The 20th Century (1900s) really began in the late
1800s with the advent of European immigrants,
Industrial Revolution and technology that came with
it.
As we continue with our journey through time in America’s history, it’s still 1870 – 1914. It’s the time of Industrial Revolution, The Westward Movement, and the Great Immigration Movement. Many immigrants from Europe, came to America by way of the New York Harbor, Statue of Liberty and __________ Island. B. CharlesA. Gilligan’s C. Toenail D. EllisEllis
was famous for theIndustrial Revolution and an Era
of Great InventorsThis was a time of factories and
mass production. Steel was made quicker which meant
larger buildings and bridges. It was also a time when the
airplane, car, camera, and radio first came into use.
Children____________ as young as ten worked a 12 hour day during this time
1870 - 1914
1870 - 1914Along with the movement west and immigration rush,
this time period was famous for theIndustrial Revolution and an Era of Great Inventors
This was a time of factories and mass production. Steel was made quicker which meant larger buildings and bridges. It was also a time
when the airplane, car, camera, and radio first came into use.
The Wright BrothersAirplane
Thomas EdisonElectric Light
And Phonograph
Marconi’sRadio
Alexander Graham BellTelephone
Henry FordModel T
Kinetoscope
War, Prosperity and ____________
World War I enlistment poster
Personalities of the 1920s
Early 1900s in America
After World War I ended, the United States enjoyed the 1920s. That was a time of excitement as the U.S. enjoyed radio, movies & sports. Women gained the right to vote.
However, it all came to a sudden stop when the stock market crashed, in 1929, starting the Great Depression.
Depression
lasted from 1914 - 1918. Although it began in Europe,in 1914, the _______________did not become involved until 1917.
World War IUnited States
A. Civil War
B. France
C. United States
D. World War I
The New _____World War II
and Post War _____A. Roosevelt B. Bang
C. Boom D. Deal
Franklin D. ___________ was
elected president in 1932. His New Deal put people back to
work building tunnels, dams, bridges and
roads.
1930s - 1960Deal
Boom
Roosevelt
The Great Depression
1930s
Radio Days
Building America’s Cities
The Dust Bowl
Concentration Camp
Yalta
Rosie the Riveter
1939 - 1945
Pearl Harbor
World War II
Hiroshima
Rosa Parks
Life in the Suburbs
The Television Age
The 1950sEnjoying Post War
Prosperity!
Hula-Hoop
Drive-In Diner
Bring your roller
skates!
1950s Mickey
Mouse ClubChuck Berry
Elvis Presley
Birth of Rock-N-Roll
Willie Mays
Integration of BaseballJackie
Robinson
Mickey MantleJoe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Drive-In Movies
Marilyn Monroe
1950s Enjoyed Science Fiction Movies
Freedom Riders
Celebrating theEqual Rights Amendment
The Making of a President
A young Muhammad
Ali
1960s
Television
The Peace Movement
Vietnam Conflict
Musical RevolutionFootball Scores a Touchdown
Neil ArmstrongWalked on the Moon!
1 9 6 0 sA Decade of Conflict and Change
InternationalSpace Station Gets started in
1998
America’s Space Program, 1950s – Now!1965
An Early walk in Space
1977Voyager
blasts off to
Jupiter!
1980sThe
Shuttle Program
Takes Off!
Since 2000, robots like Curiosity shown in this slide, have been exploring Mars.
1960 – 1990
The Information Age
The Space Race
A Time of Cold War Fear
A Time ofDemanding Rights For All
AndEnvironmental ConcernsAnti-Nuke Movement
Environmental Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Feminist Movement
Building a wall
in Berlin,1961
Tearing down the
Berlin Wall, 1989
1960 - 1990
West Berlin East Berlin1962
Video Games
BlackPride 1970s
January1973
Cease Firein Vietnam
ConflictA
President Resigns, August,
1974
1970s1980s
Skylab,America’sFirst Space
Station
Apollo 13
First Generation of Personal Computer
Music Videos
Gas Shortages
1 9 9 0 - TODAYTerrorism
OvershadowsThe Information Age
September 11,
2001
The USS ColeOctober, 2000
Former President Bill Clinton and
President Barack Obama
President George Bushat Ground Zero
A young Bill Clinton Meets President John
F. Kennedy
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1814 - Nearly 200 years have passed since Joseph Nicéphore
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first image needed the shutter open for 8 hours—only to have
the image fade shortly after
CamerasUp through the 1950s
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