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United States, 1600–2000: key events by theme →
Source set timelines (28)
Each source set has its own timeline of key events, linked to that set's sources.
U.S. History
Was the New Deal a success?17 eventsWere the colonists justified in declaring independence?16 eventsShould the Constitution have been ratified?16 eventsWhat caused the Civil War?17 eventsWho freed the enslaved people?18 eventsHow did women win the right to vote?16 eventsDid Progressive Era reformers make life better for workers?16 eventsCaptains of industry or robber barons?16 eventsWas America a land of opportunity for immigrants?15 eventsHow did U.S. policy toward Native nations change from 1830 to 1934?17 eventsWhy did the United States enter World War I?15 eventsWas the incarceration of Japanese Americans justified?16 eventsShould the United States have dropped the atomic bomb?17 eventsNonviolence or Black Power: which approach did more to advance civil rights?19 eventsHow did the law on segregated schools change, and why?17 eventsWhat rights do students have at school?14 eventsWhy did American support for the Vietnam War change?19 events
World History
Was the peace after World War I a fair one?15 eventsWho started the Cold War?15 eventsDid the French Revolution live up to its own ideals?18 eventsWas the Industrial Revolution progress?17 eventsHow did people argue for and against imperialism?17 eventsWhere do our rights come from?17 eventsWhat happened when Europe and the Americas met?18 eventsHow did China respond to Western power?16 eventsHow did former colonies make the case for independence?15 eventsCould World War II have been prevented?17 eventsWhat made a good citizen in the ancient world?16 events
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