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US History 1865
to Present!
By Heather Brown
Table of Contents
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
Reuniting the Nation (slide 3 through 15)
Getting Down to Business (slide 16
through 21)
A Nation Transformed (slide 22 through
26)
Progressive Era (slide 27 through 33)
Spanish American War (slide 34 through
38)
The End (slide 39 through 40)
I. Reuniting The
Nation
Reconstruction
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African Americans migrated from the north to
the south after Northerners won the civil war
Black code was put into effect so that African
American’s weren’t treated fairly and
couldn’t vote (KKK, pole taxes, literature tests,
fines)
Carpetbagger’s took advantage of the
Southern people because they were poor,
and Northern military soldiers watched the
Southerners while they were trying to put
there land back together after the war
Happy Days Are Here Again!
 Congress
was forced to decide who won
the presidential election, Tilden or Hayes.
 John Hayes won the presidential election.
 After he became president he made
Northern troops withdraw from the South
and Reconstruction ended!
Amendment Timeeee!
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13th amendment stated that slavery
was official illegal and it was no longer
allowed
 The 14th amendment stated that all
people have equal and protected rights
under the law
 The 15th amendment stated that
everyone had the right to vote, no matter
the race, color, or servitude.
Lincoln, Lee, Douglas
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Abe Lincoln was the 16th president of the United
states. He abolished slavery after writing the
Emancipation Proclamation. He was a great leader,
but he was assassinated by John Wilks Booth.
Robert E. Lee was the confederate general of the
Confederate Army, who helped the North win the
war. They won because of his powerful battle
strategies. He also tried to get the Southerners to join
the Confederate Army.
Fredrick Douglas was a former slave with a powerful
voice for peoples right and civil liberties. He was an
abolistionist who helped slaves join the military and
built a freed mens school. He was such a successful
man because he fought for what he wanted.
Increased Population In The
West
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People from the south migrated to the west
for reason such as new economic
opportunities, freedom, improved
transportation, opportunity to own land, and
for the transcontinental railroad.
The land the the west a treeless wasteland,
flat, and there was nothing there. Perfect for
dry cropping, sharecropping, and trading.
The west was also known as the Great
American Desert.
Settling The Western Frontier
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The American frontier was a prairie that was
located pretty much anywhere west of the
Mississippi River.
All different kinds of stockholders came to live
on the frontier (farmers, women, Mexicans, Us
Military, Freedmen, etc.).
Buffalo Soldiers came to the Western Frontier
to clear railroad tracks, and protect the land
and military in the American (Western )
frontier.
Regions and Cities that relate
to the West
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Southeast
Southwest
Midwest Pacific
Rocky Mountain regions
Santa Fe
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
Seattle
St. Louis
Denver
Chicago
Inventions
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barbed wire was made to fence
cattle in so they wouldn’t run away.
 The steel plow made to
 dry farming
 sod houses
 beef cattle raising
 wheat farming
 windmills
Cattlemen VS Farmers
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In Oklahoma burglars would stand around the rim of
sections of land in Oklahoma and wait for someone
to blow the budge. Then people would run, ride
horses, or use wagons and rush to claim land.
Lincoln signed the Homested Act, that turned over
public land to private domain (head of household,
over 21, could claim up to 160 acres of land with a
total fee of $18).
Cattlemen sold cattle for high prices to people in the
east. But after the they put the railroad in beef prices
went down.
Farmers put up barbed wire which upset the
ranchers. And railroad prices were very high for the
farmers.
Transcontinental Rail
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The union Pacific started in Omaha, Nebraska and
central Pacific started in Sacramento, California.
The central and union Pacific met in the middle at
Promontory Point, Utah and made the
transcontinental railroad.
About 20,000 worker worked on the railroad (most
were Chinese). The railroad took about four years
to build.
Because of the building of the railroad, boom
towns sprang up!
Native Americans were not happy about the
Transcontinental Railroad at all.
Native American Warfare
•Settlers stole the Natives horses, and kept moving
the Indians off of their land. This made the Indians
extremely mad.
•The Indians used the every part of the buffalo for
food, protection, and every day needs. But what
made them mad was that landowners killed the
buffalo for fun.
•Crazy Bull and Sitting Horse killed Custer and all of
his soldiers, because they were angry and
disrespected.
•The Indians leader, Geronimo, opposed to the
westward expansion of the settlers.
Quiz Time!
Q:What did the 14th amendment state?
A: All people have equal and protected
rights under the law.
Q:Who were the two Native Americans that
killed Custer?
