Timeline Andy Skelley by Anderson Skelley

1862 Homestead act

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It gave 160 acres to anyone who came out west for 5 years.

1865-1877 reconstruction

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1865, 1868, 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments

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These amendments freed the slaves, gave them citizenship, and gave them the right to vote

1877 Compromise of 1877

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This gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the end of reconstruction in the South

1887 the dawes act

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It tried to break up Indian lands and get them to integrate into American society

1890 Massacre at wounded knee

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U.S. soldiers killed 300 Lakota people

1896 Plessy V Ferguson

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This established the "separate but equal" clause

1896 election of 1896

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Republican William Mckinley defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan

1898 spanish american war

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A conflict between the U.S. and Spain over Cuba

1912 Election of 1912

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Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Progressive Theodore Roosevelt

1909 founding of NAACP

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W.E.B. Du Bois and other black people founded the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People

1917 U.S. enters WWI

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After Germany tried to get Mexico to join the war and the Lusitania was sunk, the U.S. was forced to join the war.

1919 treaty of Versailles

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This was the treaty signed at the end of the war that was very harsh to Germany

1919, 1933 18th and 21st amendments

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The 18th amendment banned consuming alcohol and the 21st reversed the 18th

1919 the red summer

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A time of widespread riots and lynchings of black people

1920 19th amendment

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This allowed women to vote

1929 stock market crash of 1929

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This was the official start of the great depression that made many people lose their jobs

1933-1938 new deal

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Created many jobs for Americans and made many agencies

1939 WWII begins

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Germany invaded Poland, which began WWII

Dec 7 1941 bombing of pearl harbor

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Japan attacked an American naval base and killed thousands, bringing us into WWII

May 8 1945 V-E day

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The day that victory was declared in Europe

July-August 1945 Potsdam conference

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A meeting held by America, the U.K., and the Soviet Union to decide how to handle Germany

aug 14th, 1945 v-j day

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This was the day that victory was declared for America over Japan

1950-1953 Korean war

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This was a war between the communist North Korea and China vs the capitalist South Korea and U.S. that ended in stalemate

Oct 16-29, 1962 Cuban Missle crisis

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This was a 2 week period in which the Soviet Union stored nukes in Cuba that could strike the U.S. at any time

Nov 22, 1963 JFK assassination

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John F. Kennedy was riding around in an open-top car when he was struck by a bullet then later died at the hospital

1955-1975 Vietnam War

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This was when the communist Northern Vietnam was at war with the capitalist Southern Vietnam and the U.S. and the war ended with the North winning

1964-1968 The Great Society

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These were social programs that aimed to reduce poverty and racism in the U.S.

1969 Stonewall Riots

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These were protests over police raids against a gay bar in New York City, starting the gay rights movement

1973, 2022 Roe v Wade and it being overturned

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Roe v Wade was a court ruling that decided that states cannot rule over abortion in the 1st trimester, and in 2022 this was overturned