
Football player charged on two counts of murder of ex wife and ex wife friend -
Draft Lottery
loteries that determined the order of call to military service in vietnam
only born in 1944 to 1950 -
Bill Clintons Impeachment
got two chargers of perjury and obstruction of justice -
londen birthday
young savage aka londow -
War On Terror
global war on terrorism n international military campaign -
9/11
the bombing of the twin towers -
NASA Mars Rover Mission Begins
a machine car sent to mars to take pictures and explore mars -
Facebook Launched
american online social media and social networking service company -
Hurricane Katrina
deadly tropical cyclone -
Saddam Hussein Executed
sentened to death by hanging after being convicted of crimes against humanity -
Iphone released
first iphone was released on june 29 2007 -
Hillary Clinton appointed U.S secretary of state
67th us secretary of state under president Obama -
American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009
stimulist enacted by 111th us congress and signed into a law -
Sonia Sotomayoe Appointed to U.S supreme court
obama signed her to the supreme court following the retiremnet of david souter -
Arab Spring
revolutionary wave of violent and non violent demostration -
Osama Bin Laden Killed
leader of islamist group kiled in pakistan -
Space X Falcon 9
two stage orbit medium lift launch vehicle -
Donald Trump Elected President
Donald trump became usa president