A: Crazy Bull and Sitting Horse
II. Getting Down to
Business
Industrial Revolution
•During the revolution workers were usually
immigrants, skilled and unskilled.
•They moved natural resources such as iron ore,
copper, lead, and forest material to eatern
factories.
During this time financial recources such as
grants and tariffs were used to help businesses
grow.
Transportational networks like the steamboats,
canals, and railroads were invented for easier
and faster travel.
Important Men
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Thomas Edison was an inventor who found the
most uses for electricity, such as the light bulb,
phonograph, and the talking motion picture.
Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of
the telephone. The telephone used electricity
to transmit human speech.
Henry Ford invented the assembly line. He
designed the Model-T automobiles. The
assembly line made making the cars fast and
affordable.
Competition Among Businesses
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few of the main causes of growing
businesses were lower product production
cost, mass production, and wider
availability of consumer goods.
 Bad trusts were made to try to eliminate
competition.
 In1890 the Sherman Anti- Trust Act was
passed. This act tried to keep trusts from
ending competition.
Working Conditions During
Industrialization
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working conditions during
industrialization were dangerous and
exhausting for people during this time.
 Conditions like brutally long working hours,
unsafe working conditions, sweatshops,
child labor, and low wage caused harm
and sometimes death to he working
immigrants.
Strikes and Unions
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The two main labor unions were the Knights of
Labor and the American Federation of Labor
(AFL). These labor unions included women,
blacks, skilled and unskilled employees.
Terence Powderly was the leader of the
Knights of Labor. Samuel Gompers was the
leader of the AFL.
Many strikes went on at this point in history.
The main strikes that took place were the
Haymarket Strike, the Homestead Strike, and
the Pullman Strike.
III. A Nation
Transformed
Immigrants Coming to
America
Reasons The immigrants came to America for the hope of
a better opportunity and for religious freedom.
Also, for more adventure and to escape from
oppressive governments.
Urban Growth A things in America started changing the people
started moving north, this was called the Great
Migration.
 After cities were built and different forms of
transportation were made people moved from
rural to urban land.
Treatment of Immigrants
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Political machines are corrupted politicians who
helped immigrants to get housing/jobs in
exchange for votes.
The citizens went to the government to try to
reduce the amount of immigrants in America.
In 1882 the US banned Chinese immigrants from
coming into America for ten years. This was called
the Chinese Exclusion Act.
In 1908 Roosevelt made an agreement with
Japan to not let and Japanese immigrants into the
US. Any Japanese living in the US already were not
to own a home. This was the gentlemen’s
agreement with Japan.
City Reformers
Jacob Riis
 Jacob Riis was a historical photo journalist. He documented
the lives of the poor.
 Riis helped illustrate needs for slums, tenements, and ghetto
communities into his photo.
 After seeing these conditions that the poor went through
Jacob Riis wrote a book called How the Other Half Live. This
book brought the average person into the shoes of a poor
person.
Jane Addams
 Addams was a rich woman that, that worked diligently to
make changes in the city of Chicago by helping the poor.
 She built the Hull House which offered classes and activities
to help homeless people learn, so they can get a job.
What’s that you say? It’s a
QUIZZZZ!
Q: When was the Chinese Exclusion Act
passed?
A: In 1882
Q: What was the book How the Other Half
Live about?
A: It was about the bad living conditions
poor people live in, such as tenements,
slums, and the ghetto.
IV. Progressive Era
Causes of the Progressive Era
1.Industrialization- Problems like unskilled
workers, child labor, low wages, long working
hours, and dirty business practices caused
problems for the US, and was 1 of the main
reasons for the Progressive Era.
2.Immigration- Because of immigrants America
was becoming over populated/crowded,
prejudice, and discriminated against.
3.Political- Spoils systems and political
corruptions was one of the leading causes of
the Progressive Era.
Teddy Roosevelt
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Teddy thought that the Panama Canal would be an easier
way to trade and travel. They built it from 1904 until 1914.
And Teddy was correct, this made it easier to trade and
travel.
The Big Stick Policy passed by Roosevelt stated that the US
was to act as a policeman to the Caribbean. “Speak softly
and carry a big stick.”
He was known as a trustbuster, that broke bad trusts to
allow competition.
In1906, Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug Act to
make food and drugs safer for Americans.
The Meat Inspecting Act was passed by Teddy because of
unsanitary working conditions. This act stated that all food
had to be USDA approved.
Roosevelt went on a camping trip with John Muir and
decided that our land needed to be conserved, so he
made National Parks.
