SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes: Difference between revisions

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* 1898: Spanish-American War
* 1898: Spanish-American War
* 1914-18: WWI (U.S. 1917-1918)
* 1914-18: WWI (U.S. 1917-1918)
* 1939-45: WWII
* 1939-45: WWII (U.S. 1941-1945)
* 1959-75: Vietnam War (U.S. ground war: 1965)
* 1959-75: Vietnam War (U.S. ground war: 1965-72)
* 2002-current: Afghanistan/ War on Terror
* 2002-current: Afghanistan/ War on Terror
* 2003-11: Iraq War (Iraqi Insurgency: 2003-2006)
* 2003-11: Iraq War (Iraqi Insurgency: 2003-2006)
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  - Rise of US political parties  
  - Rise of US political parties  
  - US western expansion (new states)
  - US western expansion (new states)
- Slavery / Civil War/ Reconstruction / Segregation
  - Social and economic change/ progress
  - Social and economic change/ progress
  - Rising middle and professional class  
  - Rising middle and professional class