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Human rights
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. -
The United States Army is established
The significance of the establishment of the United States Army was that it helped the United States be able to serve the American people, defend the nation, protect national interests, and fulfill national responsibilities. -
The United States Marine Corps is established
The establishment of the United States Maine Corps was significant as it allowed for ship-to-ship fighting, shipboard security and discipline enforcement, and assist in landing forces. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a declaration from the 13 colonies that they would succeed from Britain. The significance of this declaration was that it provided ideas and principles that the government of the U.S. still follow today. -
French join the war against the British
The significance of this is that the Colonists got more help from other forces, in this case the French, so it would help aid them in their path to success in winning wars and assistance in ending wars -
The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was served as the United States first constitution. The significance of the Articles of Confederation was that it planned the structure of a new government for America so that the United States could be ran with a plan. The Articles of Confederation wasn't that strong though. -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
This was the treaty that was signed by the United States and Britain and was and was significant because it ended the American Revolutionary War and Britain finally acknowledged the independence of the American people -
The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the Constitution
The importance of this event was that it helped the United States take another step to independence and self government because people approved to let the constitution go in effect or not. This event would help shape how America was governed -
George Washington inaugurated as President of the United States
Inaugurating George Washington as president of the United States helped provide guidance to the United States and so that was significant because it started and demonstrated the role of the president to the people of America -
The Bill of Rights is ratified by 3/4ths of the states
The ratification of the Bill of Rights is significant because it allowed the personal freedoms and limits of government power to be secured as it guaranteed essential rights and civil liberties -
Louisiana Purchase
The purchase that was made by Thomas Jefferson to purchase Louisiana from France. This was significant because it allowed for the United States to expand even more west and increase power by getting more land -
Slave trade ended
The significance of the slave trade ending was that since slavery could no longer be used then the way that the south and the way that labor worked would be changed -
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War with England (1812)
The war fought by the United States and England over the fact that the British wouldn't stop seizing American ships that traded with France. The result of this war was that it started the Era of Good Feelings -
Trail of Tears
The forced relocation of approximately 60,000 Native Americans from their ancestral homelands to areas to the west of the Mississippi River. The significance of this was that it shows the suffering of the Cherokee people under forced removal. -
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Texas Revolution
This was a war fought between Mexico and Texas and it resulted in the independence of Texas -
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Battle of the Alamo
This battle was an event that occurred during the Texas revolution and this was significant because it was a heroic symbol of the battle Texans fighting for independence from Mexico -
Telegraph Invented
The significance of the invention of the telegraph was that it helped improve long distance communication so that urgent messages could be transferred from one to another much easier than it was before -
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Gold Rush
When gold was found in California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. It helped form California's economic growth and facilitating its transition to statehood -
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The Civil War
A war fought between the northern United States and the southern United States. It started as a result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people and state rights. It was significant because it resulted in a new ear of industry and also resulted in a new world for black people to live in. although it still wasn't all that great -
Emancipation Proclamation
A proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." It was significant because it gave slaves a new life and it was an official part of the North's military strategy -
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Reconstruction
The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War is called the Reconstruction. The Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1877. Its significance was to help the South become a part of the Union again and was a big part of civil rights -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger conspiracy intended by Booth to revive the Confederate cause by eliminating the three most important officials of the United States government. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act affirmed the “equality of all men before the law” and prohibited racial discrimination in public places and facilities such as restaurants and public transportation. -
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Spanish American War
An armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898 for the independence of Cuba from Spain. This war showed Americas growing imperialism as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines were given to the United States. -
The United States annexes Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
On December 10, 1898, they signed the Treaty of Paris. The treaty granted independence to Cuba, the transfer of power of Guam and Puerto Rico to the US, and the sale of the Philippines to the US for $20 million. -
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Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. He was significant for making the first solo transatlantic airplane flight in 1927 -
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World War I (WWI)
World War I was a war fought by Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire who fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States. It was significant because it showed how the global balance of power was shifting -
The Panama Canal opens for business.
The Canal was built primarily to make a faster way to the West Coast for American settlers in the 19th Century. The canal allows shippers of commercial goods to save time and money -
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
A treaty that was signed by by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. It that would punish Germany and meet the goals of the various Allied Powers. -
Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. -
First radio broadcast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The first commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, which went on the air in the evening of Nov. 2, 1920, with a broadcast of the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election. It helped people hear news before they even have to read the paper -
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Black Tuesday
It was the wall street crash of 1929 and it started because of how investors played in the stock market. It was significant because it was said to be the cause of the Great Depression because with the stock market crashed, many people became poor -
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World War II
It was a war between the allied and axis powers because Germany invaded Poland, which led Britain and France to declare war on Hitler's Nazi state in retaliation. This war was significant because it was the biggest and deadliest war in history and led to the global shift in power from Europe to the 2 rival superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, a naval base in Hawaii, by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. This event was significant because it resulted in the United States joining World War 2 -
DDay
The Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. It was significant because or resulted in the allied powers winning -
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1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. These bombs led to WWII ending -
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Baby Boom
A period of time when babies were being born at a significant rate. Concepts such parenthood, aging, retirement, labor, and so on were redefined because of the baby boom. -
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The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states and the United States with its allies after World War II. It led to a conflict about communism and it involved other countries around the world -
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Korean War
A war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea. This was significant because it was an attempted to stop the spread of communism. -
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Brown v. Board of Education
A court case that established that racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality -
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Vietnam War
A conflict of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was significant because it changed how people saw war -
Sputnik Satellite
The first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on October 4 1957. It was significant because it became the first man made object to reach space -
NASA formed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that is important for its presence in the space race and for developing space technology -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote. It intended to strengthen voting rights and expand the enforcement powers of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
His death was significant because it shocked everyone in America and lowered people hope for the development of the future because John gave people that hope but now he is dead -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo -
Watergate
A scandal where Nixon was involved in activities that included such tactics as bugging the offices of political opponents and people of whom Nixon or his officials were suspicious. It resulted in the end of Nixons presidency -
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Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)
A military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier. It was significant because it was the first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the Cold War. -
Fall Of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the Wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1961. The fall signified the end of the Cold War -
September 11th
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group against the United States. It was significant because it was the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil; nearly 3,000 people were killed