People of the Progressive Era
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John D Rockefeller was the inventor of standard oil. He was also a
millionaire philanthropist.
Ida Tarbell was a muckraking newspaper journalist. She broke down
Rockefellers standard oil plan by telling what he was really doing.
WEB Dubois was the inventor of the NAACP, and fought for equal
rights. He worked hard to investigate the wrong treatment of
African Americans.
Upton Sinclair created a novel called “The Jungle” that told the
dirty secrets of food factories.
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist that told the people that
“Boss” Tweed was a sleazy criminal.
William “Boss” Tweed was the political boss of New York. He was a
corrupted crook that took 1/3 of what was given by the city.
Robert Lafollette was the senator and the governor of Wisconsin.
He fought for political corruption.
John Muir was an environmentalist that studied plant life, and
helped Roosevelt make the decisions of National Parks.
African Americans
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In the south Jim Crow Laws were enforced by whites
onto African Americans, making it nearly impossible
for them to vote. White groups(such as the KKK)
stood in front of voting polls and gave African
Americans unfair literature tests, made them pay poll
taxes and threatened them because they didn’t
want them to vote.
In the case of Plessy VS. Ferguson it was stated that
separate but equal was okay. African Americans
were not allowed to used the same bathrooms,
entrances, or fountains as white people.
African Americans weren’t considered citizens until
the year of 1924.
Women’s Movement
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Jane Addams established a settlement house
called the Hull House for immigrants and
women in slum neighborhoods.
Carry Nation was a strong woman who
fought against the use of alcohol and started
the temperance movement.
Woman’s suffrage was the right to vote. This
was the main idea of the 19th amendment
and increased educational opportunities of
women.
More Amendments!
 16th-
Income tax
 17th- Election of Senator by the voters
 18th- No alcohol (manufactured or sales)
 19th- Women could vote!!! 
(Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked
for women’s suffrage)
V. Spanish American War
Reasons for War
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The war started because we wanted natural
resources from everyone. Sugar cane and
pineapple from Alaska. Oil, timber, gold, copper,
and fur from Alaska. And sugar cane from Cuba.
The biggest reason for the war was the sinking of
the USS Maine by the Spanish.
Americans wanted more economic diversity.
We wanted to own more refueling stations, and
make more trade routes.
Basically we wanted to feel powerful and like we
had more than everyone else.
Spanish American War
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During the Spanish American War McKinley was the
president.
On February 15,1898 the Spanish blew up the USS Maine
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On April 20, 1898 McKinley declared war against Spain.
The Battle of Manila Bay was the first major battle of the
war. This battle took place in the Philippians.
The Battle of San Juan Hill was the second major battle
of the Spanish American War. This battle took place in
Cuba and the Buffalo Soldiers mostly fought by Buffalo
Soldiers.
On August 12, 1898 Spain signed a truce that ended the
war. After the war America owned Puerto Rico, GuamPhilippians, Cuba, and the Wake Islands.
Results of the Spanish
American War
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After the war Cuba gained there
independence after we made them wait for
a long time.
Spanish possessions were given to America as
a reward for there win: Guam- Philippians,
Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Wake Islands.
After winning our first war out of our own
country the US emerged as a world power.
Emilio Aguinaldo led a revolt for the
Philippians to be free from America, and
eventually we gave them freedom in1947.
Quiz!
Q:What were the four pieces of land that
we gained after the Spanish American
War?
A: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Wake
Islands.
Q: What was the name of the ship sunk by
the Spanish, that caused the war?
A: The USS Maine.
WW1
Vocabulary
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Nationalism-loyalty and devotion to a country
Militarism- a policy of aggressive military preparedness
Alliance- bond between two countries
Assassination- to murder a prominent person by
sudden or secret attack
Treaty-agreement or negotiation made by countries
Armistice- agreement between opponents
Conflict- prolonged fighting
Telegram- message by telegraph
Zeppelin- an airship filled with gas; blimp
Invasion- entrance of an army into a country for a
conquest
Hemisphere- half the earth
Rebellion- uprising against the government
Reasons for Involvement in WW1
 Assassination
of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
 Britain set up blockade on Germany
 Allies with Great Britain
 Zimmerman Telegram
 Sinking of the Lusitania off the coast of
Ireland
Weapons & On the Homefront
 Trench
Warfare
 U-Boats and zeppelins
 Bi-planes and tanks
 Poison gas
 Gas masks
 Machine guns
Supporting the War Effort
 Meatless
Tuesdays
 No wheat on Mondays and Tuesdays
 Military draft for the war- because soldiers
were dying because of the spread of flu)
 Liberty bonds were purchased- low
interest loans to the government, sold by
boy scouts
 Collected tin cans, paper, toothpaste
tubes, and apricot pits
American Expeditionary Force
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by John Pershing
 Two million men were sent to fight in the
war.
