US History simple timeline
Timeline of major events and periods
Major wars & events general timeline[edit | edit source]
Dates | Major War | Dates | Major Events / Minor Wars |
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1754-1763 | French-Indian War | 1763-1783 | American Revolution |
1775-1781 |
Revolutionary War | 1789 | US Constitution adopted |
1846-48 | Mexican-American War | 1812-15 | War of 1812 |
1861-65 |
U.S. Civil War |
1850 | "Compromise of 1850" |
1865-1877 | Reconstruction period | ||
1917-18 |
WWI | 1898 | Spanish-American War |
1941-45 |
WWII | 1930s | Great Depression |
1950s-60s | Civil Rights Movement | ||
1946-1989 |
Cold War | 1950-1953 | Korean War |
1965-1972 |
Vietnam: U.S. ground & aeriel war | 1959-65 | Vietnam War: US intervention |
2002-2021 |
Afghanistan War | 2003-11 | Iraq War/ "War on Terror" |
Major wars & events timeline w/ details[edit | edit source]
1754-1763 | French-Indian War | BIG IDEAS:
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1763-83 | American Revolution | BIG IDEAS:
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1775-83 | American Revolution | BIG IDEAS:
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