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Industrialization inventions!
Industrialization lead to many inventions that we still use today. Inventions like the telephone (1876), the lightbulb (1879), the automobile (1886), and many more were created during the industrialization era. -
industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution was major change in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology.The Industrial Revolution spread rapidly, starting in United Kingdom. -
Progressivism
Progressivism is the word used to say that there are various opinions on the rapid growth of industrialism in America. The Progressive Era is dated from the 1890's to WWI or the onset of the Great Depression. -
Spanish-American War
America declared war on the Spanish following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor. This war ended with the Treaty of Paris on December tenth, 1898. The war only lasted 6 months. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris signed in 1898 put an end to the Spanish American War. The treaty of Paris came into effect on April 11, 1899. -
Red Scare
The Red Scare was a term used to to describe the fear in Americans towards Communism taking over their country. The first red scare was in 1920, with no specific date recorded in documents. -
Prosperity (roaring 20s)
Prosperity in America in the 1920s led to a rising in consumer culture. It also led to big businesses and banks being created. Prosperity in America was during the 1920's, also without a specific date recorded. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe and other places with alot of industries. The great depression lasted about 10 years, from 1929 until 1939. It was the most severe depression ever experienced in the industrialized western world. -
Isolationism
Isolationism bloomed in 1930, due to the great depression and horrible memories from ww1. Isolationism is pretty much staying only involved with your own countrys business and no other countrys. -
The New Deal
The New Deal began inmmedietly after Roosevelts inauaguration, in March 1933. The New Deal aimed to restore dignity and prosperity of Americans. The New Deal also changed the Federal Governments role in Americans lives. -
neutrality act of 1935
The neutrality act of 1935 was an embargo on trading in arms and war weapons with all parties. This act was said to expire after 6 months, and it also declared that Americans travveling on warring ships were at their own risk. -
beginning of ww2
ww2 began september 1st, 1939. It began with German invading Poland. 2 days after Germanys invasion on Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and that was the beginning of ww2. -
social transformation
After ww2, America had problems with gender and racial equality. Also, problems with expansion of civil rights were formed. -
social transformation
The population grew in cities and suburbs. Also, increase in immigration resulted in the passing of the 1965 immigration act. -
Truman Doctrine announced.
The Truman Doctrine was announced on March 12th of 1947. Harry Truman believed that the united states should intervene in foreign affairs. He thought this would contain the spread of communism around the world. -
NATO
From its founding, NATO’s primary purpose was to unify and strengthen the Western Allies’ military response to a possible invasion of western Europe by the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. NATO later adopted a “flexible response” strategy, which the United States interpreted to mean that a war in Europe did not have to escalate to an all-out nuclear exchange. -
Social transformation
A period of post-war prosperity allowed the United States to undergo fundamental social change. Adding to this change was an emphasis on scientific inquiry, industrial to a technological/service economy, mass media, the suburban and Sun Belt migrations, and the expansion of civil rights. -
China explodes their first atomic bomb
The chinese people had finally developed their own bomb technology on Oct. 16, 1964. On the same day, the Chinese government made a solemn promise to the world that it developed nuclear weapons only for the purpose of self-defense and safeguarding national security -
fall of the soviet union
From the outside it seemed as if this great superpower self destructed in only three months. Ethnic unrest, economic inefficiency and historical atrocities were the major challenges Gorbachev faced. How he dealt with these challenges and how successful he was is obvious with the fall of the union. -
Twin Towers knocked down by terrorist
The twin towers in America were purposely knocked down in 2001, by terrorist, and killed our people. The twin towers did lead to the current war that the United States is involved in, -
barack obama elected president.
Barack is the frist african american president in the history of Americas presidents. he was elected a second time in 2012, and will serve until 2016 as president of the United States.
