Turning Points Flashcards
1
Q
1763
A
End of the French and Indian War
2
Q
1776
A
Declaration of Independence
3
Q
1789
A
Constitution ratified
4
Q
1800
A
Democratic-Republicans win Presidency (Thomas Jefferson) and Congress
5
Q
1803
A
Marbury vs Madison
6
Q
1814
A
End of the War of 1812
7
Q
1848
A
End of the Mexican War
8
Q
1861
A
Civil War begins
9
Q
1865
A
End of the Civil War
10
Q
1877
A
Hayes wins 1876 Presidential Election, and the end of Reconstruction
11
Q
1914
A
WWI starts in Europe
12
Q
1919
A
Treaty of Versailles
13
Q
1929
A
Stock Market Crash
14
Q
1941
A
Attack on Pearl Harbor
15
Q
1945
A
End of WWII
16
Q
1954
A
Brown v. Board of Education
17
Q
1960
A
Election of John F. Kennedy
18
Q
1964
A
Civil Rights Act of 1964
19
Q
1968
A
MLK and RFK assassinated
20
Q
1973
A
Paris Peace Agreement
21
Q
1989
A
Fall of the Berlin Wall (End of Cold War)
22
Q
1994
A
Republicans take control of Congress