 They used the ‘convoy’ system to get
supplies from Britain.
 Armistice Day ( Veterans Day )
Treaty of Versailles
 Germans
were blamed for the war
 The treaty put limits on German military
 Germany was forced to give reparation
payments.
 Formation of Czechoslovakia and
Yugoslavia
 Formation of the Soviet Union
US Role in World Affairs
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US returned to isolationism after there
involvement in WW1.
 Involvement in world markets
 League Of Nations was REJECTED,
because it would have required US to
guarantee freedom of all other nations.
1920’s
Vocabulary
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Speakeasies- illegal bar people went to during
Prohibition
Bootleggers- people who made there own illegal
liquor
Moonshine- illegal liquor
Flapper- woman who defined the moral of earlier
generations (lipstick, bobbed hair)
Bob- a type of short hairdo that young women in
the 1920’s considered fashionable
Repeal- change an amendment; take it back
Red scare- fear of communism
Jive- slang talk of the 1920’s
Prohibition- alcohol wasn’t allowed to be made,
transported, or sold
Inventions and Electrification
in the 1920’s
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Henry Ford- mass production, automobile
Vacuum
Toaster
Sewing machine
• Pole sitting
Fridge
• Jazz
Family car
• Movies
Telephone
• Crossword puzzles
washer
Entertainment
Amendments!!!!!
 18th
Amendment- no alcohol! (sell, buy, or
make) Prohibition was established.
Speakeasies were created after this
amendment went into effect.
 19th Amendment- African American men
got the right to vote, and legislation was
passed.
 21st Amendment- stopped the Prohibition
Era!
People of the 1920’s
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Georgia O’Keefe- famous painter
Louis Armstrong- African American jazz musician (trumpet)
Langston Hughes- African American poet (race and pride)
Henry Ford- invented automobiles and the assembly line
The Wright Brothers- built fighters and made the first airplane
with a human on it
Jacob Lawrence- African American painter
Aaron Copland- jazz composer
Duke Ellington- African American songwriter, musician, and
actor
Bessie Smith- African American singer and dancer
F Scott Fitzgerald- book and movie script writer
Calvin Coolidge- President during the 1920’s
George Gershwin- jazz composer
Great
Depression
Vocabulary
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Depression- severe economic turn down
Overproduction- when the supply of
manufactured goods exceeds the demands
Bankruptcy- financial failure caused by a
company or a persons inability to pay their debt
Default- fail to repay loans
Bear Market- period of decreased stock trading
and falling stock prices
Bull Market- period of increased stock trading and
rising stock prices
Migrant- people who move from one region to
another in search of work
Causes of the Great
Depression
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BLACK TUESDAY- October 29, 1929
(stock market crashed)
Stockbrokers lost everything
55,000 banks closed
Loans hurt the banks
“Hoovervilles”
High taxes
Over speculation on stocks and credit
People bought on credit
Corrupt politicians
Hoover wasn’t helping anyone
Dust Bowl in the West
Coping with the Great
Depression
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would cope by singing and
dancing to happy songs.
 Movies were a good way for people to
get there minds off of what was going on
around them.
 Radios were about the biggest form of
entertainment.
 People also played sports and read
books.
Natural Disasters
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the Great Depression,
natural disasters hit and made
everything worse for them. (floods,
windstorms, and droughts till the
1930’s)
WWII
Reasons for WWII
 Germany
was still upset about WW1
 US wanted more land
 Japan needed more resources
 Munich Conference (Hitler said if he got
Finland he would stop, but wanted more
territory afterwards)
 Germany then invaded Poland
 Soviet Union invades Poland and the
Baltic States
Dictators
Italy-
Benito Mussolini
Japan- Hideki Tojo
Germany- Adolf Hitler
Russia-Joseph Stalin
Pearl Harbor
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Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor
“A date which will live in
infamy.” –FDR
USS Arizona- memorial
Pacifists- believe war was
an immoral way to solve a
dispute
Isolationist- one who
believes the US should stay
out of other nations affairs
Allied and Axis
Powers
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
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France
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
Germany
Italy
Japan
The War at Home
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Rationing- cars, tires, meat, and sugar were
scarce. Rationing was the limiting of amount
of these items purchased. It ended in 1945.
