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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Trust; Andrew Carnegie - Steel -
Wounded Knee
Federal forces massacre 200 Sioux Indians -
Yellow Journalism
journalism that features unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or individual journalists. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Separate but Equal' is constitutional (overturned by Brown vs. Board of Education) -
Spanish-American War
Teddy Roosevelt leads Rough Riders, U.S. crushes Spain's Navy -
Treaty of Paris
ends the Spanish-American War -
president Mckinley
President McKinley was assassinated, Teddy Roosevelt now the 26th president -
Muckraker
writers who expose big business corruption -
world war 1
World War 1 started in Europe -
world war 1 started
the war started -
world war 1 ended
world war 1 lasted about 5 years -
18th Amendment
outlaws purchase, sale, and transport of alcohol -
Treaty of Versailles
ends WWI; calls for heavy reparations on Germany, disarmament, and creation of League of Nations; U.S. Senate rejects it -
19 amendment
woman have to right to vote (women suffrage) -
Charles Lindbergh
completes world's first solo flight across Atlantic - seen as a hero -
Sacco and Vanzetti
executed for murder; controversial because they were anarchists, politically motivated, and unjustified -
Stock Market Crash
'Black Tuesday' - launches Great Depression 10/24/1929 -November 11th 1929 -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32 president
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President -
great depression
stock market crash and it lasted 10 years august 1929 to March 1933 -
1st 100 Days
creation of countless jobs, most productive of any president's 1st 100 days -
Wagner Act
supports union rights protect collective bargaining -
Social Security Act
establishes funds for unemployed and elderly still here today -
Propaganda
motivate U.S. citizens to support war efforts -
pearl harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor - U.S. enters the War -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. defeats Japan, seen as a turning point in the war in the Pacific
June 4- June 7th -
Germany surrenders
V-E-DAY (victory in Europe day) -
Iron Curtain
describes the division of Communist Eastern Europe from Western Europe -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. intent to fight Communism by helping free nations resist it. -
Marshal Plan
postwar economic recovery to help Western Europe; largest relief aid given by the U.S. in U.S. history -
"Containment"
(Truman) must stop the spread of all communism; "Domino Theory" (Eisenhower) – fears that Indochina must not go communist or it will spread all over the world -
Brown vs. Board of Education
overturns Plessy vs. Ferguson; says separate but equal is unconstitutional -
1st televised Presidential debate
JFK vs. Nixon (JFK wins); JFK president 1960 -
I have a dream
the speech was given by MLK - speech for civil rights -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
bans discrimination in education, employment, & public places -
Malcom X
blamed whites for African American problems; assassinated -
Watergate Scandal
Nixon authorizes break-in and wiretapping of Democratic National Committee headquarters in Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. -
Roe vs. Wade
legalizes abortion (up to 3 months) -
40th President
Ronald Reagan -
U.S. bombs Libya
Libya is supporting Palestinians -
Bill Clinton President
appoints Janet Reno first female attorney general