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Created by Shelbi_Gillentine on Nov 13, 2010

Last updated: 12/12/10 at 07:04 PM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Nov 13, 2010 2:44 PM

• 1960s
  1960 to 1969

  Presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon Characteristics: known as the cultural era

• Vietnam war
  1954 to 1975

  Presidents: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon Characteristics: unpopular war, domino theory, protest movement

• Cold war
  1947 to 1991

  Presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Characteristics: Berlin airlift, Korea, bay of pigs, Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, Afghanistan

• World War II
  1941 to 1945

  Presidents: Roosevelt and Truman Characteristics: A time known as The Holocaust when Hitler became a major dictator

• The Great Depression
  1929 to 1940

  Presidents: Hoover and Roosevelt Characteristics: severe worldwide economic depression

• Roaring 20s
  1920 to 1929

  Presidents: Harding and Coolidge Characteristics: Business Boom, red scare, Laisse-Faire politics, artificial prosperity, intolerance

• World War I
  1914 to 1918

  Presidents: Harding Characteristics: US joined because of unrestricted warfare from Germany

• american imperialism
  1890 to 1920

  Presidents: McKinley, Teddy, Taft, and Wilson Characteristics: the US was a political, economic, military and cultural influence

• progressive era
  1890 to 1920

  Presidents: Teddy, Taft and Wilson Characteristics: main goal was purification of government, as Progressives tried to expose and undercut political machines and bosses

• Gilded Age/ Industrial
  1877 to 1900

  Presidents: Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley Characteristics: rapid economic and population growth in the United States, the name was taken from Mark Twains book

• Reconstruction era
  1866 to 1877

  Presidents: Johnson and Grant Characteristics: equality laws, emancipation, north occupies south

• Civil war
  1861 to 1865

  Presidents: Buchanan and Lincoln Characteristics: Conflict between the northern and southern states

• Pre-civil war
  1855 to 1860

  Presidents: Pierce and Buchanan Characteristics: sectional issues, expansion of US compromises

• growth of democracy
  1824 to 1840

  Presidents: Monroe Adams Jackson and Buren Characteristics: States-rights issues, indian removal, end of national bank

• "Good Feelings" era
  1816 to 1824

  Presidents: Monroe Characteristics: A time of national Unity where the term was coined from a newspaper journalist

• Virginia Dynasty
  1800 to 1824

  Presidents: Jefferson Madison and Monroe Characteristics: A term sometimes used to describe the fact that four of the first five Presidents of the United States were from Virginia

• Federalist era
  1789 to 1800

  Presidents: Washington and Adams Characteristics: This period saw the adoption of the United States Constitution and the expansion of the federal government

• Revolutionary era
  1776 to 1800

  Presidents: N/A Characteristics: A time when people would revolt for a fundamental change in power or organizational structure

• Colonial era
  1607 to 1775

  Presidents: N/A Characteristics: When the Colonies in America and Jamestown were first discovered and settled.

• Exploration era
  1492 to 1625

  Presidents: N/A Characteristics: Also known as the age of discovery when explorers were discovering new land

• Pre-Columbian era
  1200 to 1492

  Presidents: N/A Characteristics: The time before Christopher Columbus set out on his voyage