Victory Gardens- grew things to send to the
troops
Blackouts- US put black fabric over windows
so that enemies couldn’t tell where they were
when flying over an area
V-mail- Families wrote short letters to soldiers,
mailmen put letters on microfilm, and
delivered to battlefield, and printed there
Battles
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Battle of Britain- In 1940 Germany tried to overtake
London, but the British didn’t surrender.
Evacuation of Dunkirk- 340,000 Belgium, British, and
French troops evacuated Dunkirk, Germany in
1940, by boat.
Battle of Stalingrad- In September 1942, Stalingrad,
Germany was invaded because it was an
important industrial city. Germans begged Hitler to
let them retreat, but Hitler refused. Soon after,
Germany invaded Normandy, France.
Operation Overlord (D-Day)- The largest seaboard
invasion (500 ships, 130,000 soldiers) took place on
June 6, 1944 involving the US, Britain, and Canada.
V-E Day- victory of Europe, May 8, 1945
War in the Pacific
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Douglas MacArthur- US leader in
the Pacific Theatre. He said “I shall return!”
 Comokozi- suicide pilots (terrorists), killed
people knowing they were going to die
themselves and felt like it was the biggest
honor to there country.
 The turning point in the war was at the
Battle of Midway (refueling station), when
the US destroyed 4-6 Japanese aircrafts
Atomic Bombs on Japan
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Hiroshima, Japan- On August
6, 1945 a B59 bomber
dropped an atomic bomb on
Hiroshima which killed 70,000
Japanese people. But still
Japan refused to give up.
Nagasaki, Japan- On August
9, 1945 the US dropped a 2nd
bomb on Nagasaki which
killed another 40,000 people.
On August 14, 1945 Japan
surrendered.
US Involvement in WWII
(overview)
 1939-
Germany invaded Poland, war
began
 December 7, 1941- Bombing of Pearl
Harbor
 June 6, 1944- D-Day
 May 8, 1945- VE Day
 September 12, 1945- War ends with VJ
Day
The Holocaust
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Holocaust- attempt to rid Europe of
all Jews
Anti-Semitism- Hitler enforced
prejudice on Jews (hating Jews)
Aryan Supremacy- blue eyedblonde hair people were the
“supreme” race according to Hitler
Auschwitz, Poland- the largest
concentration camp was located
there and about 1 million Jews were
murdered there
Genocide- a massive wipe out of a
certain group of people
During the Holocaust
 People
boycotted and destroyed Jewish
stores
 Jewish people had there lives threatened
 Segregation against Jews
 Imprisonment and killing of Jews in
concentration camps
 Forced labor (worked in concentration
camps-others were slaughtered)
Cold
War
After WWII
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Labor unions became more powerful
Women changed roles in the work force
Marshall Plan- $13 Billion for nations not to fall to
communism
Truman Doctrine- US promised to help nations that
might possibly fall to communism
Domino Theory- if one country becomes communists,
the surrounding countries will too
Berlin Blockade- Soviet Union cut off supplies to West
Berlin
Berlin Airlift- (11 months) US supplied Berlin
Division of Berlin- divided into 4 sections (separated
by nations)
US and USSR
US
 Democratic
 Individual
ownership
 Free expression
 Capitalist
 NATO
USSR
 Doctorial
government
 State ownership
 State censorship
 Communists
 Warsaw Pact
Cold War
Soviets
wanted to
dominate Europe
War of Worlds/ Arms and
Space Race
Korean War
 1950-1953
 Invasion
of South Korea by North Korea
 Chinese support of the North Koreans
 Creation of demilitarized zones
 Continued division of North and South
Korea along the 38th parallel
 Stalemate- ties, no one wins
Vietnam War
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1954-1964
Green Berets- almost like navy seals, special
forces sent over to help South Vietnam
Military Aid- sent aid beginning in 1954
Gulf of Tolkien resolution- USND Maddox
attacked by Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tolkien
Search and destroy missions- bombed people
Gorilla warfare- type of surprise attack used
by Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh Trail- supply trail
Civil Rights
Movement
Desegregation of the Military
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Harry S Truman tried making lynching illegal,
but the law didn’t pass, and he committed
himself to Civil Rights. Eventually, he
desegregated the military.
All races fought together during the Korean
War
Booker T Washington believed that African
Americans should learn the trade.
W.E.B. Dubois believed that they should get a
real education.
