Name the Year
The Spanish-American War. US emerged as a world military power
1898
Civil Rights Movement
African Americans fought for equal treatment / 1960s
1776
In this year:America declared independence from Great Britain
In this war, we declared independence from Great Britain
American Revolution/ Revolutionary War
Passage of the 19th Amendment. Women get the right to vote (suffrage)
1920
Reconstruction
1870s- Americans worked to restore the union after the Civil War. 13/14/15 amendments passed. racial violence in the South
Freed the Slaves
Who is Abraham Lincoln
1789
In this year we ratified the Constitution and replaced the Articles of Confederation with a Stronger government
In this war, the South seceded from the Union over the issue of slavery
Civil War
The stock market crash brought to an end the economic boom of the 1920s
1929
The Progressive Era
Early 1900s - Americans wanted to fix some of the problems of industrialization. Muckrakers worked to clean up society
Watergate Scandal
Nixon
1803
Louisiana Purchase
Also known as the Great War, we got involved in this war due to unrestricted German submarine warfare and the Zimmerman note.
World War 1
End of World War II. U.S. drops 2 atomic bombs on Japan
1945
Span-American war/ American Imperialism
1898- U.S. become a world power/ internationally dominant.
Cuban Missile Crisis/ Bay of Pigs/ 1960s
John F Kennedy
1848
Mexican-American War. US won territory from Mexico. Manifest Destiny.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor brought us into this war
What is World War 2
Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. The decision stated that school segregation was unconstitutional
1954
Gilded Age
1870s- Robber Barons were in control. Rich monopolists controlled entire industries
Andrew Jackson
1865-
End of Civil War. 13, 14, 15 Amendment passed.
This war was an ideological war between the U.S. and the USSR. Americans got involved because they feared the spread of Communism
The Cold War