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PRESIDENTS Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George HW Bush INCIDENTS Kent State & Jackson State shootings (1970) 26th Amendment (1971) Saturday Night Massacre (1972) Nixon resigns from Office (1974) Vietnam War Ends (1973) Berlin Wall taken Down (1989) PARAGRAPH Before this time period, Americans mostly had a say in their government, but never really knew what was going on "behind the scenes." This time period brought what was going on within the government to the people's attention, including. Disagreement about the Vietnam War only fueled the tension between people and government, which led to the young generation, 18 and above, to eventually gain the right to vote and have a voice in the war, seeing that the draft wasn't optional for them. SOURCES TYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" EBSCOhost - world’s foremost premium research database service. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson INCIDENTS Civil Rights Act 1964 Voting Rights Act 1965 24th Amendment 1964 Free Speech Movement 1964 Great Society Program 1964 PARAGRAPH In the 1960s, people demanded more from the government concerning their individual rights and civil liberties. The duty of the government, doing what's best for the people, vs. what the people wanted differed greatly. Acts such as the Civil and Voting Rights Acts banned public discrimination and employment and guaranteed voting rights in 1964-65. It was a time of debate, disagreement, as well as resolution. SOURCES "Utata Speaks :: Conflicting Loyalties at the Tipping Point." Utata: Tribal Photography. Web. 03 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Dwight Eisenhower INCIDENTS The Cold War (1945) Truman Doctrine (1947) Korean War (1950-1953) PARAGRAPH Coming out of WWII, the economy was flourishing and all the soldier's had come home from the war, starting the baby boom around 1950, and America was at one of it's high points. Financially, they started to decline once they became involved with the Soviet Union and started the Cold war, because of the financial aid they were sending to foreign countries they were allied with. With the start of the Korean War during this time as well, financial, political, and economic tensions quickly began to rise again. SOURCES "Postwar America." National Archives and Records Administration. Web. 03 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 05 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Franklin Rooselvelt Harry Truman INCIDENTS The Holocaust (1939-45) Pearl Harbor (1941) V-E Day (1945) SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 03 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt INCIDENTS Reconstruction Finance Corp. (1932) The New Deal (1933) Postwar Red Scare (1919-1920) PARAGRAPH Previous to the Great Depression, America was at one of it's highest points economically. When the stock market eventually plummeted, causing the depression, many people had invested most of, if not all of their money, into stocks hoping they would make more from it. This caused nationwide poverty and the unemployment rate increased to 10%. Both the Reconstruction Finance Corp. and The New Deal pushed to pull America out of this economic depression, supporting mostly the poor, homeless, and jobless, but not supporting the wealthy, because it cut into their incomes. SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 03 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 05 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Woodrow Wilson INCIDENTS Battle of the Somme (1916) The Lusitania (1915) Espionage Act (1917) PARAGRAPH The biggest war in history of its time, in both financial costs and casualties, World War One began without the US being involved. Following the sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman Note, and the German sub warfare, the US found it necessary to intervene. Once involved in the war, the US suffered numerous casualities and a large decrease financially SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 03 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 05 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Theodore Roosevelt William Taft Woodrow Wilson INCIDENTS 16th Amendment (1913) 17th Amendment (1912) 18th Amendment (1919) 19th Amendment (1920) PARAGRAPH During this time period, many social, political, and economic reforms were made. Concern for the population's health lead to reforms in the food industry, like water purification and meat-packing regulations. This also lead to the 18th amendment, which banned the creation and consumption of alchohol, along with the 16th, 17th, and 19th amendments which guaranteed rights to citizens of both genders and the introduction of income taxes. SOURCES ""How They're Acting" Image." National Archives and Records Administration. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses Grant INCIDENTS Civil Rights Act (1866) 15th Amendment (1870) Election of 1876 10% Plan (1865-1877) PARAGRAPH During the Reconstruction Era, it was the North versus the South concerning slavery and the rights of African Americans. The South introduced "black codes," which put restrictions on African American rights. The North fought back however, ratifying the 15th Amendment, giving black men the right to vote, although the South didn't comply. Lincoln's 10% plan gave freedom to Southern states to rejoin the North if they wished, with 10% of the people's votes needed and an agreement on abolition of slavery. The entire Era consisted of constant disputes over the rights and equality concerning race. SOURCES "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. . ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Anti-Trust Act (1890) Temperance Movement Election of 1884 Civil Service Act (1883) PARAGRAPH During the Gilded Age was when America gained most of the Western territory, forming an even larger nation. Change in the industry and work fields increased the US' income and industrial production, making them rise even above Britain at the time. Reform was also a big theme during this time period, including the Civil Service and Anti-Trust Acts, which outlawed business monopolies and avoided government corruption, requiring specific examinations for those acquiring jobs in the government. Although it looked to be a time of positive reform and change, underneath, there were underlying tensions and issues, mainly concerning the government. SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 05 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Abraham Lincoln INCIDENTS 13th Amendment (1865) Election of 1860 Election of 1864 Fort Sumter (1861) Emancipation Proclamation (1863) PARAGRAPH During this time period, the election of a new (republican) president led to the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the US, followed by the Emancipation Proclamation This was a law not many Southern states approved of or wanted to follow. Therefore, 7 states seceeded, making up their own nation and still enforcing slavery. The EC further propelled the urge to go to war, one which the death rate totalled more than both world wars. This war started to ensure the destruction of slavery, as well as enlisting African American soliders to help the cause. SOURCES "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. . ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS James Monroe John Q. Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Filmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan INCIDENTS Seneca Falls Convention (1848) SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren Willam Henry Harrison John Tyler James Polk INCIDENTS PARAGRAPH During the Jacksonian Era, suffrage for men expanded greatly, with property requirements becoming less specific. Voting rights were still in progress for African Americans and women. The two distinct political parties were finally created: Democrats and Whigs. SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 05 Oct. 2009. . "The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Modules on American History." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home. Web. 05 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams INCIDENTS Louisiana Purchase (1803) Monroe Doctrine (1823) War of 1812 PARAGRAPH By signing the Louisiana Purchase, The United States gained all Louisiana territory and were able to have westward expansion. The passing of the Monroe Doctrine insured a strong foreign policy between the US and other countries. Politically, the Republicans came to party for the first time during this era, and the US continued to fight passionately for their independence from Britain. SOURCES Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved (insert the date your retrieved the information here without parentheses) from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
PRESIDENTS George Washington John Adams INCIDENTS First National Census (1790) Election of 1796 PARAGRAPH The aim of the New Nation was to establish a working government, with hopes that the Constitution as the main focus of the US' government would be effective. After having gained its independence from colonial rule in Europe, the US struggled starting off with becoming its own nation both politically and economically, but was slowly and surely able to stablilize, politically through the first official elections and economically by enacting Alexander H.'s financial program. SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. . ""New Nation" image." Https://www.ushistory.org. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS none INCIDENTS Consitution Ratification Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention (1787) PARAGRAPH Written and ratified to represent "the opinion of the people" in US government. It specifically outlines each governmental branch: legislative, judicial and legislature. It clearly address on the points of: freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly and of petition, the power of the states, and the newfound federal form of government for the US SOURCES ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. . ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web. 04 Oct. 2009. .
PRESIDENTS none INCIDENTS Stamp Act (1765-1766) Tea Act (1773) PARAGRAPH The American's reactions to the tax laws, and how they revolted, shows that they wanted representation. The First Continental Congress meeting shows them first deciding what kind of representation they want.
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