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Puritanism
Salem Witch Trials-
Date: February 1692 - May 1693
Description: a series of hangings and persecutions following unfounded accusations of witchcraft within the city of Salem, Massachusetts. Salem was supposed to be the perfect example of Puritanism, hence the need to abolish all forms of the devil in their community.
Impact: 20 people were executed and the accusations of witchcraft caused hysteria among the citizens, only resulting in more accusations -
Salem Witch Trials
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Rationalism
Boston Massacre:
Date: March 5, 1770
Description: British soldiers shot and killed several colonists after being harassed by them
Impact: the event was heavily publicized and swayed Loyalists to stand with the Patriots -
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Romanticism
Underground Railroad:
Date: unknown date of establishment; operated from early to late 18th century
Description: a network of people, both black and white, offering shelter to runaway slaves from the South
Impact: Fugitive Slave Law Act passed in 1793 persuaded people of the North to capture runaway slaves for a profit and people that sheltered slaves grew scared -
Boston Massacre
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Transcendentalism
Women's Suffrage Movement:
Date: began in late 1820s, early 1830s
Description: campaign for the right to vote be extended to women; the right had been extended to all white women at this point and women wanted the right to vote too
Impact: August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, extending all rights of citizenship that men have to women as well -
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Realism, Regionalism, & Nationalism
Slavery Abolished:
Date: passed by Congress on January 31, 1865; ratified on December 6, 1865
Description: 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States, stating that all people could not be subject to enslavement, unless as punishment for a crime committed
Impact: Although slavery was abolished, white people throughout the U.S. still opposed African American freedom and rights; this lead to the eventual Civil Rights Movement taking place -
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Modernism
World War I:
Date: July 28 1914 - November 11, 1918
Description: a global war, the Allied Powers against the Central Powers, that used trench warfare and new technologies to bring mass destruction and death claiming more than 16 million lives with the Allied Powers victory
Impact: forced women to take over jobs while men were away causing a social shift as women joined the work force; caused the spread of the Spanish Influenza (deadliest epidemic in history); generation of men gone in England -
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Modernism
World War II
Date: September 1, 1939 - September 2, 1945
Description: Adolf Hitler, Nazi Party leader in Germany, broke the Treaty of Versailles by building their military while also annihilating the Jewish population; an estimated 60-80 million people were killed; the Allied powers defeated the Axis powers;
Impact: deadliest international conflict in history; spread of communism throughout Eastern Europe and China; United States becomes a global power -
Prohibition
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Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition:
Date: January 17, 1920 - December 5, 1933
Description: nationwide constitutional ban of the production, transportation, importation, and sale of alcohol
Impact: lead to speakeasies and illegal sale of alcohol within them; ruined the economy; women craved freedom and moved to flapper girl type clothing -
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Contemporary
Civil Rights Movement:
Date: 1954-1968
Description: struggle by African Americans to end racial discrimination and segregation in the United States; Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the faces of the movement; peaceful protests
Impact: brought about legislation to end segregation and discriminatory acts in regards to employment and housing -
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Contemporary
September 11, 2001
Date: September 11, 2001
Description: four coordinated terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States
Impact: introduction of safety measures in airports; USA Patriot Act prioritizing national defense and security; department of homeland security