Reconstruction to Industrialization
This 1887 law attempted to break up tribal lands by dividing them into individual plots, aiming to force Native Americans to assimilate. .
Dawes Act
This 1945 event led to Japan’s surrender in WWII.
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
What is containment
This 2001 event led to major changes in U.S. security policy.
What is 9/11
This 1979 event involved Americans being held hostage for 444 days.
Iran Hostage Crisis
This 1896 Supreme Court case upheld “separate but equal.”
Plessy v. Ferguson
This 1917 law required men to register for the draft during WWI.
Selective Service Act
This 1957 event by the USSR sparked the Space Race
Sputnik X 2
This 1990s technology revolution transformed communication.
What is the Internet revolution
26th Amendment
vote 18=21
This business leader dominated the steel industry.
Andrew Carnegie
This 1920s cultural movement centered in Harlem.
Harlem Renaissance
This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
This 2003 conflict began with the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
What is the Iraq War
This 1950s senator became famous for accusing Americans of being communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
Immigrants arriving on the East Coast were processed at this location.
Ellis Island
This 1906 book by Upton Sinclair exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry and led to federal regulation. X2
The Jungle
This 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This 2008 event caused major economic recession.
What is the Great Recession
This 1970s scandal led to the resignation of a U.S. president.
What is Watergate
This 1890 law attempted to limit monopolies and trusts.
Sherman Antitrust Act
This war began after the sinking of the USS Maine
Spanish‑American War
This 1950–1953 conflict ended in a stalemate at the 38th parallel.
What is the Korean War
This 2001 law expanded government surveillance powers in response to terrorism.
USA PATRIOT Act
This 1994 trade agreement linked the economies of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
What is NAFTA