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U.S. History Major Events Timeline
Study Guide ___ 1. Pearl Harbor attack ___ 2. Cold War ___ 3. World Trade Center terrorist attack ___ 4. Iran-Hostage Crisis ___ 5. Barack Obama elected President ___ 6. World War II ___ 7. Korean War ___ 8. Declaration of Independence ___ 9. USA lands on the moon __ 10. Cuban Missile Crisis __ 11. Sputnik I __ 12. Berlin Wall __ 13. Spanish-American War __ 14. Gilded Age __ 15. World War I __ 16. John F. Kenned y assassinated __ 17. Civil War __ 18. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated __ 19. Stock Market Crash __ 20. Great Depression __ 21. Vietnam War __ 22. Progressive Era __ 23. U.S. enters WWI 1957 July 4, 1776 2008 September 11, 2001 1962 1979 1946 – 1991 December 7, 1941 1969 1939 – 1945 1968 1929 – 1941 1965 – 1973 1929 1963 1861 – 1865 1914 – 1918 1870 – 1900 1917 1898
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1st Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
2nd Right to bear arms 4th no illegal search and seizure 5th Due Process, no self-incrimination, no Double Jeopardy, Grand Jury 7th Trial by Jury 13th Declared slavery illegal in the USA 14th Gave citizenship to slaves & “DUE PROCESS” 15th Slaves/citizens the right to vote – over 21 males only 16th Creates the Federal Income TAX 17th Direct election of Senators – by us the voters 18th Started PROHIBITION (illegal to drink) 19th Provides women the right to vote (suffrage) 20th Term of President & VP to end on Jan. 20th every 4 years 21st Ends PROHIBITION (Liquor is legal now) 24th Eliminated POLL TAX as requirement to vote 26th Extends the right to vote to 18 yr. olds Essay Answer Format 1st Paragraph Introduction of Topic Underline your THESIS STATEMENT (last sentence of the 1st paragraph) 2ND Paragraph Support of 1st item in your Thesis Statement 3rd Paragraph Support of 2nd item in your 4th Paragraph Support of 3rd item in your 5th Paragraph Conclusion Summarize your ideas Last paragraph – re-state your THESIS STATEMENT and how/ why you proved/supported it.
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PICK THE AMENDMENT THAT FITS
AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT ___1. Prohibition starts – Volstead Act (drinking against the law) ___2. Creates the Federal Income Tax ___3. Gave citizenship to slaves & due process of law ___4. Provides women suffrage (right to vote) ___5. Extends the right to vote to 18 year olds ___6. provides for freedom of petition ___7. Declares slavery illegal in the USA ___8. Eliminated the Poll Tax as a requirement to vote ___9. Provides for direct election of Senators ___10. Provides for the right to bear arms ___11. Gave slaves/citizens the right to vote (over 21 yrs.) ___12. Ended Prohibition (drinking allowed) A. 16 B. 2 C. 21 D. 17 E. 26 F. 14 G. 15 H. 24 I. 13 J K. 18 L. 19 PICK THE AMENDMENT THAT FITS A M E N D M E N T S
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