Lyndon B Johnson
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President during Civil Rights Movement (19631968)
Passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965
(outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests)
Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (outlawed
Jim Crow Laws and overturned Plessy VS
Fergusson)
WEB Dubois- NAACP (education for all)
Booker T Washington- Tuskegee intuition
(vocation for all)
People of the Civil Rights
Movement
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Rosa Parks- African American women that got arrested
after she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white
man. Martin Luther King Jr supported her and led the
Montgomery Bus Boycott after her arrest.
Thurgood Marshall- lawyer that defended (and won) the
Brown VS Board of Education trial.
James Farmer- he was the leader of CORE. He was told the
Freedom Riders needed a “cooling off period” and he
responded by saying if they “cooled down” any longer
they’d be in a deep freeze.
Malcolm X- He was assassinated at a rally, and didn’t
agree with Martin Luther's nonviolent methods.
Stokely Carmichael- Thought blacks should create their
own culture and political institution, and led the “Black
Power” movement.
Civil Rights Events
 Harlem
Riot (NY)- 1964
 Watts Riots (LA)- 1965
 March on Washington- 1963
 Detroit, MI and Newark, NJ Riots- 1967
 Selma- 1965
 Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr- 1968
FADS!
1900-1910
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Bikes
Kites
Crayola Crayons
Gibson Girls
Bonnets
Waltz dance
Henry Ford
Peter Rabbit
Iced tea
Jell-o
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Dusters
Oklahoma Admitted
Washington
Movement
Brooklyn Bridge (NY)
Teddy Bear
Baseball World Series
Work Days (10-12
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Assembly line
1910-1920
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Father’s Day
Panama Canal
WWI
Tinker Toys
Prohibition
Woodrow Wilson
Moon Pies
Bobbed hair
Ouija boards
Toasters
Lifesavers
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Oreos
Skirts above the ankles
World Wide Flu
Weekends
Baseball Cards
Air conditioning
Waterskiing
Parachute Jumping
Charlie Chaplin
Ford Farm Tractors
Radio Flyer Wagon
1920-1930
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Steamboat Willie (Mickey
Mouse)
Milk Duds
Model T
Tommy Gun
Winnie the Pooh
Radio
Raccoon coats
Pez
Yo-yo
Jazz
Miss America
PB&J
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Dance Marathons
Flag pole sitting
Pogo sticks
Flappers
Prohibition
Lincoln Logs
Speakeasies
Harry Houdini
Crosswords
Al Capone
Conk hairdo
Wonder Bread
1930-1940
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Betty Boop
Pan-American Airline
Zippers
Snow White
Hoover Dam
Hopscotch
NBA
Drive-In theatre
Candy Land
Stoop ball
Gambling
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Stamp Collecting
Scrabble
Stickball
Zoot Suits
Johnny on a Pony
Hollywood
Monopoly
Red Ryder BB Gun
Hood ornament
1940-1950
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Suburbs
Jitterbug
Curly hair
Pea shooter
WWII
Frozen dinners
Slinky
Bambi
“Teenagers”
Kilroy
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Silly Putty
17 Magazine
Minimum wage $.43
Howdy Doody
Tupperware
Aluminum foil
“Rosie the Riveter”
Christian Dior
Bette Davis
1950-1960
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Hula hoop
Car hop (drive in
dinners)
Mr. Potato Head
I love Lucy
Poodle Skirt
3D movies
Coonskin cap
Boomerang
TV
Barbie
Frisbee
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Cat-Eye Glasses
Elvis
Spud gun
Letter Sweater
Sideburns
Ant Farms
Telephone Booth
Stuffing
DA Haircut
‘57 Chevy
1960-1970
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Tie dye
Mood rings
Afros
Slot cars
Man on the Moon
Surfing
Sea Monkeys
Granny glasses
Love beads
Troll dolls
Super balls
Woodstock
Turtlenecks
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Platform shoes
Lava lamps
The Twist
Vietnam
Flower power
Smiley faces
Hippies
Go-Go boots
Bellbottoms
Bouffant hairdo
Hair ironing
Fallout shelter
1970-1980
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Shag carpet
Trans Am
Wizzers
Disco
Bee Gees
Star Wars
Pong
Jogging suits
Blow-dryers
Daisy dukes
Pet rock
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Leisure suits
Village people
Hair Smells
String Art
Glass eating
8 track tape
Saturday Night Fever
Boots are Made for
Walking
Dashboard Hula Girls
Project by Heather Brown
<3
Special Thanks to Mrs.
Gibbons for being such a
great teacher. Thank you!!!
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