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Buffalo Soldiers
Black soliders sent to fight Indians in the Spanish American War. named by the Indians because they thought they looked like buffalo.
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Alvin York
Alvin York, was one of the most decorated soliders of WW1. This man lead an attack on German machine guns, which gave Americans solideres a huge advantage in the war. -
Queen Liliuokalani
This women was Queen of Hawaii after her brothers death. Her rule came to a short end after Americans had taken over.
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Amelia Earheart
The first women to fly alone across the Alantic ocean. she mysteriously disappered over the bumuta triangle still today her body and evidence of her plane has never been found. -
Rough riders
Roosevelts soliders in spanish American war, these random soliders are the ones who won the war. These mixed group of soliders had ordinary lives they were cowboys ranchers farmers.
they were the ellement that won the war. -
USS Main Explosion.
When a cruse ship was attacked by the Spanish, it was the key ellement that started the war.
originally, a treaty was made to not attack American cruse line ships because they were not of war, however this ship was suspected of carrying wepons. -
Battle of San Juan
A battle at san juan hill, enovolving the American army in puerto rico.
This battle became one of the most bloody figts and won the war for Americans. -
Hemingway
American author and journalist. 20th century fiction works of his are considerd classics. Thi sman wrote about the Rich. one of his most famous works is, The Great Gadspy. -
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion, a Chinese rebellion aganst Britan.The cause was opium, due to lack of supply of tea for the english whom adicted the chinese poplulation. -
Louis Armstrong
influenced jazz. a good trumpet player. he brought the influence of jaz to american durring the great migration. -
Panama Canal
A cannal to connect oceans. a passage way for ships to cross oceans faster. -
Russian Japanese War
both countires wanted controle over korea. went to war over the dispute. -
Mexican Revolution
Mexican revolution happend after the spanish american war. many ideas from rebbelious groups were added. -
Great Migration
5 million african americans moved north in serch of a better life. the harlem renissance began.
Although they tried to escape discrimination, justic did not prevail Northners thought the blacks were stealing their jobs. -
Henry ford assembly line.
Assemly line was made to make mass production fater and easier. more workers were hired and they way things are made today are through the use of an Assembly line.
This invention made cars inexpensaive almost every American had a car. -
Tampaco Incident
American Soliders put in prision on acident. The Spanish appologized however Americans wanted more then an aapology. -
Battle of Ypres
Battles taken place durring WW1. many battles were fought and all were named Battle of Ypres -
Battle of Verdun
French revolution. German and French armys fighting, the trench method of fighting was used. -
Battle of Somme
Brittish and french soliders aganst the germans. bloodiest battle in human history. -
Fourteen Points
After www1 to make peace American President Wildrow Willson gave ideas for the treaty over Versilles. The other countries blamed Germany for the war and wanted to punish them. -
Spanish influenza
an influenza that spread arround the world killing many people. first cause in the united states started in kansas.
The reason the flu spread so quickly killing thousands, was because of transporation, the flu was carried over seas and infected many poplulations. -
Treaty of Versailles
A treaty to create world peace However, the other countries blamed Germany for the war and it ended up striping Germany of land army equmint and power. this treatyu to make peace brought germany into depression. thus starting WW2. -
Armstice Day
Germany and france signe treaty. memoery like mamorial day. -
Palmer Raids
Raids ment to capture radicals. to export them from the united states. these radicals were imoral forginers Aliens. -
League of Nations
ended first world war. principle mission was to maintain world peace. -
Prohibition
The Prohibition. where alochol was banned by the goverment. the only admendemt in american history fully repealed.
Crime rates durring this time raised sky high, many were making huge profit from illegal alochol.
such gansters are known as Al Capone. -
Mary McLeod Bethune
began private school for african american childern. appointed nation adviser to Franklin D Roosevelt. -
Lou Gehrig
Start of his carreer.american baseball player 17 seasons 1st basemen. -
Charles A Lindberg
This American was well loved by his public. He was one of the first men to fly over oceans, Alone.
Lindberg invented a air plane that carried more fuel and a smaller space for him self. This plane was named the Spirit of St Louis. -
Scopes Trial
subsitute teacher vilolating the butlers act. unlawful to teach huamn evolution. -
A Farewell arms be Ernest
a film about a romabtic love. Americans began to love movie stars and they still do today. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States. This man was in office durring the Great Depression, Hoover thought that Americans can figure out the depression on their own, he gave no Goverment interaction. -
Hoovervilles
A town built by hobos durring the great depression. Hundreds of people lived in these slums.
To be considerd rich even though you were homeless was by the number of matresses you had. -
GM Sit-Down strike
A strike from General Motors.\The strikers were not alowed to go home, so the strikers sat and did not work. -
Hoover Dam
Hoover dam is located at the back of the colorado river. At the border of the U.S states Nevada and Airazona.
This dam took 6 years to complete. The damn is entirely made from concrete, however pipes through out the dam ran cold water from the rivers alowing the concrete to harden faster. -
Bonus march
Soliders that demanded cash payment. They had been out of work since great depression were poor and wanted money. -
Franklin D Roosevelt
An American president -
(ccc) cilivian conservation corps
Public work relif program for men unemployed and unmarried. Durringb the great depression for men to find work. -
(tva) tennesse vally authority
A company to provide regional echonomic development. flood control electricy generation ect. -
(aaa) agricultural adjustments act
A law that reduced agriculture development. its job was to reduce crops surplus to rise the value of crops. -
(pwa) public works aministration
work that allowed the publicto have a job for how long the buisness or cause needed workers.
this allowed americans to feed their families. -
(cwa) civilian works administraton
A administration which allowed unemployed men and women to work for a short period of time to be able to feed their families -
Dust bowl
Dust stormes in the pan handle of oklahoma. killing crops making it almost impossibe to live there. durring great depression -
(nya) national youth administration
providing work and education for Americans bewtten the ages of 16 and 25. A part of the works progress administration. -
Dorothea Lange
photographer and journalist. known for depression era work. -
Snow white and the seven dwarfs.
Release date. A story of a girl living with 7 doarfs. each are the side effects of heronine. -
lou Gehrig
Lou Gerhrig was an American baseball player. America durring this time were fasinated with sports stars and of corse movie stars like we still are to this day.
Lou layed for the New York Yankees. -
(wpa) works progress adminstration
providin millions of unemployed workers (unskilled workers) to carry out public works projects. such as the constructions of buildings and roads etc. -
joe Dimaggio
start of his carrer american baseball player 13 years center feild. he played for the New York Yankees. -
Nationwide Steel workers strike
Nation wide steel workers who made and produced steel and steal products went on a strike. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Italian men arrested for murder of a guard. However they were tried and excuted because of their political belifs.
