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The Declaration of Independence
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Louisiana purchase
This purchase extremely increased the territory of the United States. The US paid 15 million and acquired approximately 187,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. This territory was acquired from the French -
Civil War
This war was a internal war in the United States. This war was fought between the South and the North. The main reason was to join the union and also abolish slavery. Many people died nut at the end the union united and slavery was no longer legal. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a worldwide economical crash. It was the worst and longest period of unemployment.The stock market crashed, banks failed, and lots more. -
Hiroshima atomic Bomb
An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
A second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s unconditional surrender in World War II. -
Vietnam War
The vietnam war was one of the most deadly wars and many think it was unjustified. This war was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The United States supported the South -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was assassinated during a parade when he was president. His presidential term did not last long because of this. There are a lot of conspiracies on why this happened but no one knows for sure why they killed him. -
The Moon Landing
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. There have been six manned U.S. landings (between 1969 and 1972) -
9/11 Attack
This attack is suspected to be a terrorist attack against the united States. 2 passenger planes crashed into the two towers in New York and the attack was directed by Al-Qaeda, an Islamic extremist terrorist group.