-
Panama Canal
U.S. took command over Panama Canal construction and completed it. -
U.S. entrance into WW I
United States declares war on Germany after Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, and multiple other reasons. -
Woman's suffrage
Women gain the right to vote and sit in office. -
Stock Market Crash/Great Depression Begins
at the end of WWI the US was in a state of great economic success untill the stock market ended up crashing twice once on black thursday and again on black tuesday. this began the great depression. -
The New Deal
Was a series of programs created by the government to help get the US out of the Great Depression. -
World War II Starts
Nazi Germany invades Poland. -
End of the Great Depression
WWII began and gave us a push out of the great depression causing us to need resources and things for war such as weapons, food, and propaganda posters helped the government get what they needed for the war. -
Holocaust
Persecution and murder of over 6 million jews and tons of other ethnicities, religions, and other people with certain lifestyles. -
Pearl Harbor
Attack from Japanese forces forcing the United States into world war 2. -
Battle of Midway
Turning point of WWII due to the fact that the japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers. -
Hiroshima Bombing
First Atomic bomb dropped on Japan. -
Nagasaki Bombing
Second atomic bomb dropped on Japan. -
World War II ends
Japanese forces surrender, ending the war. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
CIA attempt to overthrow Castro, it failed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Tension between Soviet Union and the U.S. grew intense when Russina missiles were placed in Cuba and very close to American soil. -
JFK assassination
Shooter in Dallas assassinated the President during a parade. -
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S. Government stated that the North Vietamese attacked naval ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. Reason why the public supported war. -
Nixon and China
Nixon was able to restablish diplomacy with china. it was one of the posative things Nixon was able to do while in office. -
Watergate
Nixon scandal of an illegal break in to democratic officials office, he later denied. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigned to avoid full impeachment. -
Soviet Union Collapse
The Union collapsed under itself thus ending Communism. -
9/11
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. -
Hurricane Katrina
Failure of levees to hold, inability of some residents to evacuate, location below sea level are some reasons why hurricane katrina did so much damage to New Orleans. -
Election of Obama
Obama is elected as first African American president. -
Osama Bin Laden Death
Navy Seal Team Six launches attack on Bin Laden's house and kills him.
