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Gave citizens who would homestead for 5 years 160 acres of surveyed government land out West.

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Southern states are readmitted into the United States; the South rebuilds economy and government; freed slaves gain civil rights and find their place in society.

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13th (Dec 6, 1865) - abolishes slavery

14th (July 9, 1868) - citizenship and equal legal protection for African-Americans

15th (Feb 3, 1870) - gave African-Americans the right to vote

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An agreement resolving the 1876 presidential election, giving Republican Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for removing troops from the South, ending reconstruction.

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Aimed to assimilate Native Americans into white societies by breaking up communal land on reservations and forcing a system of private ownership.

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150-300 Lakota men, women, and children killed by US soldiers because of their Ghost Dance.

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Supreme court ruled that segregation was legal under the circumstance that whites and colored people were given "separate but equal" facilities.

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Republican William McKinley defeats Democrat-Populist William Jennings Bryan.

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Spanish-American War (Apr 21 - Dec 10, 1898)

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Spanish-American War (Apr 21 - Dec 10, 1898)

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US goes to war with Spain and gains Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded to promote civil rights for African-Americans.

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Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeats Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and Republican William H. Taft.

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The US enter WWI after Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram.

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Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI.

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18th amendment - January 16, 1919. Prohibits the manufacturing and sale of alcohol.

21st amendment - December 5, 1933. Overturns the 18th amendment.

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Gives women the right to vote.

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A period of racial violence and riots in over 36 cities throughout the US.

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The stock market crashes, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

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FDR enacts relief, recovery, and reform policies to aid the country during the Great Depression.

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Germany invades Poland, marking the start of WWII.

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Pearl Harbor and WWII (December 7, 1941)

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Pearl Harbor and WWII (December 7, 1941)

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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, causing the US to enter WWII.

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After Germany's surrender, WWII ends in Europe.

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The American, British, and Soviet leaders decide the fate of Germany and the rest of Europe postwar.

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Japan surrenders to the US, marking the official end of WWII.

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The US fights alongside South Korea against communist North Korea. It ends in a stalemate.

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The US fights with South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam, but the war meets criticism, and the US loses.

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The world nearly erupts in nuclear war due to tensions between the US and the USSR, with the USSR planting missiles in Cuba.

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John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

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LBJ's programs supporting civil rights, healthcare, education, and an end to poverty.

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Stonewall Riots (June 28 - July 3, 1969)

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Stonewall Riots (June 28 - July 3, 1969)

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Riots and protests against a police raid at Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York. It marked the beginning of the gay rights movement.

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Jan 22, 1973 - the Supreme Court rules that the Constitution protects women's right to an abortion.

June 24, 2022 - Roe v. Wade is overturned.