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This document provides a concise timeline of key events in US history, from the Revolutionary War through the Watergate scandal. It includes important figures, dates and major events in American history.
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1. Revolutionary War: The war for American independence from Britain (1775-1783). 2. Constitution: The supreme law of the United States, adopted in 1787. 3. Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, guaranteeing individual liberties. 4. Civil War: The conflic...
1. Revolutionary War: The war for American independence from Britain (1775-1783). 2. Constitution: The supreme law of the United States, adopted in 1787. 3. Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, guaranteeing individual liberties. 4. Civil War: The conflict between the Northern and Southern states of the US (1861- 1865). 5. Emancipation Proclamation: The 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states. 6. Industrial Revolution: The period of rapid industrial growth during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. 7. Great Depression: The severe economic downturn during the 1930s. 8. New Deal: A series of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression. 9. World War II: The global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world's nations. 10. Cold War: The period of political tension and military rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union after World War II. 11. Civil Rights Movement: The struggle for social justice and equality for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. 12. Vietnam War: The conflict in Vietnam from 1955 to 1975, involving the US supporting South Vietnam against North Vietnam. 13. Watergate Scandal: The political scandal involving President Nixon's administration in the early 1970s. 14. Manifest Destiny: The 19th-century belief that the US was destined to expand across the continent. 15. Louisiana Purchase: The 1803 acquisition of French territory by the US, doubling the size of the nation. 16. Monroe Doctrine: The 1823 policy declaring opposition to European interference in the Americas. 17. Gilded Age: The late 19th century period of rapid economic growth and industrialization. 18. Progressive Era: The early 20th century period of social activism and political reform. 19. Prohibition: The period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol were banned in the US. 20. Roaring Twenties: The decade of the 1920s, known for economic prosperity and cultural change. 21. McCarthyism: The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence, especially during the 1950s. 22. Great Society: The set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. 23. Reaganomics: The economic policies of President Ronald Reagan, focused on tax cuts and deregulation. 24. 9/11: The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, targeting the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. 25. Patriot Act: The 2001 law expanding US law enforcement's surveillance and investigative powers. 26. Affordable Care Act: The 2010 health care reform law aimed at expanding insurance coverage. 27. Boston Tea Party: The 1773 protest against British taxes in which American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor. 28. Gettysburg Address: The 1863 speech by President Lincoln dedicating a national cemetery at the Civil War battlefield. 29. Harlem Renaissance: The cultural, social, and artistic explosion in Harlem during the 1920s. 30. Seneca Falls Convention: The 1848 meeting that launched the women's rights movement in the US. 31. Trail of Tears: The forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern US to Indian Territory in the 1830s. 32. D-Day: The June 6, 1944, Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. 33. Marshall Plan: The US program providing aid to Western Europe after World War II. 34. Brown v. Board of Education: The 1954 Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. 35. Roe v. Wade: The 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide. 36. Homestead Act: The 1862 law that provided 160 acres of public land to settlers. 37. Dust Bowl: The 1930s period of severe dust storms and drought in the Great Plains. 38. Pearl Harbor: The December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on the US naval base in Hawaii, leading to US entry into World War II. 39. Freedom Riders: The civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern US in 1961. 40. Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections. 41. Jim Crow Laws: The state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the southern US. 42. Social Security Act: The 1935 law creating a system of old-age benefits and unemployment insurance. 43. NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance formed in 1949. 44. NAFTA: The North American Free Trade Agreement, a 1994 treaty between the US, Canada, and Mexico. 45. Watergate: The scandal leading to President Nixon's resignation in 1974. 46. Patriotism: Love for or devotion to one's country.